BBC news 2011-11-16 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Speaking after talks with Russian officials in Moscow, Mr Ghalioun described the talks as fruitful, although there was no change in the positions of either side.

describe as描述为
例句：I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。

2. The Italian Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti has said he has succeeded in forming a new government and will present his appointments to President Napolitano on Wednesday.

succeed in成功;顺利完成
例句：They succeeded in solving the problem.
他们成功地解决了这个问题。

3. Naturally with respect to the president of the republic, you will understand that I cannot reveal the contents.

with respect to关于, (至于)谈到
例句：With respect to your other proposals, I am not yet able to tell you our decision.
谈到你的其他建议, 我现在还无法把我们的决定告诉你。

4. But I will like to assure you all of my absolute faith and conviction in our country's ability to get through this difficult period.

get through度过，熬过(困难时期等)
例句：I don't know how they get through these cold winters.
我不知道他们是如何熬过这些寒冷的冬天的。

5. The authorities in the Philippines have prevented the former President Gloria Arroyo from leaving the country despite the Supreme Court having overturned a government ruling banning her from travelling abroad.

prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：My only idea was to prevent the woman from speaking.
我唯一的想法就是不让那女人讲话。
ban from禁止
例句：Bicycles are banned from the new superhighway.
禁止在高速公路骑自行车。

6. Mrs Arroyo faces numerous claims of corruption and electoral fraud, and the government is afraid that if she leaves the country, she'll never come back to face the accusations against her.

come back回来
例句：I'm going away and I may never come back.
我要走了, 可能永远不再回来。

7. Police arrested about 200 protesters after moving in early on Tuesday to clear the camp.

move in搬进, 迁进
例句：They will move in next week.
他们将在下星期搬进新居。

8. It's not clear what's going to happen next, but definitely the activists are around in the streets of Manhattan and vowing to keep up their protests.

keep up保持，维持；继续，坚持
例句：He kept up a correspondence with Tom.
他和汤姆保持通信联系。

9. An American biotechnology company says it's been forced to stop trials using embryonic stem cells in humans owing to the high costs.

owing to由于, 因为
例句：Owing to the rain, the match was canceled.
因为下雨, 比赛取消了。

10. It was hoped that the cells, which have the potential to develop into any type of body tissue, would repair damaged spines and one day allow patients to walk again.

develop into (使)发展成, 变成…
例句：The city has developed into a center of industry.
这座城市已经发展成为一个工业中心。

11. But the company say that while the treatment has been well tolerated by patients and had no serious adverse events, the large financial burden involved has forced them to axe the trial, lay off staff and halt development of their stem cell programmes.

lay off暂时解雇,裁员
例句：The factory has laid off workers because of the drop in sales.
那个工厂由于销量下降而暂时解雇了工人。