BBC news 2011-10-30 加文本

短语讲解：

1. They say they have taken control of the town.

take control of控制, 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。

2. They say they are fighting against corruption, underdevelopment and the domination of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement - the former rebels who now run South Sudan.

fight against与…作斗争〔争吵〕; 反对…
例句：We will have to fight against difficulties.
我们将不得不同困难作斗争。

3. Most of South Sudan's oil fields are in Unity state, and oil accounts for 98% of the new country's revenue.

account for占有，占...百分比
例句：APEC members account for more than half of the world's economic output.
亚太经合组织成员的经济总量在世界占一半以上。

4. The Taliban said they carried out the attack.

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

5. The armoured bus was blown over by the force of the explosion.

blow over停止刮; 停息
例句：They hoped that the disturbances would soon blow over.
他们希望骚动能很快过去。

6. He left office last year after serving as president since 2003.

serve as充当, 担任
例句：The general had served as a soldier in the earlier war.
在早期的战争中, 这位将军曾当过士兵。

7. The previous night, he'd been admitted to the hospital, complaining of severe hoarseness.

complain of抱怨, 诉苦
例句：He complained of being underpaid.
他抱怨工资太低。

8. A footbridge across a river has collapsed in northeastern India, throwing scores of people into the water below.

scores of大量的, 许多的
例句：Some scores of people acknowledged that there was a crisis.
数十个人都承认存在着一场危机。

9. Last week, in response to a Kurdish PKK attack on its forces, Turkey launched a major offensive against the Kurdish rebels.

in response to 对…做出反应
例句：She laughed in response to his jokes.
他的话引起她大笑。