BBC news 2011-08-24 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Libyan rebels have taken over Colonel Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli after a day of heavy fighting.

take over接管; 接替
例句：The strikers took over the factories.
罢工工人接管了工厂。

2. In a symbolic gesture, the rebels broke off the head of a statue of Colonel Gaddafi and kicked it along the ground.

break off停止; 断交; (使)分离; (使)脱离
例句：We may break off relations with that country.
我们有可能和那个国家断绝关系。

3. I was at the front of the Gaddafi compound, and I'm watching them carrying out possessions on their heads.

carry out抬出去; 拿出去
例句：She fainted in the waiting room and had to be carried out.
她在候车室里晕过去了, 被抬了出去。

4. A man was just walking out with the drawer from a shelf loaded with paintings and ornaments and everything else.

walk out走出去
例句：The man who has just walked out is Tom.
刚才走出去的那个人是汤姆。
load with使装满; 使受重压
例句：The cart was loaded with fruit.
那辆车上装满了水果。

5. To get over it is a great psychological and emotional victory for our troops.

get over克服; 克制
例句：Once these difficulties were got over, the work would speed up.
一旦克服了这些困难, 工作进展就快了。

6. The British Foreign Secretary William Hague said the rule of Colonel Gaddafi was in its "death throes", but he warned against complacency.

warn against告诫, 当心, 提防
例句：The doctor warned the patient against smoking.
医生告诫病人不要吸烟。

7. There are many, many weapons out there; there are thousands of people who were until very recently being paid by Gaddafi in his army or as mercenaries to support the regime, many of whom may still be at large, so I think still some difficult and dangerous days.

at large (囚犯)在逃, 逍遥法外
例句：The escaped prisoner is still at large.
那个逃犯仍逍遥法外。

8. The International Red Cross says the fighting in Tripoli has led to an urgent need for medical supplies and staff.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

9. At first, Mr Strauss-Kahn was told he'd have to wait for a legal appeal before being allowed to leave the country, but that was crossed within hours.

wait for等待, 等候
例句：He is waiting for something good to turn up.
他正期待着情况好转。

10. In just a few moments, the streets of Washington were full of workers evacuated from their buildings.

be full of充满
例句：Mary's heart was full of distress.
玛丽的心里充满痛苦。