BBC news 2011-09-16 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Financial markets around the world have responded positively after five leading central banks said they are taking new steps to tackle the financial crisis.

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。

2. The banks will provide extra loans in US dollars to commercial banks to make sure they have enough funds to repay debts on time.

on time按时, 准时
例句：She made a feeble effort to get to school on time.
她努力想按时赶到学校, 但未成功。

3. The challenge of dealing with Europe's sovereign debt and banking crisis remains a daunting one.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。

4. Organisers say they've mapped out every relevant political group or personality, drawing up a list of 700 people from which they've selected 140 to sit on the council.

map out安排; 在地图上标出
例句：She mapped out her time very well.
她把时间安排得很好。
draw up草拟, 拟订
例句：A new will has been drawn up.
新的遗嘱已拟好了。

5. The council will set up committees to handle tasks like foreign relations.

set up建立，建造, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。

6. The authorities are preparing for more demonstrations on Friday.

prepare for (使)为…作准备
例句：Right now they are preparing themselves for the Olympic Games.
眼下他们正在为参加奥运会作准备。

7. Washington has stepped up efforts to dissuade the Palestinians from applying for full membership of the United Nations at the UN General Assembly next week.

step up (使)增加, (使)加快速度
例句：When John found he was going to be late, he stepped up his pace.
约翰发现要迟到了, 就加大步伐。
apply for申请
例句：I made up my mind to apply for a scholarship.
我决定申请奖学金。

8. And in a BBC interview, the US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice said a unilateral bid for statehood would set back prospects for real talks.

set back推迟, 耽搁
例句：All their efforts at reform have been set back.
他们所有的改革努力都遭受到挫折。

9. Gunmen in northern Mexico have shot dead three relatives of a police officer who's being held in connection with a deadly arson attack on a casino last month.

in connection with与…有关,连同
例句：He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.
他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

10. Police believe it was an act of revenge by the Zetas drug cartel after the officer named gang members involved in the casino attack.

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。