BBC news 2011-09-30 加文本

1. The financial sanctions against five named individuals come as the United States urges Pakistan to clamp down on a group accused of attacking Americans in the region.

clamp down 钳制
例句：The Government intends to clamp down on soccer hooliganism. 
政府拟采取措施严禁在足球比赛中闹事. 
accuse of 因某事控告某人
accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy. 
对错误或不足提出责备。

2. The group, which has strong ties to Islamabad, is linked to al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

link to 把……和……联系起来
例句：Copy Link to Clipboard 
把链复制到剪贴板 

3. he would refer the matter to the United Nations.

refer to 提到，涉及
例句： He did not refer to the report from Australia. 
他没有提到澳大利亚传来的消息。 

4. The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on Syria to take every possible  protect American diplomats in the country.

call on 号召
例句：The government call on the people to close ranks against the enemy. 
政府号召人民联合起来反对敌人。 

5. Mrs Clinton said it was an attempt to intimidate Mr Ford.

attempt to 尝试
例句：He made no attempt to throw any follower off. 
他没有试图甩掉任何跟踪的人。 

6. The unmanned capsule called Tiangong-1, or Heavenly Palace, blasted off from a launch site in the Gobi desert in western China.

blast off 发射
例句： He ordered that China's manned spacecraft ShenzhouVI( should) blast off. 
他下令中国载人宇宙飞船神州六号发火起飞。

7. The module will be used for docking practice so China can develop the techniques to build a space lab and later a full space station.

be used for 用来做...
例句：Either direct or alternating current may be used for driving electric trains. 
直流电和交流电都可用来驱动电气火车。 

8. The Prime Minister of Niger, Brigi Rafini, says his country will not hand over Colonel Gaddafi's son Saadi to the new authorities in Libya.

hand over 交出
例句：He will hand over charge of his office tomorrow. 
他将在明天移交工作。 

9. But in response to growing pressure, King Abdullah this week announced that women would be allowed to participate in the next elections.

in response to 对...的反应
例句：He opened the door in response to a knock. 
他应敲门声而开了门。 

10. In Kenya, there's huge interest in the events taking place at the International Criminal Court.

take place 发生，举行
例句：When will the basketball game take place?
篮球赛何时举行?