BBC news 2011-12-28 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Thousands of Israelis have been taking part in a rally to condemn the behaviour of ultra-Orthodox Jews who want to enforce segregation between men and women.

take part in参加…, 参与…活动
例句：John takes part in many school activities.
约翰参加很多学校里的活动。

2. At tonight's rally, there was something of a party atmosphere, but many Israelis believe the country's character is at stake.

at stake濒于险境，处于成败关头
例句：His reputation was at stake.
他面临身败名裂的危险。

3. It was a move he ruled out only a few weeks ago, infuriated that the US and Germany had been conducting negotiations over the location without consulting him.

rule out宣布…不可能; 排除…的可能性
例句：A sudden storm ruled out the boat race.
突如其来的暴风雨使划船比赛无法进行。

4. Opposition activists have accused the Syrian government of hiding tanks outside Homs to avoid detection by the Arab League mission. Jim Muir reports.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：We accused him of taking bribes.
我们控告他受贿。

5. Although he said it had been a good day and that both sides had responded, it's been a pretty mixed result, must have brought home to the observers how complex and deadly the situation is.

bring to把…带给(某人), 带往(某处)
例句：Last night's storm brought several trees to the ground.
昨夜的暴风雨刮倒了几棵树。

6. Human rights activists in Egypt have welcomed a court order to stop the military from making female prisoners undergo virginity tests.

stop from阻止某事发生
例句：Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes.
眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。

7. The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told MPs his government was determined to combat the problem.

be determined to下决心
例句：He was determined to cut through the difficulties.
他下决心要克服困难。

8. The Islamist sect Boko Haram said it carried out the bombings, which killed around 40 people, most of them in a Roman Catholic church.

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

9. But a host of recent indicators point to an exodus on a scale last seen in the early 1970s when Portugal was still at dictatorship.

point to表明
例句：All the signs at the moment point to an early resumption of the fighting between the two countries.
眼下的一切迹象都表明这两个国家将很快重新开战。

10. The communist party newspaper said owls had been weeping each day while Radio Pyongyang said an unidentified white bird was seen brushing off snow from his statue.

brush off刷掉, 掸掉, 拂掉(某物)
例句：Dust on the surface brushes off easily.
表面的灰尘容易掸掉。