BBC news 2012-01-20 加文本 讲解翻译

rule out宣布…不可能; 排除…的可能性
例句：A sudden storm ruled out the boat race.
突如其来的暴风雨使划船比赛无法进行。

2. "As a Texan, I've never shied away from a fight," said Governor Perry, "but I know when it's time to make a strategic retreat."

shy away避开,回避
例句：It is impossible for him to shy away from the problems.
他要避开这些问题是不可能的。

3. One moment in a televised debate will go down in campaign history.

go down被记录在案
例句：That remark will go down in history.
那番评论将载入史册。

4. The demonstrators expressed anger at a court verdict this week which jailed three people in connection with the murder but said that there was no evidence of a wider plot.

in connection with与…有关,连同
例句：He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.
他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

5. Police estimates put the crowd at 40,000, brought out in a wave of indignation over Tuesday's court verdict.

bring out激起，唤起，引起(某种品质)；使发挥出来
例句：The accident brought out the best in her.
这次事故使她最优良的品质得以发挥。

6. During the investigation, plenty of evidence was unearthed that pointed to police involvement in the killing, and yet these leads were not followed up by prosecutors despite pleas to do so from Hrant Dink's family.

follow up跟着; 追逐; 继续
例句：The chairman followed up with another question.
主席接着又提了一个问题。

7. The military has pulled back troops from a town on the border with Lebanon after several days of clashes.

pull back撤出阵地
例句：The platoon pulled back to safety.
这一排士兵撤回到了安全地带。

8. Officials in the United States have shut down one of the largest file-sharing sites on the Internet Megaupload.com.

shut down完全关闭，倒闭，停止运转
例句：The factory was shut down for two months as a result of the strike.
那工厂因罢工的结果而停工了两个月。

9. Federal prosecutors have charged several people at the company including the founder with breaking anti-piracy laws. Megaupload is accused of infringement of copyright allegedly costing rights holders more than $0.5bn in lost revenue from pirated films and other content.

charge with指控…犯有罪
例句：I charge this man with receiving stolen goods.
我指控此人接受赃物。
accuse of指责, 控告
例句：He was accused of murder.
他被指控犯了谋杀罪。

10. This was just what the publishers News International hoped to avoid when they settled the first case for a much higher sum three years ago in the hope of keeping a lid on the scandal.

in the hope of怀着…的希望
例句：We returned to the park in the hope of finding her wallet.
我们回到公园, 希望能找到她的钱包。
keep a lid on保守秘密
例句：They told us to keep a lid on the report until the campaign is over
他们告诉我们竞选结束之前遮盖住那份报告。