BBC news 2011-09-01 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The city of Sirte has been almost entirely cut off from the outside world for nearly two weeks, but residents have contacted relatives here in Benghazi.

cut off使分离；使隔绝
例句：The village was cut off by the snow for more than a month.
这个村庄被大雪封闭了一个多月。

2. The Arabic news channel al-Arabiya is reporting that one of Colonel Gaddafi's sons, Saadi, says he is officially empowered to negotiate with anti-Gaddafi forces. Saadi Gaddafi said he'd been in touch with an opposition commander to end the bloodshed.

negotiate with (就某事)与…进行交涉(以达成协议)
例句：The party in office has to negotiate with the parties out of office over this proposal.
执政党必须和在野党商议这项提议。
in touch with同…有联系
例句：We shall get in touch with them somehow.
我们应该设法与他们联系。

3. In it, Adnan Bakkour announces his resignation after hearing about crimes against humanity.

hear about得悉, 听说
例句：I have never heard about such a man.
我从未听说过这样一个人。

4. Adnan Bakkour was the top lawyer in Hama, and as such responsible for overseeing the legal process against protesters, so he speaks with considerable authority.

responsible for为…负责;是造成…的原因
例句：The bad weather is responsible for the small attendance.
出席率低是由于天气不佳。

5. The Sri Lankan government has introduced new legislation which allows it to continue to detain without charge people who are suspected of terrorism.

be suspected of被怀疑患有..., 被怀疑(做)...
例句：He is suspected of employing trickery.
他有弄虚作假的嫌疑。

6. The draconian laws gave the government sweeping powers of arrest and detention, and two years since the end of the war, critics were concerned they'd be used to silence opposition.

be used to习惯于
例句：I am used to the cold weather here.
我习惯了这里的寒冷天气。

7. The threat comes as millions of people try to recover from the devastation caused by the hurricane, which killed at least 44 people.

recover from恢复, 痊愈
例句：That country hasn't yet recovered from the effects of the war.
战争结束以来, 那个国家尚未恢复元气。

8. A sunset ceremony has taken place in the small British town of Wootton Bassett to mark the end of four years of silent tributes to soldiers who've been killed in conflicts abroad.

take place发生; 举行
例句：Great changes have taken place in my home village.
我家乡有了很大的变化。

9. More than 1,000 people came out onto the high street in southwest England. Tom Esslemont reports.

come out出来
例句：Come out and get some fresh air.
出来吸点新鲜空气。

10. And there's been frantic activity in the European football market as clubs scramble to beat the governing body Uefa's summer transfer deadline in just a couple of hours.

a couple of两个, 几个
例句：They walked a couple of miles.
他们步行了几英里。