BBC news 2011-09-23 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The most senior American military officer Admiral Mike Mullen says the militant Haqqani group, which has carried out a series of recent attacks in Afghanistan, is an arm of Pakistan's intelligence service.

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

2. Libyan fighters from the National Transitional Council are celebrating in the desert town of Sabha, having taken control of the town from pro-Gaddafi forces there.

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. In his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has launched a fierce attack on Western policies and values, prompting delegations from 36 countries to walk out.

walk out退出(会议等)以示抗议
例句：At that meeting one of the delegates walked out in protest.
在那次会议上一个代表退席以示抗议。

4. We have a responsibility to stand up against regimes that persecute their people.
stand up against抵抗,反对,同…对抗
例句：They stand up against justice.
她们反对不公正现象。

5. Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, called for more political leadership.

call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

6. It's not only about economics; it's not only about finance; it's also about a political, collective destiny amongst countries that have spent centuries fighting with each other and which are determined to stay together.

stay together保持团结
例句：In spite of different opinions, we must stay together and jointly oppose the enemy.
尽管有不同意见，我们必须团结一致共同对敌。

7. Two plots to kill the general failed last year after he fled to South Africa, having fallen out with the Rwandan President Paul Kagame.

fall out争吵
例句：She has fallen out with all her neighbors.
她和所有的邻居都吵翻了。

8. Rioting broke out in two towns in the northern Copperbelt province, a stronghold of the opposition candidate Michael Sata.

break out突然发生, 爆发
例句：Something unexpected always breaks out in this area.
在这一地区总有意想不到的事情发生。