BBC news 2011-08-21 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal have each been sentenced to eight years in prison - three years for illegal entry into Iran and a further five years on the charge of spying for the US government.

on the charge of以…之罪
例句：He was arrested on the charge of robbery.
他因被控犯有抢劫罪而被捕。

2. Their families say that the three were simply hiking on the Iraqi side of the border and if they crossed the unmarked frontier into Iran, they did so entirely by accident.

by accident偶然地
例句：He made this mistake by accident.
他犯这个错误纯属偶然。

3. A rebel television broadcast called on the people of Tripoli to be ready for their arrival.

call on要求, 请求, 号召
例句：The government called on the workers to oppose waste.
政府号召工人反对浪费。
be ready for为...做好准备
例句：The order will be ready for delivery next week.
这批订货将于下周备好待发。

4. Street protests against Israel have taken place in Cairo and Alexandria. Yolande Knell reports.

take place发生; 举行
例句：Tremendous changes have taken place here.
这里发生了巨大的变化。

5. His widow, Joice Mujuru, who's one of the country's two vice presidents, has been engaged in a bitter succession battle.

be engaged in从事于
例句：My family has been engaged in farming for generations.
我家几代都从事农业。

6. The Pope is visiting Spain to celebrate World Youth Day, a festival bringing together pilgrims from countries around the world.

bring together使相识; 使坐在一起; 使会面
例句：I'm so glad to have been the means of bringing you two young people together.
我很高兴我起到了使你们两个年轻人相识的作用。

7. There were fire engines driving through the crowds and spraying them with water to try to keep the temperatures down, but it couldn't keep the excitement down.

spray with用…喷在…上
例句：He sprayed the furniture with paint yesterday.
他昨天已给家具喷完漆了。
keep down控制, 限制
She is managing to keep down her spending.
她在设法缩小开支。

8. It's an extremely excited vast crowd and, just now, waiting to hear from the Pope.

hear from从…听到
例句：I heard it from her own lips.
这是我听她亲口说的。

9. It's now heading towards Somalia.

head towards前往某地，向某地进发
例句：I will be setting off for Hangzhou tomorrow, and after a short stay head towards Dalian .
明天启程飞往杭州。短暂停留一天后又要立刻飞赴大连。

10. Twenty-one crew members, all of them Indian nationals, are on board.

on board在船〔火车, 飞机, 汽车〕上
例句：When all the people were on board, the boat bore away.
当所有人都上船后, 那艘船离岸了。