BBC news 2011-10-11 加文本

短语讲解：

1. He said an offensive in the north had pushed the militants back from a range where their mortars could hit civilian areas.

push back使撤退, 使回到原处
例句：The invaders were pushed back beyond their own country eventually.
入侵者最终被赶回到自己的国境内。

2. As he left the meeting in Harare, Doctor Williams said he'd shown the president a dossier detailing the church's concerns and had urged him to take action.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。

3. He said he'd used the two-hour meeting to ask in the clearest possible terms that the president use his powers as head of state to put an end to all unacceptable and illegal behaviour.

put an end to结束,终止
例句：The government is determined to put an end to terrorism
政府决心遏止恐怖主义活动。

4. The US President Barack Obama says he's deeply concerned about the deaths in Egypt of at least 24 people during violence between Coptic Christians and the security forces.

concern about使(自己)关心…
例句：There is no need for you to concern yourself about where I was last night.
你没必要关心我昨晚在哪儿。

5. He called for minority Copts to be protected and stressed the need for elections to go ahead as planned in November.

call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。
go ahead取得进展; 先走
例句：You go ahead and I am coming.
你先走一步,我就来。

6. Egypt's ruling military council has ordered government ministers to carry out a speedy investigation.

carry out执行; 贯彻
例句：If you make a promise, it should be carried out.
你许了诺言, 就一定要兑现。

7. Coptic church leaders have blamed what they call "infiltrators" for stirring up Sunday's violence.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：The conductor is blamed for the accident.
售票员因此次意外事故而受到指责。
stir up引起; 激起
例句：Don't stir up trouble between them.
不要在他们之间惹麻烦。

8. Stock markets have risen in the US and Europe after France and Germany's leaders committed themselves to a plan to tackle the eurozone crisis by the end of the month.

commit to对…作出承诺, 承担义务, 担负责任; 使(自己)致力于…
例句：He has committed himself to the cause of education.
他已决心献身教育事业。

9. Peru's new President Ollanta Humala has replaced two thirds of the country's most senior police officers in a purge designed to root out alleged corruption.

root out彻底根除
例句：Bridges over railroad tracks root danger out in crossing.
铁轨上空的天桥排除了穿行中的危险。

10. Today, the complex is in ruins, damaged by a week of intense clashes and vandalised by vengeful fighters.

in ruins严重受损, 破败不堪
例句：The city lay in ruins after the earthquake.
地震之后, 这座城市成为一片废墟。