BBC news 2011-11-11 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Mr Papademos says the priority is looking to the future to vote through last month's bailout package so Greece can continue to get its international loan and calm fears that it could yet leave the euro.

look to盼望；期待
例句：Now lay aside all these thoughts and look to the future. 
现在还是抛开这些想法向前看。 

2. South Sudan has blamed its northern neighbour, the Republic of Sudan, for the aerial bombardment of a refugee camp south of the border.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。

3. The governor of Unity state, Taban Deng, put the blame firmly on Sudan. He said President Omar al-Bashir should be asked hard questions about the bombing.

blame on把责任推给…
例句：They blamed the failure on John.
他们把失败的责任推给约翰。

4. Turnout was as low as 33% partly due to a boycott by the opposition candidate Winston Tubman, who alleged fraud in the first round.

due to由于，因为
例句：Her absence is due to illness.
她因病缺席。

5. One of President Obama's most influential advisers on the Middle East, Dennis Ross, has announced that he's stepping down.

step down退休, 辞职
例句：The manager had to step down on account of poor health.
那位经理由于身体不好, 只能辞职不干。

6. Another American Middle East envoy George Mitchell stood down in May.

stand down退出竞赛(或竞选)；(从高职位)退下
例句：John stood down during the competition for pulling his muscle.
约翰因肌肉拉伤而中途退出了比赛。

7. The murder took place as the Ugandan parliament was debating the death penalty for gay sex.

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。

8. The capture of Antonio Bonfim Lopes, known as Nem, came as police prepared to take control of Rocinha, Rio's biggest slum district.

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。

9. In a televised discussion with his rivals in Michigan on Wednesday, he vowed to shut down three cabinet departments if elected but could name only two of them.

shut down完全关闭，倒闭，停止运转
例句：The shop has shut down because of lack of trade.
那商店因生意萧条而停业。

10. He was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title when it was found he had an abnormally high level of testosterone.

strip of剥夺
例句：He was stripped of his rights.
他被剥夺了权利。