BBC news 2011-12-22 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The White House called for the immediate implementation of the Arab League peace plan, warning that failure to do so would result in new sanctions against Syria.

call for需要; 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。
result in导致,结果是
例句：The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
这次水灾造成相当大的减产。

2. Because under the plan, it's supposed to withdraw forces from all the towns, cities, villages, etc where they've been confronting people.

withdraw from (使)离开〔退出〕
例句：Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.
我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。

3. Mr al-Maliki earlier urged the Kurdish authorities in the north of Iraq to hand over the Sunni Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi, who's accused of links to terrorism.

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。
accuse of指责, 控告
例句：He was accused of murder.
他被指控犯了谋杀罪。

4. Hundreds of European banks have applied to borrow money from the European Central Bank in its first ever offer of unlimited three-year loans at low cost.

apply to向…申请〔要求〕
例句：We applied to the authorities for assistance.
我们向当局请求帮助。

5. For me, they are never in doubt, so I'll fully support him whatever the outcome.

in doubt存在疑问
例句：The boy's honesty was never called in doubt.
那个男孩的诚实不容置疑。

6. The authorities in Mexico have disbanded an entire municipal police force as part of a campaign to root out corruption and improve security in the face of drug-related violence.

root out彻底根除
例句：This disease could easily be rooted out.
这种病很容易根治。
in the face of面对
例句：We should compose ourselves in the face of fear.
我们在危险时要保持镇静。

7. The site has 800 million users worldwide, but Facebook Ireland is responsible for the data of all users beyond the United States and Canada.

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：Heavy rains were responsible for the shortage of vegetables.
大雨是蔬菜短缺的原因。

8. Facebook has agreed to what's described as a wide range of "best practice" improvements.

describe as描述为
例句：I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。

9. Some people have interpreted the millennial prophecy as predicting the apocalypse.

interpret as解释为
例句：I interpret his answer as a refusal.
我把他的回答理解为拒绝。