BBC news 2011-08-30 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Beyond that, it recommends the deployment of up to 200 unarmed military observers, principally to monitor the process of dealing with Gaddafi loyalists, as well as up to 190 UN police officers to help train local forces.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：Be careful. She is very difficult to deal with.
可得当心, 她很难对付。

2. One of the most influential Sunni clerics, the Sheikh of al-Azhar in Cairo, has condemned attacks on protesters taking refuge in mosques.

take refuge避难,(以掩饰等手段)逃脱困境
例句：A thunderstorm forced him to take refuge at a hut.
一场雷雨迫使他躲在草屋里。

3. Clashes have broken out between Christians and Muslims in the Nigerian city of Jos.

break out突然发生, 爆发
例句：The Second World War broke out in September 1939.
第二次世界大战爆发于1939年9月。

4. It's believed the fighting was sparked off following a scuffle at a mosque in a Christian neighbourhood in Jos.

spark off导致, 为…的直接原因
例句：The trouble was sparked off by an apparently harmless phrase.
这场麻烦是由一句明显无恶意的话引起的。

5. Groups of Christian and Muslim youths armed with stones, clubs and machetes clashed, and dozens of vehicles were set ablaze.

arm with用…武装; 向…提供
例句：The crowd were armed with broken bottles.
那帮人手中备有碎酒瓶子。
set ablaze烧起,燃起
例句：The Norwegian Embassy in Damascus was set ablaze Saturday.
挪威驻大马士革大使馆星期六被点燃。

6. The United Nations has warned of a possible resurgence of a deadly bird flu virus, H5N1, and the spread in Asia of a new mutant strain.

warn of发出关于…的警告
例句：The weather station warned of severe snowfalls ahead.
气象台预报将有大雪。

7. The authorities here had prepared for coastal areas to bear the brunt of the storm, but overnight, torrential rain over inland communities emerged as the biggest threat.

prepare for (使)为…作准备
例句：Right now they are preparing themselves for the Olympic Games.
眼下他们正在为参加奥运会作准备。
bear the brunt of首当其冲
例句：I had to bear the brunt of his anger.
他发脾气时, 我是首当其冲。

8. Five suspected members of the Zetas drug cartel in Mexico have been arrested in connection with an arson attack on a casino last week which killed 52 people.

in connection with与…有关,连同
例句：A man is being questioned in connection with the robbery.
一名男子就那起抢劫案接受查问。

9. A senior official said the police were investigating whether the attack in the city of Monterrey was linked to an extortion racket.

link to与…连接; 联系
例句：Fingerprints linked the suspect to the crime.
指纹使嫌疑犯与犯罪联系起来。

10. The Cuban athlete Dayron Robles has been stripped of a gold medal in the 110m hurdles at the Athletics World Championships in South Korea.

strip of剥夺
例句：We stripped the criminal of his political right.
我们剥夺了这个罪犯的政治权利。