BBC news 2011-10-24 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Then Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the former judge who now leads Libya, addressed the crowd, calling on them to show tolerance and to work for reconciliation.

call on要求, 请求
例句：He called on his friends to help him.
他向朋友求助。

2. The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says a full investigation should be carried out into the death of Colonel Gaddafi.

carry out执行; 贯彻; 进行
例句：He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。

3. Some reports suggest that a high-level meeting will be held in Benghazi to weigh up the options.

weigh up估量
例句：I can't weigh him up.
他这个人我看不透。

4. His body remains on display in a cold store in Misrata.

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

5. Many left holding up an ink-stained finger as proof they'd done what they proudly called their democratic duty.

hold up举出, 提出
例句：Don't hold me up as a model.
不要拿我当典型。

6. The European Union observer mission praised the huge effort involved in building a completely new election process from scratch.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：She was involved in working out a puzzle.
她在聚精会神地解一道难题。

7. The French President Nicolas Sarkozy spoke of mind-boggling detail to be sorted out.

sort out分类, 整理
例句：We must sort out the good apples from the bad ones.
我们必须把好的苹果与坏的分开。

8. The Kenyan army has confirmed there's been an aerial bombardment of a military base belonging to the Islamist group al-Shabab.

belong to属于
例句：Does this house belong to Mr. Winter?
这幢房子是温特先生的吗?

9. A week ago, Kenyan forces moved across the border, saying they would pursue militants accused of several recent kidnappings.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：She accused the official of corruption.
她指控这位官员腐败。

10. The party appears to have lost out to a breakaway centre-right grouping and a new Green party.

lose out损失; 失败
例句：He didn't want to lose out to the other salesmen.
他不想输给其他推销员。

11. He died from injuries sustained in a collision four minutes into the race.

die from死于
例句：In a severe winter, wild animals can die from lack of food.
在寒冷的冬天, 野兽可能因为缺乏食物而饿死。