BBC news 2011-08-29 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Libyan rebel leaders say they fear for the safety of up to 50,000 people taken prisoner by Colonel Gaddafi's forces.

fear for为某人〔某事物〕担心
例句：We feared for his safety.
我们担心他的安全。

2. An urgent search is being conducted, and the opposition have appealed to former security officials to come forward with any information that could help.

appeal to向…呼吁; 向…请求
例句：He earnestly appealed to his friends for support.
他恳切地向朋友请求支持。
come forward自告奋勇,自愿; 主动提供(帮助或服务)
例句：Only one witness of the accident has come forward.
只有一人站出来为这次事件作见证。

3. A rope [was] still attached to one man's feet. An old man, Fathallah Abdullah, wept in the doorway.

attach to (使)贴〔系, 粘〕在…上
例句：He attached his horse to a tree.
他把马系在一棵树上。

4. He told us he managed to escape from the warehouse, but without his three sons.

escape from逃避, 逃出
例句：The soldiers escaped from the enemy's prison.
战士们从敌人监狱里逃了出来。

5. I need to caution travellers that service will not be resuming today, and if anything you should pay attention for, potential beginnings of service late tomorrow afternoon at best, and we are hopeful for aviation traffic to begin to resume on Tuesday.

pay attention专心, 注意
例句：Pay attention to the traffic signs.
注意交通标志。

6. There's been a shock at the World Athletics Championships in South Korea with the world record holder Usain Bolt disqualified from the final of the 100m after a false start.

disqualify from使无资格, 使不合格, 使不能
例句：His youth disqualified him from getting the job.
他太年轻, 因而没能得到这份工作。

7. Usain Bolt has made few errors in his brilliant career, but this will go down as a major blemish on his record.

go down被记录在案
例句：Few of his works will go down to posterity.
他的作品没有几件流传到后世。

8. Victory appeared to be virtually guaranteed, but this time, Usain Bolt messed up on the big stage.

mess up弄乱, 弄糟
例句：He got another chance and didn't want to mess up again.
他又获得一次机会, 这次他再也不愿意把事情弄糟了。