BBC news 2011-10-01 加文本

1. It follows a controvertial executive order signed by president Obama last year to hand down and kill al-Aulaqi who is a US citizen.

hand down 把...传下去
例句： This custom has been handed down since the 18th century.
这风俗从十八世纪开始流传下来。

2. It's the clearest statement yet that the Afghan government may have abandoned its attempt to political dialogue with the Taliban.

attempt to 试图，企图
例句：He cut desperately at the rope in an attempt to free his foot. 
他拼命砍绳子,试图把自己的脚解脱开。 

3. The judges ruled that Justin Mugenzi and Prosper Mugiraneza have been part of the government decision to remove the prefect to the city of Butarewho have opposed to the ethnically-driven killings.

oppose to 反对
例句：They all oppose to discuss this problem. 
他们都反对讨论这个问题。 
 

4. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been wiped off shares in the past three months. Stocks in France and Germany have also fallen in value by more than 25% since the end of June.

billions of 亿万
例句：Billions of stars twinkled in the sky. 
无数星星在天空闪烁。
wipe off 去掉，还清（债务）
He wiped off a debt.
例句：他把债还清了。

5. Paris is launching an electric car rental scheme similar to its pioneering self-service bike-hire fleet.

be similar to 与…相似，近似
例句： Their house be similar to ours , but ours have a bigger garden 
他们的房子和我们的差不多, 只是我们的花园大些 

6. Autolib, a fleet of help-yourself petrol-free cars designed to introduce commuters to new green techonology.

design to 旨在
例句：It was not my design to surprise a secret. 
我不是故意要戳穿一个秘密。 
introduce to 介绍
例句：Allow me to introduce to you my friend Mr.Thomas. 
请允许我把我朋友托马斯介绍给你。 

7. She set up the influential Sugar Hill records in 1979 and produced hip-hop's first commerically successfully single " Rapper's Delight " with the group the Sugarhill gang.

set up 成立，建立
例句：They set up many branches throughout the country. 
他们在全国建立好多分公司。

8. She died of heart failure in New Jersey.

die of 因...而死
例句： He died of a stroke.
他因中风而死。