BBC news 2011-11-02 加文本

短语讲解：

1. In Athens tonight, the government at the centre of Europe's debt crisis is hanging by a thread.

hang by a thread千钧一发, 岌岌可危
例句：His life hung by a thread.
他的生命危在旦夕。

2. Members of the prime minister's own party have called for him to resign.

call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

3. Afterwards, President Sarkozy said they had set up an emergency meeting to hear from Mr Papandreou.

set up建立，建造, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。

4. It will take place on Wednesday before a wider summit of European leaders and the International Monetary Fund.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
晚会将在除夕那天举行。

5. Mr Sarkozy said the deal struck last week to bail out Greece was the only way to resolve their problems.

bail out，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。

6. Israel says it's temporarily cutting off the transfer of funds to the Palestinian Authority.

cut off切断，截断；停止
例句：Our water supply has been cut off again.
我们的供水又被切断。

7. The funds, which consist of taxes and duties that Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, make up some 70% of the authority's revenues.

consist of由…组成，由...构成
例句：The atmosphere consist of more than 70% of nitrogen.
大气中含有 70% 以上的氮气。
on behalf of代表…
At the airport he read an address of welcome on behalf of the association.
在机场上他代表该协会致了欢迎词。
make up组成, 构成
How many countries make up the Common Market?
(欧洲)共同市场由多少国家组成?

8. The Arab League has been proposing a plan under which the Syrian government would withdraw its forces from the streets and start a new dialogue with the opposition in an attempt to end months of violence.

in an attempt to力图,试图
例句：He studied hard in an attempt to pass the exam
他努力学习试图通过考试。

9. Three Pakistani cricketers - the former captain Salman Butt, and the fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir - have been convicted of involvement in a betting scam.

convict of宣判(某人)犯有(某罪)
例句：The criminal was convicted of murder.
罪犯被判决犯有谋杀罪。

10. A court in London found they had arranged for no-balls to be bowled at certain times during a Test match in England last year.

arrange for为…做准备〔安排〕
例句：We have arranged the performance for the foreign guests.
我们已为外宾安排好了(看)演出。