BBC news 2011-11-14 加文本

短语讲解：

1. And when the talks ended, as expected, he turned to the former European Union Commissioner Mario Monti.

turn to求助于; (把注意力等)转向
例句：He turned to me for help.
他向我求助。

2. By no means everybody in Italian politics likes the idea of an unelected leader taking charge, but Mr Berlusconi's supporters are conditionally going along with the plan to install Mario Monti, and he has support, too, from many other quarters.

by no means绝不, 一点也不, 根本不，决不
例句：This by no means the first time you have been late.
这绝不是你第一次迟到了。
take charge看管,负责,不受控制;主持
例句：As a group leader, you should take charge.
你身为组长， 应当负起责任来。
go along with一起去,赞同,附和
例句：I can not go along with your view.
我不能赞同你的观点。

3. Mr Monti's challenge will be to enact a stringent austerity plan aimed at tackling Italy's massive debt.

aim at (以…)瞄准; 针对, 以…为目标
例句：The visit was aimed at expanding the relations between the two countries.
访问的目的是扩展两国的关系。

4. Speaking in a brief statement after his confirmation as prime minister, he said he would carry out the task with urgency

carry out执行; 贯彻
例句：He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。

5. The German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich has warned of a new form of far-right terrorism after police linked a neo-Nazi gang to the killing of nine entrepreneurs from Germany's Turkish and Greek communities.

warn of发出关于…的警告
例句：The weather station warned of severe snowfalls ahead.
气象台预报将有大雪。

6. Amid criticism that it had taken more than 10 years to uncover the link, he said he'd set up a working group to improve the domestic intelligence agency's procedures.

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。

7. Syria has called for an emergency Arab summit to address the Syrian crisis a day after the Arab League suspended it for failing to implement a peace initiative.

call for需要; 要求
例句：She was willing to help, but her services were not called for.
她倒是愿意帮忙, 只是已经没有请她帮忙的必要了。

8. Damascus said it was still committed to the plan.

commit to对…作出承诺, 承担义务, 担负责任; 使(自己)致力于…
例句：He has committed himself to support them.
他答应负担他们的生活。

9. Police in Rio de Janeiro have taken control of one of Brazil's largest and most lawless slums.

take control of控制或掌管
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。

10. A group of 20 countries at risk from climate change have called for faster disbursement of funds that have been allocated to help them cope with their changing environment.

cope with对付…
例句：I cannot cope with that boy; he is stubborn.
我对付不了那个孩子, 他很固执。