BBC news 2011-11-25 加文本

短语讲解：

1. If he takes the job, Mr Ganzouri would still be accountable to the military council, which has rejected calls to step down immediately.

step down辞职，下台
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。

2. Kamal Ganzouri served as Egypt's planning minister from 1982 under former President Hosni Mubarak.

serve as充当, 担任
例句：The general had served as a soldier in the earlier war.
在早期的战争中, 这位将军曾当过士兵。

3. In 1996, he became the prime minister, a position which he held for under four years when he fell out with his boss, who accused him of mismanaging the country's economy.

fall out争吵
例句：She has fallen out with all her neighbors.
她和所有的邻居都吵翻了。
accuse of指责, 控告
例句：We accused him of taking bribes.
我们控告他受贿。

4. He was nicknamed the "minister of the poor" because of his way of looking after the interests of people in low income.

look after照顾, 照看(某人或某物)
例句：We'll send an experienced expert over to look after the matter.
我们将派一个有经验的专家来关照此事。

5. Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo said that if Syria refused, the league's economic arm would meet on Saturday to vote on sanctions.

vote on对…进行表决
例句：The chairman asked us to vote on the plan.
主席要我们对计划进行表决。

6. Libya's new transitional government has been sworn in at a ceremony in the capital Tripoli.

swear in使宣誓就职
例句：The new Governor is being sworn in next week.
下星期新总督要宣誓就职。

7. The new Prime Minister Abdurrahim al-Keib said they were looking forward to leading the country until the elections due in a few months.

look forward to期望, 盼望
例句：We look forward to seeing you again.
我们期待着与你再次相见。

8. Gunmen loyal to him opened fire on thousands of protesters who object to Mr Saleh being given immunity from prosecution. Under the accord, Mr Saleh hands over power to his deputy.

hand over让与, 移交;送交
例句：He has resigned and will hand over charge of his office today.
他已辞职, 将在今日办移交手续。

9. The move paves the way for companies such as Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, to gain access to India's lucrative retail sector which is worth an estimated $450bn a year.

pave the way for为…铺平道路;为…铺平道路,为…做好准备
例句：His visit paved the way for an agreement.
他的访问为达成协议铺平了道路。

10. Prosecutors are trying to prove that Radovan Karadzic was responsible for genocide.

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：Heavy rains were responsible for the shortage of vegetables.
大雨是蔬菜短缺的原因。