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BBC news 2012-01-19 加文本讲解翻译

2012-01-19来源:BBC

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1. The International Monetary Fund says it needs to raise hundreds of billions of dollars so it can give out new loans to countries in urgent need of financial support.

give out分发; 散发
例句：They stood there, giving out the leaflets to the passers-by.
他们站在那里, 向过路人散发传单。

2. EU countries - not including Britain - have already agreed to contribute about 200 billion US dollars to the IMF, but that leaves a considerable gap to be filled.

contribute to捐助;帮助
例句：How much did you contribute to the relief fund?
你为那笔救济金捐了多少?

3. But in the Senate, a bill that looked close to passage now appears to be in trouble.

in trouble处于困境中；有麻烦
例句：Richard is in trouble again.
理查又再次陷入麻烦之中了。

4. Argentina has persuaded neighbouring countries to close their ports to ships flying the Falklands flag, and the rhetoric out of Buenos Aires is heating up.

heat up沸腾, 使变得激烈
例句：The hall will soon heat up once the crowd arrive.
随着人群的到来大厅很快就沸腾起来。

5. So today David Cameron pushed back, sending what he called a clear message.

push back使撤退, 使回到原处
例句：She kept pushing back wisps of hair that fell over her eyes.
她不断地把垂下来挡住她眼睛的头发撩回去。

6. He's blaming his Republican opponents in Congress, saying they set an arbitrary deadline for the decision and didn't allow the government enough time to check the safety of the project, known as the Key Stone Excel Pipeline.

known as被认为是，被称为
例句：Radio, television, newspapers and magazines are known as the mass media.
广播、电视、报纸和杂志被称为大众传媒。

7. The escape of a key suspect in the Christmas bombings is deeply embarrassing for the Nigerian police, who've been accused of incompetence.

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

8. There have long been suspicions that Boko Haram have infiltrated parts of the establishment here and that some politicians from the Muslim north have secret contacts with the sect.

contact with与…有交往〔联系〕
例句：We contacted with the ship by radio.
我们通过无线电与那艘船取得了联系。

9. Officials said the children had been chained and locked up in a private home in the central city of Temixco.

lock up将…锁住〔关押〕
例句：They have locked the prisoners up in their cell.
他们已把犯人监禁在小牢房里。

10. The vessel is resting on an undersea ledge off the island of Giglio.

rest on搁在〔支撑在〕…上
例句：The bridge rests on stone arches.
这座桥由石拱支撑。