BBC news 2011-11-29 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Egyptians have turned out in large numbers to vote on a mostly peaceful first day of elections to a new parliament - the first since President Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February.

turn out生产；结果是；关掉；出动；驱逐
例句：10,000 people turned out to welcome the world champion.
一万人出来欢迎那位世界冠军。
vote on对…进行表决
The chairman asked us to vote on the plan.
主席要我们对计划进行表决。

2. Polling stations have closed now after the governing military council kept them open an extra two hours to cope with the long queues of voters.

cope with对付;处理
例句：I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.
既要照顾家庭又要工作, 我不知道她是怎样应下来的。

3. In other parts of the country, the governing party accused the opposition of fraud.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：He was accused of murder.
他被指控犯了谋杀罪。

4. There is plenty of suspicion, and unless people perceive the process to be free and fair, there is a danger this election will not pass off smoothly.

pass off发生; 进行
例句：The celebration passed off successfully.
庆祝活动圆满结束。

5. President Obama has described the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers in a Nato air strike on Saturday as a tragedy.

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。

6. That might make the European Central Bank more willing to take stronger action.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。

7. Meanwhile, EU leaders have promised to push for more integration after meeting President Obama at the White House.

push for急切、强烈地要求, 为…奋力争取
例句：We were pushed for time and had to quit some place to visit.
由于时间紧迫, 我们只好放弃一些地方不去参观了。

8. The decision came a day before he was due to be questioned in parliament about the alleged payment of bribes to pro-government MPs.

due to预定, 预期
例句：The boat is due to arrive at 12.
船预计在12点到。