BBC news 2011-07-22 加文本

短语讲解：

1. European leaders have reached agreement at an emergency meeting in Brussels on a new bailout for Greece in an effort to prevent the eurozone debt crisis from spreading.

prevent from 阻止;制止
例句：Nothing can prevent him from going.
什么都不能阻止他前往

2. Some news just in, the BBC has learnt that a senior journalist at the Sun newspaper, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch's media group, has been sacked in connection with phone hacking.

in connection with 与...有关
例句：That is a problem in connection with the military affairs. 
那是一个和军事有关的问题。

3. It's not clear whether the journalist previously worked for the now defunct News of the World, which is at the heart of the hacking scandal here in Britain.

at the heart of 关键
例句：What he said struck at the heart of the problem. 
他的话切中问题的要害。 

4. The protesters and the security forces in Homs are locked in a protracted and violent battle of wills.

locked in 锁定
例句： The secret was locked in her heart. 
她将这秘密深藏心里。 

5. The President of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, has rejected calls to step down despite the deaths of 18 people in two days of anti-government riots.

step down 辞职;退休;减缓
例句： When the engineer saw the red light he put on the brake suddenly to step down the train. 
火车司机看见红灯，猛地刹闸，渐渐减慢车速。 

6. Mr Fai has been charged with illegally lobbying the US government and a failing to register with the authorities as the agent of a foreign government.

charge with 控告
例句： A group of men were charged with conspiring against the government.  
 一伙人被指控密谋推翻政府。 

7. In exchange, they are expected to comply when asked to alter the outcome of games. He says the betting rings are well-funded and have long-term plans.

in exchange 作 为交换（或替代）
例句：What would you give me in exchange for my recorder? 
 我给你我的录音机,那你给我什么作为交换呢? 
be  expected to 涉及
例句：The talks are expected to cover other topics. 
预计会谈将涉及其他的议题。