BBC news 2011-12-16 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Russia has surprised Western nations at the United Nations in New York by circulating its own draft UN resolution aimed at resolving the crisis in Syria.

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 head of the Bank of France, Christian Noyer, has hit out at international financial ratings companies, saying the arguments they use are often more political than economic.

hit out猛烈抨击; 严厉批评
例句：The voters are hitting out at the government's latest decisions.
选民猛烈抨击政府的最新决定。

3. He was convicted of embezzlement and breach of trust by creating fictitious jobs for members of his party when he was mayor of Paris. Mr Chirac was given a suspended two-year sentence.

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。

4. The charges go back more than 20 years to when Mr Chirac was the powerful mayor of Paris and controlled the system in which municipal funds were used to pay his political party staff.

go back回转, 回顾, 追溯
例句：The friendly contacts between our two peoples can go back to the Tang Dynasty.
我们两国人民间的友好往来可以追溯到唐朝。

5. Activists have called for her release.

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。

6. The British Ministry of Defence has announced that 13,500 military personnel will contribute to security during next year's Olympic Games in London.

contribute to促成
例句：Your suggestion has greatly contributed to the accomplishment of our work.
你的建议大大地促进了我们工作的完成。

7. The extra costs will come out of the Olympics budget, not that of the Ministry of Defence.

come out出现; 出来
例句：The moon came out from behind the clouds.
月亮从云后露出脸来。

8. He said the cameras had now been removed from their location in the village in Eastern Cape where Mr Mandela lives.

remove from从…中移开〔拿走, 除掉〕
例句：She removed mud from her shoes.
她擦去了鞋上的泥。

9. A spokesman for Associated Press denied spying on the former president.

spy on侦查,暗中监视
例句：They decided to spy on him.
他们决定暗中跟踪窥探他。