BBC news 2011-12-25 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Prospect Sakharov is packed with protesters - tens of thousands of people who've taken to the streets to demand fresh parliamentary elections, and much of their anger is directed at Vladimir Putin.

pack with用…充满
例句：He packed a briefcase with what might be required.
他把所有可能需要的东西都装进公文包。

2. Up on stage, politicians, rock stars and writers have been calling for Mr Putin to resign.

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。

3. One speaker said the civil society which had suddenly appeared couldn't be stamped out by the Russian authorities.

stamp out扑灭, 毁掉
例句：The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.
医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。

4. The fighting broke out two days ago in the cities of Damaturu and Maiduguri.

break out (战争、打斗等不愉快事件)突然发生, 爆发
例句：Something unexpected always breaks out in this area.
在这一地区总有意想不到的事情发生。

5. The Queen's husband is recovering after what's known as a stent was inserted into a blocked coronary artery which had been causing the prince to suffer pains in his chest.

insert into把…插入(某处)
例句：Is it too late to insert a new page into my magazine article?
往我在杂志上发表的那篇文章中再加上一页晚不晚?

6. The ruling party newspaper called on Kim Jong-un to lead North Korea to "eternal victory".

call on要求, 请求, 号召
例句：The government called on the workers to oppose waste.
政府号召工人反对浪费。

7. The Pakistani Taliban say they carried out the attack.

carry out执行; 贯彻; 进行
例句：He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。

8. I was listening to songs on my mobile phone when all of a sudden a blast occurred, and there was darkness. My face was covered with dust.

all of a sudden突然地, 突如其来地, 猛然地
例句：I was sitting quietly reading when all of a sudden a stone came hurling through the window.
我正安安静静地坐着看书, 突然从窗外飞来一块石头。
cover with用…遮盖住, 用…填满
例句：The field is covered with snow.
田野一片积雪。

9. The electricity was cut off.

cut off切断;中断
例句：I was cut off on my line to London.
我打伦敦长途时,电话线被切断了。

10. The agency Ibama said Chevron lacked the necessary equipment and was slow to respond to the leak.

respond to对…作出反应〔回答〕
例句：The woman conductor kindly responded to my question.
女列车员亲切地回答了我的问题。