BBC news 2012-01-28 加文本 讲解翻译

add up to等于; 意味着, 看来实际是…; 总起来说
例句：It all adds up to a complete failure.
事情总起来说是彻底失败了。

2. The United Nations Security Council is discussing a draft resolution urging President Assad to stand down.

stand down退出竞赛(或竞选)；(从高职位)退下
例句：John stood down during the competition for pulling his muscle.
约翰因肌肉拉伤而中途退出了比赛。

3. France is speeding up the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan.

speed up (使)加速
例句：We are speeding up the mechanization of our agriculture.
我们正在加快农业机械化的步伐。

4. South Sudan says it'll completely shut down its oil production because of a dispute over transit fees with its northern neighbour, Sudan.

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。

5. The government of South Sudan decided to shut down the production of oil and to stop pumping oil into the pipeline in north Sudan.

pump into注入，灌输
例句：A tyre expands when you pump air into it
轮胎一打气就鼓起来.

6. The growth figures suggest that the United States is in a stronger position to emerge from the economic downturn than Europe.

emerge from来自, 产生于, 脱离
例句：Many distinguished men have emerged from slums.
许多名人都出自贫民窟。

7. Consumer confidence is up, and Americans blew the cobwebs from their wallets and purses and spent more on cars, trucks and durable goods at the end of last year.

spend on把…花在…
例句：He doesn't spend much time on his homework.
他花在作业上的时间不多。

8. Companies stocked their shelves and invested in new equipment, and unemployment, though high, has fallen for six months in a row.

invest in在…上投资, 在…投入(时间、精力等)
例句：The company lacks sufficient money to invest in new products.
公司没有足够的钱对新产品投资。

9. Three other countries - Belgium, Slovenia and Cyprus - were also marked down.

mark down给低分
例句：She was marked down because her answers were too short.
她因为回答得太简短而被给低分。

10. The writers took out a full-page advert in the Mexican newspaper El Universal to call for an end to killing, impunity and intimidation.

take out把…带出去
例句：Please take the children out, their noise is making my head ache.
请把孩子们领出去, 他们吵得我头痛。
call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。