BBC news 2011-12-10 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The British Prime Minister David Cameron was the only one of the 27 EU leaders to refuse to take part.

take part参加，参与
例句：He will take part in a quiz.
他将参加一场知识竞赛。

2. Three of the remaining leaders will consult their parliaments, so Britain could end up completely isolated.

end up结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句：They all ended up puzzled.
最终他们都感到迷惑不解。

3. Some, including the German leader Angela Merkel, would have preferred amendments to EU treaties, which require all governments to agree.

prefer to较喜欢; 宁愿
例句：I prefer country life to town life.
我更喜欢乡村生活而不喜欢城市生活。

4. Mr Cameron says he acted in Britain's national interest by refusing to sign up to the new EU treaty, but he admitted that Britain's relationship with Europe had now changed.

sign up跟…签订合同
例句：They manage to sign up all the best performers.
他们设法跟所有最佳演员签订合同。

5. You're obviously in a room with 26 other people who are saying 'put aside your national interest, go along with the crowd, do what will make life easy and comfortable for you there in that room', but you say no.

put aside把...放在一边;撇开
例句：He put aside his work to spend more time with his son.
他把工作暂时搁下以便有更多时间陪儿子。

6. The top US military officer General Martin Dempsey has said he's extraordinarily concerned about the viability of the euro because he thinks its collapse could lead to civil unrest.

concern about使(自己)关心…
例句：There is no need for you to concern yourself about where I was last night.
你没必要关心我昨晚在哪儿。
lead to导致, 引起
例句：In given conditions, a bad thing can lead to good results.
在一定条件下, 一件坏事可以导致好的结果。

7. Provisional results show he picked up just under half the votes cast.

pick up好转; 恢复
例句：The writer's personal appearance picked up the sales of the book considerably.
那位作家亲自到场, 使那本书的销售量大增。

8. Supporters of his main challenger Etienne Tshisekedi have complained of fraud. From Kinshasa, this report from Thomas Hubert.

complain of抱怨, 诉苦
例句：He complained of being underpaid.
他抱怨工资太低。

9. Congress in Honduras has voted in favour of a temporary ban on motorcyclists carrying passengers in an attempt to end a series of drive-by shootings.

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。

10. The council, which has no power to order a fresh ballot, said that reports of election fraud were of deep concern and that those who carried out violations should be prosecuted.

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。