BBC news 2011-12-15 加文本

短语讲解：

1. One of the most extraordinary chapters in the history of the American military will come to an end.

come to an end 结束,终止
例句：All good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。

2. As a commander in chief, he had to pay tribute to the sacrifices of his troops.

pay tribute to称赞, 歌颂
例句：We must pay tribute to all those who helped make this a free country.
我们必须称颂那些为使这个国家成为自由之邦而出力的人。

3. He told them their fighting and dying had not been in vain.

in vain徒劳，无效
例句：We tried in vain to make him change his mind.
我们试图使他改变主意, 结果是白费心机。

4. They were leaving behind a country that was not perfect, but Iraq, he said, was now stable, led by its own people.

leave behind忘带, 留下; 丢弃
例句：He left his wife and children behind.
他抛下了妻子儿女。

5. uropean stock markets have fallen too with analysts saying the main cause was continuing uncertainty over how effective the European Union summit last week would turn out to be in solving the economic crisis.

turn out to be结果是, 原来是, 证明是
例句：He said he was a doctor; but later he turned out to be a cheat.
他自称是个医生, 结果证明他是个骗子。

6. Investors fear the deal lacks substance and that some governments won't stick to the terms.

stick to遵守, 坚持
例句：You must stick to your promise.
你必须遵守诺言。

7. For that, they want somebody - probably the European Central Bank - to stump up unlimited funds to bail out the most indebted governments.

stump up (不情愿地)付出
例句：Mr. Green stumped up $100 for his son's debts.
格林先生勉强为他儿子还了一百元的欠款。
bail out帮助(某人)脱离困境
例句：My friends bailed me out with economic aid.
我的朋友们从经济上帮助我使我脱离困境。

8. Mrs Merkel said she was sorry Britain refused to go along with the new plan, and she emphasised the importance of Britain in Europe.

go along赞同; 一致
例句：I can't go along with you in this matter.
在这件事情上我不能同意你的意见。

9. The magazine's latest issue, which comes out on Friday, has an Arab woman protester on its cover.

come out出版; 发表
例句：When will the dictionary come out?
那本字典什么时候出版?

10. The man, Yunus Rahmatullah, was captured by British troops in Iraq in 2004, but they handed him over to the Americans, who transferred him to Afghanistan and have been holding him there ever since.

hand over让与, 移交;送交
例句：He has resigned and will hand over charge of his office today.
他已辞职, 将在今日办移交手续。

11. The world footballing body Fifa is considering plans to offer low-cost tickets to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil in exchange for guns handed in as part of an amnesty.

in exchange for交换
例句：Tom gave Helen an apple in exchange for a piece of cake.
汤姆用一个苹果与海伦换一块蛋糕。
hand in交上, 递交, 呈送
例句：All the exercise books must be handed in before you leave school.
放学前所有练习本务必交上来。