BBC news 2011-12-13 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The British Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his decision to veto a new European treaty aimed at strengthening the eurozone, saying he did so to protect Britain's national interest.

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。

2. The prime minister and I clearly do not agree on the outcome of the summit last week.

agree on对某事〔物〕有同样看法, 商定〔同意〕某事, 商定做某事
例句：We agree on the question.
我们在这个问题上意见一致。

3. The vehicles pass through Pakistan en route to Afghanistan.

pass through经过, 通过
例句：She said she was passing through Paris and would like to have a chat with me.
她说她要路过巴黎, 想跟我聊一聊。

4. Society is waking up. And no matter whether we want it or not, those authorities who fail to establish a dialogue with society, I think they will soon have to go.

wake up醒来; (使)认识到; (使)觉悟; 活跃起来；更感兴趣
例句：On holidays the little town wakes up.
每逢假日, 这个小城镇就活跃起来了。
whether or not是否; 无论
例句：Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it.
无论你是否喜欢这个意见, 我将继续做下去。

5. She's been working as a deputy for the last seven years.

work as任…职, 当…
例句：She worked as a nurse when she was young.
年轻时她是一名护士。

6. Now Fatou Bensouda is preparing to take on the highest role within the International Criminal Court.

take on承担
例句：He is always ready to take on heavy responsibilities.
他一向乐于挑重担。

7. The new chief prosecutor has already stated she will not change the established approach of going after war criminals regardless of where they come from.

regardless of不管, 不顾
例句：I shall go regardless of the weather.
无论天气好坏我都要去。
come from来自，源出；产自
例句：This word comes from Latin.
这个词源于拉丁语。

8. It said the claims in a domestic BBC television programme relied heavily on hearsay and were unsupported by any credible evidence.

rely on信赖, 依赖,依靠
例句：Hong Kong's prosperity relies heavily on foreign businesses.
香港的繁荣在很大程度上依赖于外国商行。

9. It was alleged that Azerbaijan had been guaranteed two boxing gold medals at London 2012 in return for $10m investment.

in return for作为…的报答
例句：He gave her some roses in return for her kindness.
他送了她一些玫瑰以答谢她的好意。

10. The BBC said it stood by its investigation.

stand by支持, 支援; 信守诺言; 站在旁边; 袖手旁观
例句：We'll stand by you through thick and thin.
不管多么艰难困苦, 我们都要支持你们。