BBC news 2011-11-07 加文本

短语讲解：

1. There have been several days of unrest since the Syrian government said it would accept the terms of an Arab League peace plan and pull its troops out of residential areas.

pull out退出
例句：The invading troops are pulling out of the occupied area under international supervision.
入侵部队正在国际监督下撤出占领区。

2. The Arab League has moved very quickly to take action after Syria appeared to do little or nothing to implement the peace plan.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。

3. Syria was supposed to have pulled back its tanks, ended violence and released political prisoners.

be supposed to应该,被期望
例句：I'm not supposed to be at the party.
我不该在聚会上露面。
pull back (使)(某人, 尤指一组士兵)撤出阵地
例句：The platoon pulled back to safety.
这一排士兵撤回到了安全地带。

4. In a statement, the league condemned what it described as Syria's failure to live up to its obligations under the plan.

live up to达到高标准; 不辜负; 实行; 履行
例句：They have truly lived up to their pledge.
他们确实照他们的誓言做了。

5. No one has admitted responsibility, but the Afghan government said initial investigations suggest the Taliban carried out the attack.

carry out执行，实行；贯彻；实现；完成
例句：You must carry out my orders.
你必须执行我的命令。

6. Pope Benedict has called for an end to violence in northeastern Nigeria, where up to 100 people are believed to have been killed in a wave of shootings and bombings.

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。

7. And as I pray for the victims, I ask everyone to put a stop to the violence, which does not resolve problems but increases them, spreading hate and division even amongst those who have faith.

put a stop to停止，阻止
例句：We must put a stop to the fight.
我们必须制止这场殴斗。

8. There are literally hundreds of people that have been beaten up, that have been stoned by Zanu-PF.

beat up痛殴, 毒打(某人)
例句：The boys robbed the old man and beat him up.
那几个家伙抢了那老人的东西, 而且还痛打了他一顿。

9. Schools have been ordered to close on Monday in Turin and Milan as a precaution after two children were among six victims who were swept away and died in flash floods in Genoa last Friday.

sweep away清除
例句：Newspaper editorials spoke of the need to sweep away corruption.
报纸社论论述了清除腐败的必要性。

10. Sniffer dogs are searching for dozens of people who are feared buried under mud and rubble after their houses were washed away in the town of Manizales.

search for搜索, 搜寻
例句：We searched in vain for the missing child.
我们到处寻找那孩子, 但没有找到。
wash away冲走, 清洗
例句：A ship got stranded along the shore, but last night sea waves washed it away again.
有条船在岸边搁浅了, 可昨天晚上海浪又把它冲走了。