BBC news 2011-09-27 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The spread of these weapons and the dangers that they could fall into the hands of terrorists are matters of grave concern.

fall into掉进, 陷入
例句：Don't let it fall into the hands of the enemy.
不要让它落入敌人手中。

2. Eurozone officials say it's too early to suggest that a comprehensive plan to tackle the financial crisis engulfing the region has been worked out.

work out使筋疲力尽; 耗尽
例句：He never seems to be worked out.
他好像永远不知疲乏似的。

3. It's also clear that the consequences of a Greek default on its debts, something many analysts and officials now regard as inevitable, are being carefully considered.

regard as把…认作
例句：I regard him as my brother.
我把他当作兄弟。

4. Dmitry Medvedev had called for the resignation after Mr Kudrin publicly criticised the president's economic policy.

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。

5. He's widely credited with bringing economic stability to Russia through prudent management of the country's finances.

credit with相信〔认为〕(某人)有(某种业绩、优点)
例句：He is credited with great achievements in physics.
他被认为在物理学方面有很大的成就。

6. Without naming names, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco told fellow bishops it was mortifying to witness behaviour that not only ran counter to public decorum but was also intrinsically sad and hollow.

run counter违反，违背
例句：Your suggestions run counter to what we arranged yesterday.
你的建议和我们昨天已作好的安排相抵触。

7. This appears to have been the cue that the Italian bishops have been waiting for.

wait for等待, 等候
例句：He is waiting for something good to turn up.
他正期待着情况好转。

8. Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, the head of the Italian Bishops' Conference, told his fellow bishops that Italy needed to purify the air caused by sex and corruption scandals that had brought the country into disrepute around the world.

bring into使进入某种状态
例句：The new law will be brought into force by midnight tomorrow.
新法律于明日午夜生效。

9. A shipwreck with more than $150m worth of silver on board has been discovered 500km off the coast of Ireland.

on board在船〔火车, 飞机, 汽车〕上
例句：A small boat drifted in during the night, with no one on board.
夜间漂来一条无人的小船。