BBC news 2011-08-23 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The rebels say they've taken over most of the capital but are facing stiff resistance in some areas.

take over接管; 接替
例句：The government took over the railways in 1948.
政府于1948年接管了铁路。

2. If military commanders ignored him and carried out reprisals, he said, he would resign - a threat which gives a glimpse of the tensions within a movement now on the brink of forming a new government.

carry out实行，执行；实现，完成
例句：He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。
on the brink of濒临，处于…边缘
例句：The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
该公司已濒临于破产的边缘。

3. Your courage and character have been unbreakable in the face of the tyrant.

in the face of面对
例句：We should compose ourselves in the face of fear.
我们在危险时要保持镇静。

4. An ocean divides us, but we are joined in the basic human longing for freedom, for justice and for dignity.

join in参加, 加入
例句：They danced and danced until a lot of us joined in.
他们不停地跳着舞, 直到我们中间许多人都参加了进去。
long for渴望; 羡慕
例句：People are longing for peace.
人民渴望和平。

5. In other reaction, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned that all United Nations members have a duty to comply with the International Criminal Court, which has issued arrest warrants against Colonel Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam and his intelligence chief.

comply with服从, 遵从
例句：：The rule must be complied with.
这条规则必须遵守。

6. The UN chief Ban Ki-moon says it's troubling that President Assad of Syria has not kept his word about halting military operations to crush anti-government protests.

keep one's word遵守诺言, 守信用
例句: I kept my word to her.
我对她守信用。

7. The 62-year-old Mr Strauss-Kahn was accused of the sexual encounter in a five-star hotel in Manhattan a few months ago.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：He is accused of killing ten young women.
他被指控杀了十名年轻妇女。

8. And initially the case was thought to be extremely strong, but it later, over the weeks, seemed to fall apart as there were serious questions over the credibility of the woman, over the alleged victim and the story that she gave to the prosecutors and also in later media appearances over the weeks about exactly what happened and when.

fall apart 散开, 崩溃, 破碎
例句：Their ambitions fall apart. 
他们的雄心壮志都成了泡影。

9. The governor of Puerto Rico says Hurricane Irene has brought high winds and torrential rain to the Caribbean island, cutting electricity to about 800,000 people.

bring to把…带给(某人), 带往(某处)
例句：Last night's storm brought several trees to the ground.
昨夜的暴风雨刮倒了几棵树。

10. They say it could pick up strength.

pick up使增加〔加快〕; 拾起, 捡起; 抬起
例句：The car picks up speed with just a touch of the accelerator.
这辆车只要你一触加速器就会加速。