BBC news 2011-08-06 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, whose country is at the centre of fears about the economic stability of the eurozone, has said he'll speed up a package of austerity measures.

speed up (使)加速
例句：We are speeding up the mechanization of our agriculture.
我们正在加快农业机械化的步伐。
austerity measures财政紧缩措施,紧缩措施

2. Mr Berlusconi called a sudden news conference to announce a series of steps being taken by his coalition government to stem speculation against Italy on international financial markets.

take steps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。

3. Austerity measures planned to come into force in 2014 are being brought forward a whole year to 2013.

come into force开始生效
例句：The new law comes into force from the day of its promulgation.
新法律自公布之日起生效。
bring forward提出,提前,显示
例句：I can bring forward more cases to illustrate my argument.
我可以举出更多事例来说明我的论点。

4. This was the Damascus suburb of Duma, people spilling out into the streets after Friday prayers, calling for the regime to go, then pandemonium as the bullets started flying.

spill out溢出, 洒出
例句：His anger spilled out like lava.
他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。
call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

5. The Sudanese government has blocked a shipment of oil from the new Republic of South Sudan, accusing the authorities there of failing to pay customs duties.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：She accused the official of corruption.
她指控这位官员腐败。

6. A BBC correspondent in Mogadishu said the soldiers made off with two truckloads of food.

make off with偷, 花费
例句：The money has been made off with her.
这些钱已被花掉了。

7. Four police officers were found guilty of civil rights violations but cleared of murder.

guilty of有…罪
例句：The man was found guilty of armed robbery, and condemned to eight years' imprisonment.
那人犯有持械抢劫罪, 因而被判八年监禁。
clear of无辜的
例句：You are now clear of all suspicions.
你现在已经没有嫌疑了。

8. It was just days after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans when four of the officers responded to a report of police coming under fire.

respond to对…作出反应〔回答〕
例句：The woman conductor kindly responded to my question.
女列车员亲切地回答了我的问题。

9. Alongside another former officer, they were also found guilty of covering up their actions by falsifying reports and handing in faked evidence.

cover up掩盖, 掩饰
例句：The authorities were able to cover up what really happened at the incident.
当局设法掩盖了事件的真相。

10. A billion-dollar mission of exploration to Jupiter has begun with the launch of an unmanned solar-powered spacecraft called Juno from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

begin with以…开始, 从…开始
例句：Begin with this one and do the others afterwards.
先做这个, 然后再做其他的事。