BBC news 2011-10-17 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Kenyan soldiers have crossed the border into Somalia in pursuit of rebels from the Islamist group al-Shabab, who they blame for the recent kidnappings of several foreigners.

in pursuit of追求,寻求
例句：He exercises everyday in pursuit of health.
他为了健康而每天锻炼。
blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：Don't keep blaming your little sister for your bad behavior.
不要总是把你的不良行为怪在你的小妹妹身上。

2. We've been hearing from eyewitnesses inside Somalia saying that they've seen convoys of heavily armed military vehicles inside Somalia with Kenyan troops.

hear from从…听到
例句：I heard from your teacher why you had refused to take the exam.
我从你老师那里了解到你拒绝参加考试的理由。

3. Certainly this is an operation that the Kenyan government wants to put on to show that they are serious about trying to tackle the problem of these recent kidnappings.

put on上演, 演出; 展览
例句：We are going to put on an exhibition of cultural relics next Tuesday.
我们下周二要举办一个文物展览。

4. Now the Kenyan government has blamed all four kidnappings on al-Shabab, even though there is no actual concrete proof that they were the work of al-Shabab.

blame on把责任推给…
例句：They blamed the failure on John.
他们把失败的责任推给约翰。

5. It's possible they were simply bandits carrying out kidnappings to get a ransom.

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。

6. The former Socialist Party chief in France, Francois Hollande, has won the party's nomination to stand against President Nicolas Sarkozy in next year's election.

stand against反对…
例句：We stand against all forms of cruelty, especially to children.
我们反对任何形式的虐待, 尤其是虐待儿童。

7. Police clashed with demonstrators on a march through the capital, one of a series of protests around the world against corporate greed and cuts to public services.

clash with与(某人或某事)抵触, 冲突
例句：Their interest clashed with ours.
他们的利益与我们的利益冲突。

8. The authorities have been swift to sweep up the street damage, tow away burnt-out cars, sandblast graffiti and board up or replace broken bank and shop windows.

sweep up清扫
例句：After all the guests had left, I swept up.
客人都走后, 我清扫了房间。
board up用木板封住, 用木板隔断
例句：The windows are boarded up to prevent the thieves from breaking in.
用木板封好窗户, 防止盗贼进入。

9. Judges were chosen directly by politicians before, but now more than five million people will elect them from a list of candidates who were put forward by the Bolivian Congress.

put forward提出
例句：A suitable answer has already been put forward by the chairman.
一个合适的解决办法已由主席提出。