BBC在线收听下载:墨西哥西南地区发生大地震

shake up使战栗, 吃惊
例句：No one was hurt, but many of the passengers were severely shaken up by the accident.
那次事故中无人受伤, 但许多乘客都吓得胆战心惊。

2. The video, which is in the possession of the authorities, shows the gunman grabbing Myriam Monsonego by the hair as she tried to escape.

in the possession of在……控制/支配下；被……拥有/占有
例句：The keys are in the possession of the caretaker.
那些钥匙由管理员持有。

3. When his weapon jams, he calmly pulls out a second weapon, which he then uses to kill her.

pull out拔出
例句：He pulled out the pistol and aimed at the enemy officer.
他拔出手枪, 瞄准敌军官。

4. They have ruled out one line of the inquiry that linked to three disgraced paratroopers who had links to far-right extremism and who were sacked or discharged from a local base in 2008, which means they are no nearer determining the identity of this gunman.

rule out宣布…不可能; 排除…的可能性
例句：A sudden storm ruled out the boat race.
突如其来的暴风雨使划船比赛无法进行。
link to与…连接; 联系
例句：Fingerprints linked the suspect to the crime.
指纹使嫌疑犯与犯罪联系起来。
discharge from遣走…, 让…离开
例句：The members of the jury were discharged from their duties.
陪审员们被解除了职务。

5. A United Nations report has accused the security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo of carrying out a wave of killings and arbitrary arrests during elections last year.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：We accused him of taking bribes.
我们控告他受贿。
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。

6. The report says the scandals led to a loss of trust in the Catholic Church in Ireland and acknowledged with what it called "pain and shame" that young people had been abused by clerics.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

7. Today, they appealed for forgiveness from victims, and they called the catalogue of abuse "terrible crimes and sins".

appeal for呼吁
例句：He appealed for his parents' forgiveness.
他恳求他的双亲宽恕他。

8. But the report into child protection in Ireland didn't recommend a radical overhaul of the Church, except proper procedures were now being implemented and simply called on bishops to ensure victims of abuse continued to receive full support.

call on要求, 请求
例句：He called on his friends to help him.
他向朋友求助。

9. President Obama said Tehran had imposed an "electronic curtain" on its people.

impose on把…加于
例句：Heavy duties are imposed on imports.
对进口物品课以重税。

10. That's why we set up a Virtual Embassy, so you can see for yourselves what the United States is saying and doing.

set up建立，建造, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。