BBC news 2011-09-12 加文本

短语讲解：

1. As in previous years, the names of those who died were read out, accompanied by music and interspersed with tributes from their relatives, such as this one.

intersperse with用…点缀着
例句：The grass was interspersed with beds of flowers.
草地上点缀着许多花坛。

2. What really strikes me about the names is the great variety of them. McGee, just went through an Irish name, a lot of Hispanic names going through.

go through遭受, 经受, 经历
例句：When he was a child, he went through one hardship after another.
孩提时代, 他经历了一个又一个的艰难困苦。

3. And as somebody involved in that event in a very peripheral way, I do find it very, very moving.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：The vast masses there have become involved in the health campaign.
那里的广大群众都参加了卫生运动。

4. President Obama laid a wreath at the memorial in rural Pennsylvania where another plane was brought down after passengers fought their al-Qaeda hijackers.

bring down打落，击落；撂倒；使落下，使跌下，使倒下(尤指射落)
例句：The pilot brought the plane down gently.
驾驶员使飞机徐徐降落。

5. He's done the same at a ceremony that's taking place at the Pentagon, which was hit by a fourth hijacked aircraft.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。

6. The justice minister said Saadi Gaddafi was in a convoy heading for Agadez, in north Niger.

head for朝…进发
例句：We saw him heading for us, so we stepped aside.
我们看见他向我们走来, 就让到一边。

7. Earlier this month, Saadi Gaddafi, who used to run the Libyan Football Federation, had offered to negotiate with anti-Gaddafi forces just as his brother Saif said Gaddafi loyalists would fight to the end.

negotiate with (就某事)与…进行交涉(以达成协议)
例句：I'll negotiate with their coach on the date of the match.
我将与他们的教练磋商比赛的日期问题。

8. The manager of the group, known for its political satire, told the BBC there were signs that Burma's military-backed government was taking steps towards democracy.

known for以…而出名
例句：It is well known for its lead mines.
它因有铅矿而非常出名。
take steps采取措施
例句：They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.
他们采取措施阻止流感的传播。

9. Some were covered in excrement, and many were suffering from malnutrition.

suffer from患(某种病); 受(某种病痛)折磨; 因(疾病)而痛或不舒服
例句：You must have suffered from a cold.
你一定是感冒了。