BBC news 2012-03-07 加文本

centre on集中于
例句：The action of the play is centred on the struggle between the two women.
那出戏的主要情节是两个女人之间的争斗。

2. He faces up to 20 years in jail for the most serious charges, but could be imprisoned for longer.

face up to勇敢地接受〔面对〕, 正视(而不畏缩)
例句：He won't face up to the fact that he is too old for the job.
他年纪太大不宜干这工作, 他却不愿面对这一现实。

3. He was renowned for his lavish lifestyle and created a 20/20 cricket tournament in the West Indies in 2008.

be renowned for因...而著名, 以...著称
例句：He was renowned throughout the diplomatic world for his savoir faire.
他在外交界以灵活应变而闻名遐迩。

4. Candidates are competing in 10 states on what's known as Super Tuesday with Mitt Romney hoping he can pull away from his nearest rival Rick Santorum.

pull away拉去，拉掉，拉开
例句：The mother pulled the child away from the fire just in time.
母亲正好及时把孩子从火旁拉开。

5. There have been bigger, more Super Tuesdays in the past, but with a quarter of the delegates needed to win up for grabs, it's a very important day indeed for the four Republican candidates still vying for a chance to take on Barack Obama in November.

take on同(对手)较量；接受…的挑战；对付
例句：He wants to take on that boxing champion.
他想和那个拳击冠军较量。

6. Hundreds of people crowded into a hangar on the outskirts of the city.

crowd into (使)充满某空间
例句：Reporters and photographers were crowded into the lobby.
记者和摄影师都挤进了大厅。

7. A spokesman for the Congress of the People of Cyrenaica told the BBC that the tribes and the military were behind the declaration, which calls for autonomy in the eastern part of Libya.

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。

8. Activist groups in Syria have reported more atrocities by Syrian forces after they took over the district of Baba Amr in the city of Homs.

take over接管; 接替
例句：She took over his work after his departure.
他离开以后, 她接替了他的工作。

9. The opposition in Sweden has demanded an investigation into allegations that the Swedish government was secretly involved in a project to build a weapons factory in Saudi Arabia.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：Don't involve yourself in unnecessary dispute.
不要把自己卷入无谓的争论中。

10. As well as American targets, the hackers are accused of attacking government agencies in Tunisia, Algeria and Zimbabwe. They allegedly belong to a network called Lulzsec.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：She accused the official of corruption.
她指控这位官员腐败。
belong to是(某团体、国家等)的成员
例句：We belong to the new club.
我们是这个新俱乐部的成员。