BBC news 2011-12-29 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The video posted on the Internet by activists shows a crowd of angry mourners gathering around the bonnet of a white vehicle, which has the insignia of the Arab League emblazoned on it and appears to belong to the observers.

belong to属于
例句：Victory belongs to the most persevering.
胜利属于最有毅力的人。

2. But despite the reservations of many activists about the Arab mission and some glitches on the ground, the observers do seem to have got through, unaccompanied by Syrian official security escorts, to some of the worst-affected quarters of Homs.

get through (工作)完成
例句：When you get through with your work, let's go out.
你完成工作后,我们出去吧。

3. On Tuesday, the Iranian vice-president threatened to close the strait if Western nations were to put an embargo on Iranian oil.

put on强使承担(责任等)
例句：Why are you trying to put the blame on me?
你为什么总想把责任推到我身上呢?

4. The Pentagon described the raising of the temperature on tensions in the Gulf as "unhelpful".

describe as描述为
His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.
雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。

5. They also agreed to pass a budget for 2011, averting a very real possibility that state institutions could grind to a halt next year.

agree to同意, 赞成, 同意照办
He did not agree to Eason taking up the job.
他不赞成伊森承担这项工作。

6. The European Union and United States insisted, though, that the communities worked more closely together in a central government to qualify for funds from the IMF and European Commission.

qualify for (使)有…资格
例句：His skills qualify him for the job.
他的技术使他能胜任这份工作。

7. It's also four times higher than when President Hugo Chavez took power in 1999.

take power取得政权
例句：The usurper took power by force .
篡夺者武装夺取了权力。

8. Experts point at social breakdown, enduring inequality, drug trafficking and the easy availability of illegal firearms.

point at (把…)对准, 指向
例句：He pointed the telescope at a deer on the hillside.
他把望远镜对着山坡上的一只小鹿。

9. Environmentalists in Tanzania say they are strongly opposed to the proposed construction of a new railway that would cut through the world-famous Serengeti National Park.

cut through克服; 抄近路穿过
例句：He was determined to cut through the difficulties.
他下决心要克服困难。

10. Palestinian police armed with batons and shields have broken up a brawl between rival priests at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

break up打碎，破碎；结束；解散；衰落
例句：The specs fell on the cement floor and broke up.
眼镜掉在水泥地上破掉了。