BBC news 2011-07-26 加文本

短语讲解：

1. People are congregating at the edge of the cordoned-off zone where the bomb shattered buildings, though the barriers have been moved back through the day, leaving a small remaining cordoned area of the worst damage in the city centre.

at the edge of在…边上; 在…的边缘
例句：The hotel is situated at the edge of the town.
该饭店坐落于市区的边缘。

2. Norwegian police are now investigating the possibility of a wider plot after the man accused of carrying out the attacks, Anders Behring Breivik, told a court he was part of a network, including two other cells.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：He was accused of murder.
他被指控犯了谋杀罪。
carry out执行; 贯彻; 进行
例句：They also carry out experiments.
他们还进行实验。

3. Speaking to the BBC, Mr Stoltenberg said he'd been due to speak at the island youth camp the day after the shootings and knew personally some of those who were killed or wounded.

be due to预定, 预期
例句：The boat is due to arrive at 12.
船预计在12点到。

4. But we also see a Norway which is very unified and where people are standing together to comfort each other and to take care of each other.

take care of照顾
例句：They must take care of themselves.
他们必须自己照顾自己。

5. The IMF said that if American lawmakers failed to agree a new debt ceiling by next week, it would also affect global financial markets. From Washington, Mark Mardell has more.

fail to未能…
例句：He failed to pass the examination through carelessness.
由于粗心, 他考试没及格。

6. America is this close to the brink because of the ideological chasm between President Obama's Democrats and the newly reinvigorated Republicans, who are in control of the House of Representatives after last year's mid-term elections.

because of因为, 由于
例句：It was because of the job that he had taken the flat.
他因为工作的原因租了那套公寓。
in control of控制,管理,掌握
例句：A teacher must be in control of his class. 
教员必须负责管好他的班。 

7. Many of the new Republican members were backed by the economically conservative Tea Party movement and campaigned promising to deal with America's ballooning debt and what they see as bloated government spending.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。

8. A regional disaster coordination official described the situation as "getting out of hand".

describe as描述为
例句：I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。

9. The Vatican has taken the rare step of recalling its ambassador to Ireland amid uNPRecedented tension with the Irish government over the issue of child abuse by Roman Catholic priests.

take step采取措施
例句：They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.
他们采取措施阻止流感的传播。

10. But by recalling its papal nuncio from Dublin in order to take part in consultations in Rome, it is publicly recognising the seriousness of the situation.

in order to为了
例句：We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。
take part in参加
例句：Are you going to take part in the first experiment?
你们会参与首次实验吗?