BBC news 2011-12-11 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Demonstrators across Russia have called for a rerun of last weekend's parliamentary elections, which were officially won by the party of the Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

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。

2. Not since the fall of the Soviet Union have so many Russians taken to the streets to take on their leader.

take on承担；呈现；具有；流行；接纳；雇用；穿上
例句：The old factory has taken on a new look.
这家老厂已呈现出一派新面貌。

3. Today tens of thousands of Muscovites came here to accuse the authorities of committing a crime: stealing their votes.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：We accused him of taking bribes.
我们控告他受贿。

4. Sources indicate that the South African draft text does not specify a legally binding deal and envisages the agreement coming into force only after 2020.

come into force开始生效
例句：The new law comes into force from the day of its promulgation.
新法律自公布之日起生效。

5. Mr Lerner had been the campaign manager to the President Ollanta Humala, who took office in July.

take office就职
例句：When will the new President take office?
新总统什么时候就职?

6. He was recently involved in a failed attempt to negotiate an end to protests that have stalled Peru's biggest foreign investment - the Conga gold mining project.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：The vast masses there have become involved in the health campaign.
那里的广大群众都参加了卫生运动。

7. Protesters complained about the former president's transfer to the court last month.

complain about抱怨, 投诉
例句：He complained about the food.
他抱怨吃得不好。

8. Zimbabwe's 87-year-old President Robert Mugabe says it will be an act of cowardice for him to retire ahead of elections expected to be held next year.

ahead of在…之前
例句：She left one day ahead of him.
她是在他离开的前一天离开的。
be expected to预计
例句：House prices are expected to perk up.
预计房价会上涨。

9. The police chief has said the situation in Kinshasa and Mbuji-Mayi is under control, but he has acknowledged that since the election result was announced, his men have shot four people dead in Kinshasa.

under control被控制住; 处于控制之下
例句：The police kept the mob under control.
警察将暴徒制服。

10. A lunar eclipse, which occurs when the Earth casts a shadow over the Moon, has been visible in parts of the world. Sky-watchers in Australia, Asia and North America witnessed the spectacle, which is the last lunar eclipse to take place till 2014.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
晚会将在除夕那天举行。