BBC news 2011-11-03 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The Arab League says Syria has agreed to its proposals to bring an end to the violence which has racked the country for the past seven months.

bring an end to使结束，使停止
例句：Neutral state in the area have tried to bring an end to the war
该地区的中立国为结束战争作出了努力。

2. According to the Arab League, Syria will withdraw tanks and armoured vehicles from the streets, free political prisoners and prepare for the beginning of a national dialogue with the opposition in two weeks' time.

prepare for (使)为…作准备
例句：Every day they are talking about peace but actually preparing for war.
他们每天都在谈论和平, 但实际上却在准备战争。

3. The Americans, the Chinese, the Indian government all due at this G20 meeting are dismayed that a euro rescue package they regard as critical for the health of economic recovery around the world seems to be unravelling fast.

regard as把…认作
例句：I regard him as my brother.
我把他当作兄弟。

4. This evening, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Sarkozy will confront George Papandreou with a blunt message: Greece has to stick to its commitment.

stick to遵守, 坚持
例句：You must stick to your promise.
你必须遵守诺言。

5. There's been widespread condemnation of Israel's decision to speed up the construction of settlements in the occupied West Bank.

speed up (使)加速
例句：The work was speeded up.
工作已加快进行。

6. Israel announced the building programme on Monday after the UN cultural organisation Unesco admitted Palestine as a full member, but it says that acceleration isn't linked to that.

link to与…连接; 联系
例句：Fingerprints linked the suspect to the crime.
指纹使嫌疑犯与犯罪联系起来。

7. Mr Ocampo called on all states to disrupt a possible plan by Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to escape Libya with the help of mercenaries.

call on要求, 请求
例句：He called on his friends to help him.
他向朋友求助。
with the help of借助于, 利用
例句：I read English magazines with the help of a dictionary.
我借助字典翻阅英文杂志。

8. The ICC prosecutor said his office had also received questions from Saif al-Islam through an intermediary about the legal conditions attached to his potential surrender.

attach to (使)相关; (使)牵连; (使)依附
例句：We attached a condition to his admission to our school.
我们对准许他入校附加了一个条件。

9. China says that one of its spacecraft has docked with an orbiting module for the first time in what it calls a major step towards setting up a space station.

set up建立,创立
例句：A new government was set up after the war.
新政府于战后成立。

10. The Xinhua news agency says the unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft coupled with the module about 340km above the surface of the Earth.

couple with与…连接在一起
例句：Gambling is always coupled with degradation.
赌博总是与堕落相联系。