BBC news 2011-10-23 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Omran al-Oweib described in forensic detail the fierce battle that took place around that drainage pipe on the outskirts of Sirte where Muammar Gaddafi was found on Thursday.

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。

2. Libya's National Transitional Council has told the BBC Colonel Gaddafi's body will be handed over soon to representatives of his family and tribe.

hand over让与, 移交;送交
例句：They were handed over to a military tribunal for trial.
他们已被交给军事法庭审判。

3. Banks in the eurozone will have to raise more capital to protect themselves against market turmoil.

protect against保护, 保卫
例句：You need warm clothes to protect you against the cold.
你需要暖和的衣服来御寒。

4. The general direction the negotiations are heading is reasonably clear, but tying down the detail is proving very difficult.

tie down捆住, 束缚
例句：She feels her job is tying her down.
她感到工作把她束缚住了。

5. They'll also have to raise more capital - a financial buffer to help them survive if they run into further problems.

run into 偶然遇见
例句：He has run into trouble in his job.
他的工作遇到了麻烦。

6. If it is to have the burden eased, financial markets will worry whether other countries will end up in the same situation, forcing financial institutions to take further losses.

end up结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句：He ended up as head of the firm.
他最后成了公司的负责人。

7. A wave of public anger has swept through much of Turkey after Wednesday's deadly attack by the PKK, and thousands of troops have been sent to the Iraqi border to pursue the insurgents.

sweep through (使)扫过…, (使)掠过…; (使)迅速传遍于…
例句：The news swept through the village like fire.
那消息像火一样在村中蔓延。

8. She said efforts to suppress religious freedom could lead to increased sympathy for radical views.

lead to导致
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。

9. Torrential rain swept away several hundred shanty homes in Pakokku, built around a riverbed which had been dried for several years.

sweep away扫除, 刮走, 冲走
例句：The wind swept the leaves away.
风吹走了树叶。

10. The medical team in charge of the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has reiterated that he is in excellent health.

in charge of主管，负责
例句：Pilfering has stopped entirely since they put Angus in charge of the stores.
自从他们让安格斯掌管商店以来, 小偷小摸就杜绝了。