BBC在线收听下载:瑞士全民公投否决增加假期

give up放弃;投降
例句：She will give up this journey.
她将放弃这次旅行。

2. The international peace envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan, says he's handed over a set of concrete proposals aimed at defusing the crisis there during a second round of talks with President Bashar al-Assad.

hand over交出; 交付; 交给
例句：The material was handed over to the department just in time.
材料及时地交给了有关部门。
aim at (以…)瞄准; 针对, 以…为目标
例句：The visit was aimed at expanding the relations between the two countries.
访问的目的是扩展两国的关系。

3. Emerging from a second round of talks in as many days, Kofi Annan told reporters his meetings with President Assad focused on three core objectives: an immediate end to the violence, access for aid and the start of a political dialogue with the opposition.

focus on集中于，对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句：Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

4. Mr Annan said the natural response was for the Syrian leader to embrace change and reform, but he said bringing an end to a year of violence would not be easy.

bring an end to使结束，使停止
例句：Neutral state in the area have tried to bring an end to the war
该地区的中立国为结束战争作出了努力。

5. It took place in St Finbar's Catholic Church in the affluent Rayfield suburb of Jos, a town in which thousands have died from religious and ethnic violence over the past decade.

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。
die from死于
例句：In a severe winter, wild animals can die from lack of food.
在寒冷的冬天, 野兽可能因为缺乏食物而饿死。

6. No groups admitted responsibility for the attack although suspicion will fall on the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, who were behind a similar church attack in Jos two weeks ago, in which three people were killed.

fall on落到, 轮到
例句：His eyes fell on a curious object.
他的目光落在一个奇怪的物体上。

7. An Egyptian military court has acquitted an army doctor who was charged with carrying out forced virginity tests on women detained during protests last year.

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。
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。

8. The public security ministry said in a report that some had been sold for adoption or forced into prostitution as far away as Angola.

force into强迫(某人)做(某事)
例句：You will never force him into obedience.
你永远不能迫使他服从。

9. It said police had broken up more than 3,000 trafficking gangs.

break up (使)破裂
例句：It was money trouble that broke up their marriage.
他们因钱的问题婚姻才破裂的。

10. The plans were turned down in a referendum.

turn down拒绝
例句：His request for a rise was turned down.
他要求加薪, 被拒绝了。