BBC news 2011-11-05 加文本

短语讲解：

1. But even if he scrapes through this test, speculation is mounting that he will soon call for a new government of national unity and may stand aside in the coming weeks, hoping for a dignified exit.
call for要求; 需要
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。
hope for希望, 希望得到
例句：We hope for an early spring.
我们希望春天早早到来。

2. The discussions focused on the financial and political crises in Italy and Greece.

focus on集中于，对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句：Today we're going to focus on the question of homeless people.
今天, 我们主要讨论无家可归者的问题。

3. Winston Tubman told the BBC the current conditions were not acceptable for him and left him with no choice but to pull out of the vote.

pull out (使)离开
例句：We must pull our company out of the financial crisis as soon as possible.
我们必须使公司尽早摆脱财政危机的困境。

4. Opposition parties accuse the electoral commission of siding with the ruling party during the counting process of the first round.

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

5. The head of Liberia's election commission has said that the run-off vote will go ahead as planned.

go ahead进行，进展；继续(做某事)
例句：After the rain stopped, the men went ahead with their work of digging up the street.
雨停后，他们继续在街上挖掘。

6. Officials say the seizure of the vessels took place peacefully.

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。

7. Opposition activists say armed forces killed at least 13 people in protests after Friday prayers. Earlier, the Syrian authorities said people should hand in their weapons in exchange for an amnesty.

hand in交上, 递交, 呈送
例句：He handed in his resignation right after the cabinet meeting.
内阁会议一开完, 他就提出了辞呈。
in exchange for交换
例句：Tom gave Helen an apple in exchange for a piece of cake.
汤姆用一个苹果与海伦换一块蛋糕。

8. Meanwhile, an officer representing defectors from the Syrian army told the BBC that they would stop attacking government forces in line with an Arab League initiative earlier this week.

in line with跟…一致, 符合,按照
例句：The new proposal is in line with our general line.
新建议和我们总的原则是一致的。

9. If there is any attack against a demonstration or a neighbourhood, or any other type of civilian life being attacked by the Syrian army, we will never stand by and do nothing.

stand by站在旁边; 袖手旁观
例句：There were several people standing by when the accident happened.
事故发生的时候有好几个人在场。

10. He faces up to four years in jail if convicted.

face up to勇敢地接受〔面对〕, 正视(而不畏缩)
例句：He won't face up to the fact that he is too old for the job.
他年纪太大不宜干这工作, 他却不愿面对这一现实。