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BBC news 2011-11-30 加文本
短语讲解:
1. Cameron described the attacks as "outrageous and indefensible", sentiments echoed by the Foreign Secretary William Hague.
describe as描述为
例句:I hesitate to describe him as really clever.
我不愿说他真的聪明。
2. The United Kingdom takes this irresponsible action extremely seriously.
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。
3. It amounts to a grave breach of the Vienna Convention.
amount to发展成
例句:If he goes on like this, he'll never amount to anything.
如果他一味这样下去, 他将一事无成。
4. We hold the Iranian government responsible for its failure to take adequate measures to protect our embassy as it is required to do.
take measures采取措施
例句:We should take appropriate measures to improve our teaching.
我们应当采取适当的措施提高教学质量。
5. During the storming, offices were smashed and flags torn down in the attacks, which followed a demonstration against sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear programme.
tear down拆毁; 拆卸
例句:The old houses have been torn down.
旧房子拆掉了。
impose on把…加于
例句:Heavy duties are imposed on imports.
对进口物品课以重税。
6. The US doctor convicted of ending the life of Michael Jackson has been given the maximum sentence of four years in jail.
convict of宣判(某人)犯有(某罪)
例句:The criminal was convicted of murder.
罪犯被判决犯有谋杀罪。
7. The prosecution summarised what Doctor Murray had been convicted of: providing a dangerous drug to a vulnerable man, not caring for him before his death or once he stopped breathing, and then trying to cover up what he'd done.
care for照料, 服侍
例句:He was given treatment and cared for until he recovered.
他一直受到治疗和护理直到痊愈。
cover up掩盖, 掩饰
例句:She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.
她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
8. His lawyer focused on his life before becoming Michael Jackson's doctor.
focus on集中于
例句:We're going to focus on the relationship between freedom and necessity.
我们将集中讨论自由和必要性之间的关系这一问题。
9. People will be classified as poor in future if they earn less than $1 a day, meaning four times as many people as now will be entitled to government subsidies and training.
entitle to赋予…做(某事); 拥有…的权利
例句:I am entitled to a repayment for the damaged goods.
我有权利索取货物损坏赔偿金。
10. Two psychiatrists spent a total of 36 hours talking to Anders Breivik as well as poring over his diaries and police interviews.
pore over认真钻研,仔细阅读; 注视,凝视
例句:He spent hours poring over the statistics.
他花了数小时钻研这些统计数据。