BBC news 2011-08-15 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The resident known as Fouad told the BBC what happened.

known as以…知名；被认为是，被称为
例句：He is known as a musician.
他是位闻的音乐家。

2. The Taliban say they carried out the attack.

carry out执行; 贯彻
例句：He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。

3. Community groups have held a peace rally in the English city of Birmingham following the rioting there last week when three young men were killed while protecting shops from looters.

protect from保护, 保卫
例句：An umbrella will protect you from the rain.
雨伞可以保护你不至于淋雨。

4. Three suspects have been charged with their murders.

charge with指控…犯有罪
例句：They charged him with negligence of duty.
他们指责他玩忽职守。

5. The deaths of the three men in the Winson Green area of the city led to increased community tensions and fears of reprisals.

lead to导致
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。

6. Today's rally was aimed at reinforcing previous calls for calm made by Haroon's father Tariq.

aim at以…为目标
例句：The visit was aimed at expanding the relations between the two countries.
访问的目的是扩展两国的关系。

7. A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the island's main city St Helier after he himself underwent surgery in hospital
.
on suspicion of有嫌疑
例句：The boy was arrested on suspicion of theft.
这个男孩因偷窃嫌疑而被捕。

8. She called for national unity in an address to crowds in the Bago region, some 50km north of the city.

call for需要; 要求
例句：She was willing to help, but her services were not called for.
她倒是愿意帮忙, 只是已经没有请她帮忙的必要了。

9. Security officials said a man drove a vehicle packed with explosives into the building.

pack with用…充满
例句：The road was packed with refugees.
路上尽是逃难的人。

10. In an address to the nation, Mr Mutharika said foreign elements had funded the opposition to force unconstitutional change, but he gave no details to back up his allegations.

back up支持
例句：He backed up his arguments with facts.
他以事实支持自己的论点。