BBC news 2011-12-17 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The military officer presiding over the case against an American soldier accused of passing secret information to the Wikileaks website has refused a defence request that he stand aside.

preside over管理; 对(某事物)负有责任; 主持(会议、仪式等)
例句：He presides over the company.
他管理这家公司。
accuse of指责, 控告
例句：She accused the official of corruption.
她指控这位官员腐败。
stand aside袖手旁观，不管
例句：No man could stand aside in such a condition.
在这种情况下，不会有人袖手旁观的。

2. Bradley Manning, claimed that the officer was biased and had prevented them from calling most of their defence witnesses.

prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.
他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。

3. Lieutenant Colonel Paul Almanza looked into the defence team's request that he step down as presiding officer.

look into在...里查资料;深入地检查,研究;调查
例句：Your complaint is being looked into.When we have anything to report, we will write to you again.
你的诉讼正在调查之中。如果有事需要通知, 我们会写信给你的。
step down退休, 辞职
例句：The manager had to step down on account of poor health.
那位经理由于身体不好, 只能辞职不干。

4. Faced with charges of aiding the enemy and leaking classified information, 24-year-old Private Manning could face life in prison, but the government has said it will not seek the death penalty.

face with使面临; 把…摆在面前
例句：When we faced her with all the evidence, she admitted the crime.
我们把所有证据摆到她面前, 她认罪了。

5. It took the Supreme Court less than one hour on Friday night to sign off the election results.

sign off停止活动；停止广播
例句：I've written far too much and had better sign off.
我这封信写得太长了, 最好就此落款结束。

6. Monday after local and international observers highlighted widespread irregularities, but the court found that he had failed to produce any evidence to back up his claims.

back up支持，证实；增援，后援
例句：He backed up his arguments with facts.
他以事实支持自己的论点。

7. The trouble broke out when troops attempted to end a three-week-long protest camp outside the parliament building.

break out (战争、打斗等不愉快事件)突然发生, 爆发
例句：The Second World War broke out in September 1939.
第二次世界大战爆发于1939年9月。

8. Protesters claimed that two of the demonstrators were beaten up by the army, a violent confrontation built up and the army moved in to clear the protest camp, burning the tents.

beat up痛殴, 毒打(某人)
例句：The boys robbed the old man and beat him up.
那几个家伙抢了那老人的东西, 而且还痛打了他一顿。
build up逐步建立, 增进, 增强,使增大
例句：Many a large and big business has been built up from small ones.
很多大企业都是从小规模发展起来的。

9. The new civilian government had promised it would not allow attacks on protesters, and this is one of the first times that soldiers have come directly into conflict with the demonstrators as well.

come into加入; 参加
例句：Several new members have come into the club since last year.
自去年以来, 又有些新成员加入了俱乐部。

10. The United States has handed over to the Iraqi authorities the last remaining detainee in American custody in Iraq.

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. Ayew said the award was all the more special for being decided on by the fans.

decide on就…做出决定, 决定要
例句：Peter decided on a blue sweater.
彼得选定了一件蓝色的运动衫。