BBC news 2011-11-23 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The leader of Egypt's ruling military council has promised to bring forward presidential elections to next year.

bring forward提出,提前,显示
例句：The rain will bring forward the young crops.
这场雨将促进作物幼苗的生长。

2. He said it was committed to holding parliamentary elections on schedule from next Monday and that a new president would be elected sooner than expected by the end of June.

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。
on schedule按时间表, 准时
例句：I have accomplished the task on schedule.
我按时完成了任务。

3. Despite the pledges made by Field Marshal Tantawi, thousands of protesters in Cairo and other major cities are still demanding that the military leadership give up all attempts to hold on to power, and clashes with security forces are continuing around Tahrir Square, as Hugh Sykes now reports.

give up放弃
例句：She will give up this journey.
她将放弃这次旅行。
hold on坚持住，挺住; 抓紧不放
例句：If he can just hold on a little longer, we can get help to him.
如果他能再坚持一会儿, 我们就能使他得到帮助了。

4. And when they get too close, the police loose off a tear gas canister or two or three.

loose off放(枪、箭)
例句：I loosed off my last arrow, I prayed that the deer would fall.
我射出最后一箭时, 祈祷着鹿会倒下。

5. They want total change; they want an end to the regime of the man they describe as Mubarak mark II - Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi - they want him to resign.

describe as描述为
例句：His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.
雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。

6. Though he denies it, the accusation is that earlier this year, as ambassador to Washington, Mr Haqqani drew up a memo to America's most senior military officer Admiral Mike Mullen.

draw up草拟, 拟订
例句：A new will has been drawn up.
新的遗嘱已拟好了。

7. That for many Pakistanis amounted to nothing less than treason, and so there has been a clamour for Mr Haqqani to go.

amount to发展成; 意味着
例句：His words amounted to a threat.
他的话实际上是威胁。
完全, 全部nothing less than
例句：His negligence was nothing less than criminal.
他的粗心大意无异于犯罪。

8. The former Italian leader is involved in three legal cases, and it's the first time he's appeared in court since he was forced to resign as prime minister earlier this month.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：He is involved in the case.
他同这桩案子有干系。