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BBC news 2012-01-30 加文本 讲解翻译
1. The landmark meeting between the Afghan government and the Taliban is expected to take place in the coming weeks in Saudi Arabia.
take place发生; 举行
例句:The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
晚会将在除夕那天举行。
2. Al-Hashimi is currently in northern Iraq, and the Kurdish regional government, which has been trying to mediate a solution to the crisis, has refused to hand him over to Baghdad.
hand over让与, 移交;送交
例句:They were handed over to a military tribunal for trial.
他们已被交给军事法庭审判。
3. In Talbisah near Homs, the limp body of Ahmed al-Hallaq is dragged away, blood streaming from his nose and mouth.
drag away将…拉走; 将…硬拖走
例句:It will take two elephants to drag all this wood away.
需要两头大象才能把所有的木材拖走。
4. Similar scenes of panic and horror were acted out in many parts of the country as security forces and tanks attacked centres of resistance.
act out演出, 表演; 实行, 实现
例句:They actually acted out their ideal.
他们确实把自己的理想变成了行动。
5. In a lengthy television interview, Mr Sarkozy said France was introducing it on its own to create a shock and encourage other countries to follow suit.
follow suit跟着做, 照着做
例句:Father bowed his head; she followed suit.
父亲点头, 她也跟着点头。
6. The decision to allow Mr Wade to run for a third term sparked protests by the opposition.
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。
7. A jury in Canada has found an Afghan immigrant couple guilty of murdering three daughters and the husband's first wife, whom they'd accused of dishonouring the family.
accuse of指责, 控告
例句:We accused him of taking bribes.
我们控告他受贿。
8. In a three-month trial that had riveted the country, the court heard the prosecution lay out its case against Mohammad Shafia, his wife Tooba Yahya and their son Hamed in the deaths of Mr Shafia's three teenage daughters and a woman the girls referred to as auntie who was Mr Shafia's first wife.
lay out设计; 安排;筹划
例句:Our plan must be well laid out before we begin to work.
我们在开始工作之前, 必须制定好计划。
refer to as被称为, 被认为
例句:All his classmates referred to him as “Blackbeard.”
他的同学都称他为“黑胡子”。
9. He's now charged with attempting action over abuses committed in Spain itself during the Franco-era.
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。
10. As president, he was praised for his calm leadership.
praise for因…称赞、赞扬
例句:He was praised for his neat and careful work.
他因工作认真、利索而受到赞扬。