正文
BBC在线收听下载:BP漏油事件或将达成和解
1. For the second day running, the Red Cross in the Syrian city of Homs says it's given up hope of getting its relief convoy into the stricken district of Baba Amr to deliver aid.
give up放弃
例句:She will give up this journey.
她将放弃这次旅行。
2. But Syrian television has been in there showing pictures of massive destruction though it blamed it all on terrorist armed gangs carrying out a foreign plot to destabilise the country.
blame on把责任推给…
例句:They blamed the failure on John.
他们把失败的责任推给约翰。
carry out执行; 贯彻
例句:He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。
3. Activists have accused the security forces of carrying out revenge killings and summary executions after they moved in on Thursday following the withdrawal of armed rebels.
accuse of指责, 控告
例句:We accused him of taking bribes.
我们控告他受贿。
4. China has called on the Syrian government and the opposition to cease the violence and seek a peaceful resolution to the crisis.
call on要求, 请求
例句:He called on his friends to help him.
他向朋友求助。
5. Previously, China and Russia have twice vetoed UN Security Council resolutions calling for an end to violence in the country.
call for需要
例句:Your plan will call for a lot of money.
你的计划需要许多钱。
6. The Brazilian sports minister has announced that his government will refuse to deal with the Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke after his criticism of Brazilian preparations for the 2014 World Cup.
deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句:There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。
7. Brazil's sports minister said the comments made by Fifa's Jerome Valcke were out of order and inappropriate for talks between the Brazilian government and football's governing body.
out of order故障; 违反规程
例句:The chairman told him that he was out of order.
主席告诉他说他违反了会议规程。
8. n a news conference in London on Friday, the secretary general of Fifa said Brazil needed a "kick up the backside" to speed up its preparation for the World Cup. Fifa's secretary general complained that the construction of the stadium was late, and that public transport and lodging was insufficient.
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。
9. More than 90,000 polling stations are opening across this vast country, many of them equipped with web cameras for the first time to monitor voting.
equip with装备,配备
例句:They equipped themselves with a pair of sharp axes and set off for the forest.
他们带上两把利斧便朝森林走去。
10. A first hearing of a pre-trial inquiry into the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster has taken place in Italy to shed greater light on the events surrounding the capsizing of the ship in January.
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。
shed light on为...提供线索, 对...透露情况, 使...清楚地显出, 阐明...
例句:She has told them nothing that could shed light on her husband's whereabouts.
她没向他们提供任何有关她丈夫下落的线索。