BBC news 2011-10-03 加文本

短语讲解：

1. They were packed with possessions and with people.

pack with用…充满
例句：He packed a briefcase with what might be required.
他把所有可能需要的东西都装进公文包。

2. With the exodus picking up transitional government forces hope they can finally take the town.

pick up捉住, 逮住
例句：He is picked up on a charge of killing a man.
他因犯有杀人罪而被逮捕。

3. As people emerged from their homes they were either hacked to death or shot.

emerge from来自, 产生于, 脱离
例句：Many distinguished men have emerged from slums.
许多名人都出自贫民窟。

4. Both soldiers and police have now been dispatched to the area in an effort to prevent further reprisals.

in an effort to为了...
例句：They rebuilt the cinemas in an effort to reach out to the young people.
他们重建了电影院，试图吸引青年人。

5. But the official state media denies the incident took place.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。

6. Basque separatists in Spain have launched a new political party to campaign for pro-independence votes in next month's general elections.

campaign for争取…的运动; 为…而斗争
例句：The suffragette movement campaigned for votes for women in Britain and the US.
妇女参政运动为争取英国和美国妇女投票权而斗争。

7. Business leaders say production in all industries has ground to a halt. Some hospitals are running short of fuel for generators and Pakistani government officials say the power cuts are aggravating an outbreak of dengue fever.

short of缺少
例句：Their company was short of funds.
他们公司缺少资金。

8. They say the hole, last in several month earlier this year, meant that people in parts of northern Europe and Mongolia were potentially exposed to higher than normal levels of ultraviolet light which could lead to skin cancers and cataracts.

expose to暴露于
例句：Don't expose it to the sun.
谨防日晒。
lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。