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BBC在线收听下载:英美总统会面讨论阿富汗问题
1. The removal of the soldier responsible for the shootings is likely to cause anger in Afghanistan when members of parliament have demanded that he be put on trial there.
responsible for为…负责;是造成…的原因
例句:The bad weather is responsible for the small attendance.
出席率低是由于天气不佳。
put on trial使经受严重考验、受审
例句:She was put on trial for fraud.
她因涉及诈骗罪而受审。
2. But this was never going to happen - the United States has always insisted that charges of wrongdoing by its soldiers be dealt with within the American military legal system.
deal with与...交涉,交易;应付;处理
例句:He has learnt to deal properly with all kinds of complicated situations.
他已学会恰当地应付各种复杂局面。
3. US officials say he handed himself in.
hand in交上, 递交, 呈送
例句:He handed in his resignation right after the cabinet meeting.
内阁会议一开完, 他就提出了辞呈。
4. The United States has welcomed the conviction for war crimes of the Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga, describing it as a historic and important step in providing justice to the Congolese people.
describe as描述为
例句:I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。
5. Thomas Lubanga's crimes date back nearly a decade when an ethnic conflict erupted in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
date back回溯至
例句:The history of the town dates back to the Middle Ages.
这个城镇的历史可回溯到中世纪。
6. He was handed over to The Hague six years ago, and his trial began in 2009.
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。
7. Greg Smith, a director, wrote in the New York Times that he's quitting Goldman Sachs because he's sick of hearing colleagues talk about ripping off clients.
rip off欺骗;剥削
例句:That hotel rips off the tourists.
那家旅馆敲观光客的竹杠。
8. He blamed top management for a decline in moral fibre, saying the interests of clients are "sidelined" in the way the bank operates and makes money.
blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句:He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。
9. Mr Obama said the United States and Britain remained committed to their plan to transfer full responsibility for security to Afghan forces in two years' time.
commit to对…作出承诺, 承担义务, 担负责任; 使(自己)致力于…
例句:He has committed himself to the cause of education.
他已决心献身教育事业。
10. But we will not give up on this mission because Afghanistan must never again be a safe haven for al-Qaeda to launch attacks against us.
give up放弃
例句:She will give up this journey.
她将放弃这次旅行。