BBC news 2011-09-06 加文本

短语讲解：

1. He urged them to remember the situation after the 9/11 attacks when intelligence agencies were trying to track down groups connected to al-Qaeda.

track down追捕到, 追查出 
例句：The criminal was tracked down and knocked off by the police.
那个罪犯被警察追到后逮捕起来了。

2. There have been angry scenes in and outside the Cairo courtroom where the trial has resumed of the ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on charges of ordering the killing of demonstrators.

on charge of被指控为
例句：he was arrested on a charge of larceny.
他因盗窃指控而被捕。

3. Live cameras have now been banned from the trial, and some of the protesters don't believe justice is being done.

ban from禁止
例句：Bicycles are banned from the new superhighway.
禁止在高速公路骑自行车。

4. President Obama has appealed to the opposition Republican Party to back his plans to boost the US economy ahead of a major speech on Thursday.

appeal to向…呼吁; 向…请求;恳求
例句：He earnestly appealed to his friends for support.
他恳切地向朋友请求支持。
ahead of在…之前
He is ahead of the age.
他站在时代的前列。

5. A court in Paris has ruled that the trial of the former French President Jacques Chirac will go ahead in his absence after doctors said he was suffering from memory lapses and was too unwell to attend.

suffer from因(疾病)而痛或不舒服;因...而更糟;受...之苦
例句：She often suffers from headaches.
她常常头痛。

6. A senior Iranian police officer has accused counter-revolutionaries of being behind a recent wave of water fights in public places.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：We accused him of taking bribes.
我们控告他受贿。

7. he acting head of police, General Ahmad Radan, accused the organisers of trying to break customs and vowed that those responsible would be put on trial. Sebastian Usher reports.

put on trial使经受严重考验; 受审
例句：She was put on trial for fraud.
她因涉及诈骗罪而受审。

8. Police in the city fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse protesters, who demanded that the security forces take action to stop the violence.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。