BBC news 2011-10-18 加文本

短语讲解：

1. NTC forces are struggling to overcome loyalists still holed up in Sirte.

hole up躲藏起来
例句：The police think the bank robbers are holed up in Chicago.
警方认为抢银行的人藏在芝加哥。

2. It's not clear what's happened to the pro-Gaddafi forces, who'd resisted their advance for so long.

happen to发生在…身上
例句：An odd thing happened to him this morning.
他今天早晨遇到一件怪事。

3. The Somali Islamist insurgent group al-Shabab has called on Kenya to withdraw its troops from Somalia immediately in order to avoid what it called bloody battles.

call on要求, 请求
例句：He called on his friends to help him.
他向朋友求助。
in order to为了
例句：We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。

4. In a statement, al-Shabab warned Kenyans not to let what it called the flames of war spill over into their country.

spill over发展成，形成；产生; 溢出; 超过…所能容纳的量；向…的外面扩展
例句：The firm is planning to spill over the world.
该公司正计划向海外扩展业务。

5. Assem al-Gohari said most of the money was held by the eldest son Alaa and the Swiss authorities were now investigating whether he was involved in money laundering.

be involved in卷入，陷入
例句：He is involved in the scandal.
他卷进了那个丑闻。

6. Israel's Supreme Court has heard petitions against a deal with the militant group Hamas that would see more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners freed in exchange for the captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

in exchange for交换
例句：Tom gave Helen an apple in exchange for a piece of cake.
汤姆用一个苹果与海伦换一块蛋糕。

7. However, as Kevin Connolly reports from Gaza, Palestinians are already preparing for their release.

prepare for (使)为…作准备
例句：We are preparing to have negotiations with the enemy.
我们准备同敌人谈判。

8. Ahead of the summit in six days, European officials are working on a package which includes strengthening eurozone banks and further action on Greece.

ahead of在…之前
例句：She left one day ahead of him.
她是在他离开的前一天离开的。
work on致力于…
例句：He has been working on a new novel for over a year now.
近一年多来, 他一直在写一部新小说。

9. He accused governing bodies in sport of having been naive in assessing the scale of match-fixing.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：He was accused of murder.
他被指控犯了谋杀罪。

10. "They are then pressurised and intimidated into complying with their illegal demands," he described the problem, which has become more and more widespread.

comply with服从, 遵从
例句：The factory was closed for failing to comply with government safety regulations.
工厂由于未能遵守政府的安全条例而被关闭了。

11. For a one-month period, next January, Fifa will reward players, officials and administrators who come forward with useful information.

come forward主动站出来，自告奋勇，挺身而出; (建议等)被提出讨论
例句：This question will come forward at the next session.
这个问题将在下次会议上被提出讨论。