BBC news 2011-10-06 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Announcing the retrial, the public prosecutor said no doctors or medical staff should be punished for fulfilling their humanitarian duties.
punish for为…惩罚…
例句：Police punished him for an offence of theft.
警察因偷窃罪而惩罚他。

2. The poll, by the Pew Research Center in Washington, found that a majority of American war veterans thought the West should focus more on domestic issues than foreign affairs.

focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句：Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

3. Conservative Party, Mr Cameron compared the current economic situation to the banking crisis of 2008.

compare to与…相比; 把…比作, 喻为
例句：Life is compared to a voyage.
人生好比航海。

4. The only way out of a debt crisis is to deal with your debts.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。

5. That's why households are paying down their credit card and store card bills.

pay down即时支付, 付定金; (分期付款等)付额款
例句：How much did you have to pay down on the car?
这辆车你当时得付出多少钱?

6. But in the interview, Ms al-Hosni said she ran away from home to escape beatings by her brother.

run away逃跑, 走掉; 逃脱
例句：He hated his stepfather and eventually ran away from home.
他恨他的继父, 最终离家出走了。

7. They say their work could one day be used to increase autonomy in quadriplegic patients.

be used to do被用来做……
例句：Zip codes are used to facilitate mail service. 
邮政编码方便了邮递服务。 

8. The researchers involved say that just like a normal functioning limb, they were able to do both actions at the same time, sending out signals to control the arm while simultaneously getting electrical feedback to understand the texture of the objects that were touched.

send out长出; 发送; 发出; 散布; 派遣
例句：The trees are sending out new leaves.
树木长出新叶。