BBC news 2012-01-08 加文本 讲解

短语讲解：

1. The Kenyan authorities say they thwarted attacks planned for the Christmas and New Year period, but it's understood that not all those suspected of involvement have been detained.

suspect of怀疑
例句：The police suspect him of having taken the money.
警察怀疑钱是他偷的。

2. State television showed large crowds chanting in support of President Assad as the flag-draped coffins were brought into the mosque in the al-Maidan district of Damascus.

in support of支持
例句：The judge quoted various cases in support of his opinion.
那位法官引证不同的案例以支持他的意见。
bring into把…拿入, 带入(某处)
例句：Who brought that unpleasant woman into my home?
是谁把那个讨厌的女人带到我家里来的?

3. New medical tests on the Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner have shown that she is not after all suffering from cancer.

suffer from因(疾病)而痛或不舒服;因...而更糟;受...之苦
例句：She often suffers from headaches.
她常常头痛。

4. She's now returned to her official residence to convalesce.

return to返回到…
例句：News of the astronauts' safe return to earth was delayed.
宇航员安全返回地球的消息被推迟。

5. Iran has described the rescue by the United States navy of 13 Iranian fishermen captured by Somali pirates as a humanitarian gesture.

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。

6. The Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said his country had also rescued many foreign sailors from pirates, but such acts did not affect overall relations between countries.

rescue from营救, 救援; 使免遭损失
例句：The government has rescued the firm from bankruptcy by giving them a grant.
政府通过给企业拨款使他们免遭倒闭。

7. An American congresswoman shot and nearly killed a year ago is considering whether to run for office again.

run for竞选；让…竞选
例句：Mr. Brown did not want to run for governor of the state last year.
布朗先生去年不想竞选州长。

8. In 2008, the majority of the industry's leading officials were arrested and charged with fraud. Before his disappearance, Mr Kieffer had accused officials close to the then President Laurent Gbagbo of being involved in the fraud and had received several death threats.

charge with指控…犯有罪
例句：They charged him with negligence of duty.
他们指责他玩忽职守。
involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：She was involved in working out a puzzle.
她在聚精会神地解一道难题。

9. Prison authorities in northern Iraq are investigating how 11 prisoners managed to escape overnight on Friday from a jail by digging an 80-metre-long tunnel to reach freedom.

manage to达成,设法
例句：She managed to make herself understood in English.
她设法用英语表达自己的意思。