BBC news 2011-10-28 加文本

短语讲解：

1. For over an hour, he tried to explain to the French people - and perhaps the rest of Europe looking on - the severity of the crisis, the course they will follow in the coming weeks.

look on在一旁观看, 袖手旁观
例句：They stood looking on while the man was robbed.
正当那个人被抢劫时, 他们却站在那儿袖手旁观。

2. That will bring to an end the seven-month Nato campaign one minute before midnight on Monday 31 October.

bring to an end使结束
例句：The new treaty will bring to an end the long war. 
新的谈判将使长久的战争结束。 

3. Iraqi police say the explosions took place in the northeast of Baghdad, in the Shia district of Ur.

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。

4. They say the first blast killed about four people, but much more devastating was a second bomb that went off a few minutes later as the casualties were being evacuated.

go off爆炸；(枪炮等)被发射；突然发出响声
例句：He fired but his pistol failed to go off.
他扳动了扳机，但手枪没有发射。

5. He'd been arrested in June and accused of spying by the Egyptian authorities.

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

6. Pope Benedict has told a gathering of interfaith leaders that religion must never be used as a pretext for war or terrorism.

be used as被……用作
例句：Charcoal can be used as a fuel.
木炭可以用作燃料。

7. The Pope said that using religion to justify violence was the antithesis of religion and would ultimately lead to its destruction.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

8. One by one, Buddhist monks, Orthodox patriarchs, Muslim scholars and the head of the Anglican Communion, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams stood up in front of the Pope and committed themselves to working together to improve their dialogue and to promote justice and peace in the world.

stand up经久耐用; 站得住脚
例句：I'm afraid it won't stand up in court.
我担心这件事在法庭上站不住脚。
in front of当着…的面
例句：I admit now that I was wrong, and I am ready to acknowledge it in front of everyone.
现在我承认自己错了, 并准备当众认错。

9. The Pope asked for forgiveness for the Catholic Church's use of violence in the past.

ask for请求…, 要求…
例句：We often asked the veteran workers for advice.
我们常常向老工人求教。