BBC news 2011-11-28 加文本

短语讲解：

1. In an uNPRecedented move, the Arab League has voted to impose economic sanctions against Syria in an attempt to force the government to stop its suppression of opposition protests.

in an attempt to力图,试图
例句：He studied hard in an attempt to pass the exam
他努力学习试图通过考试。

2. All these will add to the economic pressure and political isolation that Syria is already suffering.

add to增加
例句：The snowstorm added to our difficulties.
暴风雪增加了我们的困难。

3. It's angrily accused the league of targeting the Syrian people as part of a Western-engineered conspiracy to prepare the way for outside intervention.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：She accused the official of corruption.
她指控这位官员腐败。

4. Many political parties and groups have been calling for a delay to this vote.

call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

5. He called on Egyptians from all walks of life to head to the polling stations so that the new People's Assembly would represent them.

call on要求, 请求
例句：He called on his friends to help him.
他向朋友求助。

6. Under a new constitution, King Mohammed is obliged to choose a prime minister from the largest party.

be obliged to不得不
例句：She is obliged to abandon her idea of trying again.
她不得不放弃再试一次的想法。

7. The Afghan President Hamid Karzai has announced the second group of areas to be handed over from Nato to Afghan control - part of a planned transition to put Afghanistan in control of its own security by the end of 2014.

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。

8. Among the provinces and cities to be handed over are several where the Taliban carry out regular attacks.

carry out执行; 贯彻
例句：If you make a promise, it should be carried out.
你许了诺言, 就一定要兑现。

9. He called for another rally on Sunday, which goes against the rules.

go against违背, 作对
例句：That'll go against the traffic regulations.
那要违反交通规则的。

10. Talks aimed at reaching a treaty on global carbon emissions collapsed at a summit in Copenhagen two years ago.

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。