BBC news 2011-09-05 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The opposition say Muhammad Senussi, the son of the feared intelligence chief Abdullah Senussi was also killed. Khamis Gaddafi was head of one of Colonel Gaddafi's elite military brigades, known as the Khamis Brigade, a unit with a notorious reputation for brutality.

known as以…知名；被认为是
例句：He is known as a musician.
他是位闻的音乐家。

2. The National Transitional Council in Benghazi says that it has now taken control of key parts of a major pipeline network south of Tripoli, known as the Great Man-Made River.

take control of控制
例句：A military junta took control of the country.
一个军政权控制了国家。

3. As violence continues in Syria, the head of the Arab League says that he plans to visit this week to express concern about months of bloodshed.

concern about使(自己)关心…
例句：There is no need for you to concern yourself about where I was last night.
你没必要关心我昨晚在哪儿。

4. The Arab League has publicly spoken of the Syrian people's legitimate aspirations for political and social reform.

speak of谈到, 讲到
例句：They spoke of the old days on the campus.
他们谈起昔日的校园生活。

5. Three Muslims were killed on Saturday evening, and a family of eight Christians died from gunshots early on Sunday.

die from死于
例句：In a severe winter, wild animals can die from lack of food.
在寒冷的冬天, 野兽可能因为缺乏食物而饿死。

6. Her release came days after elections that paved the way for a nominally civilian government in Burma after nearly half a century of military rule.

pave the way for为…铺平道路;为…铺平道路,为…做好准备
例句：His visit paved the way for an agreement.
他的访问为达成协议铺平了道路。

7. It deals with the prospects for young people in Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi's hopes that they'll study more.

deals with论述, 涉及
例句：This book deals with life in the United States.
这本书谈的是美国的生活情况。

8. But it comes two weeks after she met the country's president amid a series of initiatives by the new administration designed to show it reaching out to former foes.

(使)伸出reach out
例句：A tree reaches out its branches towards the light.
树枝向阳光处伸展。

9. Hours later, a man was filmed throwing a rock at the Trevi Fountain in the city centre, and a 20-year-old American student was caught scaling a wall of the Colosseum and also trying to chip away pieces of marble from the Roman amphitheatre.

chip away凿〔敲〕下碎片
例句：He was chipping away at the rock with a hammer.
他在用铁锤把那块岩石一小块一小块地敲下来。