BBC news 2011-12-30 加文本

短语讲解：

1. This was in Idlib in the northwest, near the Turkish border, and they were referring to President Bashar al-Assad.

refer to有关, 针对; 暗指
例句：Does your remark refer to all of us?
你的评论是针对我们所有的人的吗?

2. The United States said it's deeply concerned over the raids.

concern over使(自己)关心…
例句：The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.
那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。

3. A spokeswoman, Victoria Nuland, described them as inappropriate.

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。

4. We call on the Egyptian government to immediately end the harassment of (NGOs,) NGO staff, return all property and resolve this issue immediately.

call on要求, 请求, 号召
例句：He called on his friends to help him.
他向朋友求助。

5. Egypt recently blamed foreign intervention for the resurgence of anti-government protests.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。

6. Bahrain is to put five police officers on trial over allegations that they were involved in torturing to death two detainees linked to the mass anti-government protests earlier this year.

put on trial受审; 使经受严重考验
例句：She was put on trial for fraud.
她因涉及诈骗罪而受审。
involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：Don't involve yourself in unnecessary dispute.
不要把自己卷入无谓的争论中。
link to与…连接; 联系
例句：Fingerprints linked the suspect to the crime.
指纹使嫌疑犯与犯罪联系起来。

7. Bahrain's top prosecutor said two of the policemen are accused of beating the men to death, and the others of failing to report what happened.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：She accused the official of corruption.
她指控这位官员腐败。

8. They said the craft's reactors had been switched off, no missiles were on board at the time and that no one was injured.

switch off关闭
例句：Make sure the current is switched off before you leave on holiday.
你出去度假前一定要把电源关上。

9. The Indian government's controversial anti-corruption bill is facing an uncertain future after it failed to pass through parliament.

pass through经历;通过
例句：He had passed through many difficulties during the experiments.
在试验时他经历了许多困难。

10. Forensic officers have been on their hands and knees, scraping out the contents of drains, but still no murder weapon has been found.

scrape out掏空, 刮净
例句：The ashes must be scraped out from the stove.
炉里的灰必须掏尽。