BBC news 2012-01-05 加文本 讲解翻译

短语讲解：

1. The French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe says the European Union is on track to impose an embargo on Iran's oil exports.

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

2. The EU is going after Iran where it really hurts.

go after追逐, 追求
例句：He had left his wallet on the table, so I went after him.
他把钱包忘在桌子上了, 所以我追去找他。

3. If Europe does stop buying, Iran will have to turn to countries in Asia, and those countries will demand a discount.

turn to求助于
例句：He turned to me for help.
他向我求助。

4. The Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann has pulled out of the race to be the Republican Party candidate in this year's US presidential campaign.

pull out退出
例句：The invading troops are pulling out of the occupied area under international supervision.
入侵部队正在国际监督下撤出占领区。

5. Michele Bachmann said she had decided to stand aside, but insisted she would continue to fight against what she called the socialist agenda of President Barack Obama.

stand aside袖手旁观，不管
例句：No man could stand aside in such a condition.
在这种情况下，不会有人袖手旁观的。
fight against与…作斗争〔争吵〕; 反对…
例句：We will have to fight against difficulties.
我们将不得不同困难作斗争。

6. Her departure removes one hard-line Christian conservative from the field and leaves it more open for other candidates, including Rick Santorum, who appealed to evangelical voters.

appeal to向…呼吁; 向…请求;恳求
例句：I appeal to you to vote against him.
我想请你投他的反对票。

7. But the race now moves to the northeastern state of New Hampshire, where Mitt Romney, the winner here by just eight votes, stands a good chance of notching up a second early win.

notch up完成;创下,达到
例句：He is keen to notch up yet another success.
他渴望能再次成功。

8. Hundreds of people piled up old sandals outside the courtroom in protest against the decision to prosecute the 15-year-old boy.

pile up引起许多(麻烦); 积累
例句：He piled up fallen leaves in a corner of the yard.
他把落叶堆积在院子一角。

9. British detectives investigating the racist murder of the black teenager Stephen Lawrence say new information has come to light that may help them convict more suspects.

come to light显露, 为大家所周知
例句：It has come to light that he was lying.
大家都知道他在说谎。

10. In what's been described as a human data error, 10,000 tickets were sold for seats that didn't exist.

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