BBC news 2011-08-11 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Police are out in force again in London and other cities across England to try to prevent any repeat of the violence and looting of the last four nights.

in force大批地, 大规模地
例句：The enemy is in force behind the hill.
敌人在山后集结了大量兵力。

2. He said contingency plans were in place for the use of water cannon and other measures had not been ruled out.

rule out宣布…不可能; 排除…的可能性
例句：A sudden storm ruled out the boat race.
突如其来的暴风雨使划船比赛无法进行。

3. Mr Cameron insisted a fightback was now underway, but that there were parts of British society that were sick and suffered from a complete lack of responsibility.

suffer from遭受, 受...之苦
例句：You must have suffered from a cold.
你一定是感冒了。

4. People charged with taking part in the disorder have begun appearing in court.

charge with指控…犯有罪
例句：He was falsely charged with robbery.
他被诬告犯有抢劫罪。
take part in参加…, 参与…活动
例句：John takes part in many school activities.
约翰参加很多学校里的活动。

5. Most of the offences relate to looting.

relate to涉及, 关系到…
例句：The lawyer read all the papers relating to the case.
律师阅读了与该案有关的全部文件。

6. Tanks were said to be involved in the bombardments, implying that Syrian army units were involved.

be involved in卷入，陷入; 涉及,专心
例句：Much force was involved in the robbery.
抢劫过程中夹带了许多暴力行为。

7. But in other areas, the authorities seem to be eager to demonstrate that the military are being stood down.

stand down解除戒备状态, 恢复正常执勤
例句：He ordered the men to stand down.
他命令士兵解除戒备状态。

8. A number of foreign journalists were taken to the city of Hama, further north, where they saw columns of tanks and armoured personnel carriers as well as truckloads of troops being driven out of the area.

drive out驱逐, 驱散
例句：The invaders were driven out of the town.
入侵者被赶出城了。

9. The Dow Jones index in New York ended the day 4% down, wiping out the recovery it made from falls earlier in the week.

wipe out彻底摧毁, 消灭
例句：The plague once could wipe out a village.
鼠疫曾一度可以夺走整个村庄村民的生命。

10. Children will also be vaccinated in other camps in the area that are for now seeing fewer cases and in the surrounding communities in the hope of containing the measles threat.

in the hope of怀着…的希望
例句：He's in the hope of success.
他满怀成功的希望。