BBC news 2011-12-27 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The Arab League initiative agreed with the Syrian government requires all armed forces to withdraw from the areas of conflict.

agree with与某人〔观点〕一致, 同意〔赞同〕某人的意见
例句：They might not agree with his opinions.
他们或许会不同意他的意见。
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例句：Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.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。

2. Syrian officials are saying they are committed to the protocol they signed with the Arab League that the observers will have complete freedom of movement, but of course they do have to coordinate with the Syrian authorities because they need to have security; they can't just jump in cars and drive off to a place like Homs.

commit to对…作出承诺, 承担义务, 担负责任; 使(自己)致力于…
例句：He has committed himself to the cause of education.
他已决心献身教育事业。
drive off驾车离去, 驶去
例句：The man got into his car and drove off.
那男人上了汽车就开走了。

3. So that in a sense makes them sort of dependent on the regime.

in a sense在某种意义上, 在一定程度上
例句：You are right in a sense, but you don't know all the facts.
在某种意义上你是对的, 但你不了解全部事实。

4. Ultra-Orthodox Jews pelted police and journalists with rocks and eggs, and set fire to rubbish bins.

set fire to放火烧, 点着了…
例句：The police hasn't found out who set fire to the storehouse.
警方还没查出是谁放火烧了仓库。

5. Cabrera used violence to keep control of the group's criminal activities. This allowed him to gain stature in the group.

keep control of 控制
例句：The teacher could not keep control of the class any longer.
这位老师再也控制不住那班学生了。

6. The blast on the outskirts of the capital Abuja was the first in a series of attacks on Christmas Day.

a series of一系列
例句：The post office will issue a series of new stamps.
邮局将要发行一套新邮票。

7. The Office of the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner has expressed alarm following the 10-year jail sentence imposed in China on a veteran activist, Chen Xi.

impose on把…加于
例句：Heavy duties are imposed on imports.
对进口物品课以重税。

8. Our country is bound and determined to march towards the democratic goal.

bind to把…捆绑在…上; 安排…; 迫使(某人)遵守〔服从〕(规章, 命令等)
例句：The prisoner was bound to a post and shot.
那囚犯被绑在木桩上枪毙了。

9. South Korean officials said the country's former first lady and the chairman of Hyundai talked (about口误) with the leader for about 10 minutes after arriving in Pyongyang to pay their respects to his father Kim Jong-il.

pay to把某物给…
例句：I've come to pay my respects to you.
我特来拜访您。