BBC news 2011-10-09 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The volunteer fighters on the government side have found it hard to keep up the momentum of the attack they launched against the centre of Sirte.

keep up保持不衰退
例句：Their spirits kept up well in spite of setbacks.
尽管遭受挫折, 他们的热情不减。

2. In a speech shown on state television, Mr Saleh said he wasn't hungry for power, but he gave no precise date for standing down.

be hungry for渴望...
例句：We're hungry for news about our brother.
我们渴望得到弟弟的消息。
stand down退出竞赛(或竞选)；(从高职位)退下
John stood down during the competition for pulling his muscle.
约翰因肌肉拉伤而中途退出了比赛。

3. Now however, he says he's ready to step down within days.

step down退休, 辞职
例句：The manager had to step down on account of poor health.
那位经理由于身体不好, 只能辞职不干。

4. The British Prime Minister David Cameron has become directly involved in questions about the working relationship between his Defence Secretary Liam Fox and a close friend, Adam Werritty.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：Don't involve me in your quarrel.
不要把我卷进你们的争吵中。

5. That's in spite of the fact that Mr Werritty has no formal role at Britain's Ministry of Defence nor in the ruling Conservative Party.

in spite of不管
例句：I went out in spite of the rain.
尽管下雨我仍然外出。

6. The New Zealand navy has sent four ships to help break up an oil spill that's threatening one of the country's most spectacular coastlines.

break up打断…的连贯性；终止
例句：Television commercials during a dramatic presentation break up the continuity of effect.
戏剧播放期间电视商业广告打破了效果的连贯性。

7. The slick is coming from a container ship which ran aground on a reef about 12km from the Bay of Plenty, which a BBC correspondent describes as one of New Zealand's environmental jewels.

run aground搁浅
例句：The boat had run aground, but they managed to get her off again
船搁浅了，但他们设法使它再浮了起来。

8. Two men suspected of involvement in a series of bomb attacks at stores belonging to the Swedish furniture group Ikea have been arrested in Poland.

suspect of怀疑
例句：The police suspect him of having taken the money.
警察怀疑钱是他偷的。
belong to属于
例句：Victory belongs to the most persevering.
胜利属于最有毅力的人。

9. The homemade bombs caused stores to be evacuated, and witnesses likened the explosions to the sound of firecrackers.

liken to把…比作…
例句：She likened the building to a ship.
她把这座楼房比作一条船。

10. The technology magazine Wired said the virus had not stopped drone flights over Afghanistan and other conflict zones, and no classified information was thought to have been lost, but it said the virus had resisted repeated efforts to wipe it out.

wipe out彻底摧毁, 消灭
例句：The wicked must be wiped out.
恶人必须除掉。