BBC news 2011-11-21 加文本

短语讲解：

1. I can see Tahrir Square and the protesters there although not in such large numbers as they were earlier in the day. And indeed with their extremely violent charge with batons and tear gas, the armed forces here did drive most of the protesters out of the square for a while.

drive out驱逐, 驱散
例句：The invaders were driven out of the town.
入侵者被赶出城了。

2. And I was down between where I am now and the square - about 300 metres from Tahrir Square - a few hours ago, and the street - the main, one of the main Cairo's shopping streets - absolutely filled with thousands of protesters who were running away from the tear gas.

fill with (使)充〔挤〕满
例句：The hall was filled with persons welcoming him.
大厅里挤满了欢迎他的人。
run away逃跑, 走掉, 逃脱; 离家
例句：He hated his stepfather and eventually ran away from home.
他恨他的继父, 最终离家出走了。

3. But it now seems that a lot of them have poured back into the square.

pour into不断地〔大量地〕流进〔涌进〕
例句：The crowd suddenly poured into the store.
人群突然涌进商店。

4. Senior Libyan officials say the former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, the most wanted member of Colonel Gaddafi's government still at large, has been captured alive in southern Libya.

at large (囚犯)在逃, 逍遥法外
例句：The escaped prisoner is still at large.
那个逃犯仍逍遥法外。

5. Mr Senussi, a brother-in-law of the former leader, had a brutal reputation among Libyans and is believed to have played a key role in attempting to crush the uprising when it began in Benghazi in February.

play a role in在……扮演一个角色，在某方面起作用
例句：The headmaster plays an important role in the good running of a school.
办好一所学校, 校长起重要作用。

6. On Saturday, former rebel fighters detained Colonel Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam. Both men are wanted by the International Criminal Court accused of war crimes.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：We accused him of taking bribes.
我们控告他受贿。

7. The Arab League has rejected amendments put forward by the Syrian government to its proposal to send a delegation to monitor the violence in Syria.

put forward提出
例句：He put forward a plan for the committee to consider.
他提出一项计划交由全体委员审议。

8. This nation waited for last about 40 years for seeing this trial.

wait for等待, 等候
例句：I've been waiting for the bus for half an hour.
我等车已等了半个小时了。

9. The first to appear was the senior leader of an opposition Islamist party, Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, who's charged with genocide, rape and religious persecution.

charge with指控…犯有罪
例句：They charged him with negligence of duty.
他们指责他玩忽职守。

10. Thirty more were injured as the blaze swept through the centre where at least 1,000 members of the marginalised community, known in India as eunuchs, had gathered.

sweep through (使)扫过…, (使)掠过…; (使)迅速传遍于…
例句：The news swept through the village like fire.
那消息像火一样在村中蔓延。