BBC news 2011-09-14 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Taliban fighters have carried out a series of attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul, including the district where foreign embassies are located.

carry out执行; 贯彻
例句：He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。

2. There staff were told to take cover.

take cover藏身, 躲避
例句：Everybody took cover when the bombs began to fall on the town.
轰炸时, 镇上的每个人都藏了起来。

3. On the streets, Afghan police fired at the attackers who'd taken refuge in a high-rise building.

take refuge避难, (以掩饰等手段)逃脱困境
例句：In the storm we take refuge under a big tree
在那次暴风雨中，我们躲在一棵大树下。

4. The Nato-led mission's headquarters came under attack too.

come under attack遭抨击
例句：The government has come under attack for not doing enough to counter terrorism .
政府由于在反恐方面没有做出足够的努力而受到批评。

5. Algeria has witnessed waves of popular demonstrations in line with other countries in North Africa and the Middle East.

in line with跟…一致, 符合
例句：The new proposal is in line with our general line.
新建议和我们总的原则是一致的。

6. Algeria has witnessed waves of popular demonstrations in line with other countries in North Africa and the Middle East. Journalists will no longer face imprisonment for libel but will be issued with fines instead.

no longer不再, 已不, 不复, 再也不
例句：The city's water supply is no longer adequate for its need.
这个城市的供水已不敷需求。
issue with提供
例句：They have issued the calamity-stricken people with food.
他们把食品发给灾民。

7. Footage from closed-circuit television cameras show the bus trying to cross a level crossing with the barrier half-closed when a train smashed into it.

smash into猛撞
例句：The two cars ran smash into each other.
那两部车子迎面相撞。

8. The work that brought Richard Hamilton to prominence in 1956 was Just What is it

bring to使达到…
例句：This last thing will bring the bill to over ￡500.
这最后一件东西使得账单上的金额超过了500英镑。