BBC news 2011-07-31 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The Treasury has been drawing up its emergency plans, working out what bills to stop paying and when.

draw up草拟, 拟订
例句：Has your lawyer drawn up the contract yet?
你的律师把契约写好了没有?
work out解决, 解答; 计算出
例句：She worked out the problem with no difficulty.
她毫无困难地解决了这个问题。

2. A top American adviser on Iraq has accused the US military of glossing over an upsurge in violence just months before its troops are due to be withdrawn.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：We accused him of taking bribes.
我们控告他受贿。
gloss over掩饰(错误);粉饰；把…搪塞过去
例句：John tried in vain to gloss over his faults.
约翰极力想掩饰自己的缺点,但是没有用。

3. A BBC correspondent in the region says the report is in contrast to the usually upbeat assessments from the military
.
in contrast to相比之下
例句：In contrast to her sister, she is very tall.
与姐姐相比, 她个子很高。

4. Meanwhile, the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has announced his country will go ahead with a plan to buy 36 F-16 fighter jets from the United States.

go ahead进行，进展；继续(做某事)
例句：After the rain stopped, the men went ahead with their work of digging up the street.
雨停后，他们继续在街上挖掘。

5. Iraq put the original deal on hold in order to use the funds to buy basic food stuffs instead, but Iraq's coffers have apparently been boosted by soaring oil prices since then.

on hold暂缓, 推迟, 搁置
例句：We've put the project on hold for a month.
我们把这个计划暂时搁置一个月。
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。

6. With US troops due to withdraw shortly, Mr Maliki has now revived the F-16 deal as part of Iraq's efforts to show it's moving towards military self-sufficiency.

due to因…而产生，(作为结果)发生
例句：We are due to leave tomorrow.
我们定于明天动身。

7. Afghan intelligence officials say they've arrested an army officer who's suspected of working for the Taliban.

be suspected of被怀疑患有..., 被怀疑(做)...
例句：He is suspected of employing trickery.
他有弄虚作假的嫌疑。

8. They say he was in contact with Taliban commanders, making arrangements for them to bring fighters into Kabul and to plan future attacks, including suicide bombings, on government targets there.

in contact with和……联系, 接触
例句：Finally he managed to get in contact with them.
他终于设法与他们取得了联系。

9. One report suggests he was in charge of several road checkpoints around the capital, which were a key part of security defences. Officials say he was promised money by the Taliban in return for his help.

in charge of负责
例句：I'll be in charge of the whole factory next week when the director is away.
下周厂长不在时, 我将负责整个工厂。
in return for作为…的报答
Police offer leniency to criminals in return for information.
警方给罪犯宽大处理以换取情报。

10. He said one had considered resigning for a while and the other generals retired on the basis of age.

on the basis of以…为基础
例句：Statement should be made on the basis of fact.
说话要有根据。