BBC news 2011-10-22 加文本

短语讲解：

1. New mobile phone video has emerged from Libya of the moments leading up to the death of Muammar Gaddafi.

emerge from来自, 产生于, 脱离
例句：What results emerged from your talks?
你们的谈话产生了什么结果?
lead up to作为…的准备; 导致
例句：The report describes the negotiations which led up to the settlement.
这篇报道描述了导致达成协议的谈判的情况。

2. Guns are pointed at his head, and voices can be heard arguing over whether to kill him.

point at (把…)对准, 指向
例句：He pointed the telescope at a deer on the hillside.
他把望远镜对着山坡上的一只小鹿。

3. The body of one of Colonel Gaddafi's sons, Mutassim, is also in cold storage and has been on display.

on display展出
例句：There are many exhibits on display in the museum.
博物馆里陈列着许多展览品。

4. Another son Saif al-Islam, who was widely considered to be the heir to Colonel Gaddafi, is thought to have fled Sirte as NTC fighters took control of the town.

take control of控制或掌管
例句：George took control of the business when his father died.
乔治的父亲去世后，企业由乔治掌管。

5. Over the next two months, our troops in Iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home.

pack up打包; 收拾
例句：heard that her husband had packed up his things and moved out.
我听说她丈夫已收拾了他的东西搬出去住了。

6. Mr Obama said discussions would go on with Iraqi leaders about how the US could continue to help train Iraqi forces.

go on with继续干, 一度中止后再继续干
例句：They went on with their basketball match in spite of the rain.
他们冒雨继续进行篮球比赛。

7. It's reported to have taken place in recent months before several major attacks against US interests in Afghanistan which have been blamed on Haqqani fighters.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。
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。

8. Speaking to Pakistani journalists, Mrs Clinton said the US had reached out to the Taliban and the Haqqani network to test their sincerity and their willingness to engage in a peace process.

engage in参加; 从事; 忙于
例句：He engaged in a serious study of the problem.
他对这个问题进行了认真的研究。

9. Football's world governing body Fifa has said it'll release documents relating to a corruption scandal 10 years ago.

relate to涉及, 关系到…
例句：He showed me all the correspondence relating to the matter.
他把与这件事有关的全部信件都给我看了。

10. However, they are still struggling over how to improve the agency for bailing out governments which lacks the resources to help Italy or Spain, should they be needed.

bail out使免于(失败)，使或帮助(某人)摆脱(经济等方面的)困境；从困境中摆脱出来
例句：The government decided the only solution was to bail the state enterprise out.
政府认为惟一的解决办法是帮助该国企摆脱困境。

11. The decision to close St Paul's Cathedral is uNPRecedented in modern times, and I have asked the registrar to implement emergency procedures whereby the building remains closed but fit for purpose until such as a time as we can open safely.

fit for适于, 适合
例句：His great height fitted him for team games.
他个头高大, 适合参加团体运动项目。