BBC news 2011-09-24 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The time has come to end the suffering and the plight of millions of Palestinian refugees in the homeland and the Diaspora, to end their displacement and to realise their rights, some of whom were forced to take refuge more than once in different places of the world.

take refuge避难,(以掩饰等手段)逃脱困境
例句：They took refuge in a cave yesterday.
他们昨天是在一个洞里避难的。

2. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the UN he was extending the hand of friendship to all countries of the Middle East but in particular to the Palestinian people.

in particular尤其, 特别
例句：She likes fruit and tomatoes in particular.
她喜欢水果, 尤其是西红柿。

3. The Quartet of Middle East peace negotiators - the US, Russia, the European Union and the UN - has now called for direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians to resume within one month and finish within one year.

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。

4. We expect the parties to come together within four weeks, and we'll ask the Quartet envoys to prepare that meeting, to work with the parties, to bring them together.

come together聚会, 相见
例句：The family must come together for the parents' silver wedding.
全家必须聚会庆祝父母的银婚。
bring together使相识; 使坐在一起; 使会面
例句：The opposing forces on the island have been brought together for peace talks.
岛上的敌对势力已经坐下来进行和平磋商。

5. The White House has intensified America's criticism of Pakistan, accusing the government there of allowing a militant group to operate from safe havens in the country.

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

6. Once again, the governments in Washington and Islamabad find themselves locked in a war of words.

lock in将…锁〔包围〕在里面
例句：I locked him in by mistake.
我误把他锁在屋里了。
a war of words口舌之战

7. Admiral Mullen went further, describing the network as a veritable arm of the ISI. Pakistani officials reacted angrily, the Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar warning that America risked losing an ally.

describe as描述为
例句：His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.
雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。

8. The Venezuelan leader, who had surgery in Cuba in June to remove a tumour, said his health would not stop him standing for re-election next year.

stand for为…而奋斗; 拥护
例句：He stood for the cause of liberty and justice.
他为自由和正义的事业而奋斗。

9. The government of Azerbaijan has denied allegations that the country was promised two gold medals at next year's London Olympics in return for millions of dollars.

in return for作为…的报答
例句：He gave her some roses in return for her kindness.
他送了她一些玫瑰以答谢她的好意。

10. A spokesman said the allegations made in a BBC television programme were based on what he described as false facts and absurd conclusions.

base on使建立在…基础上
例句：Action should be based on solid facts.
行动应有确凿的事实为依据。