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2012-03-22来源:BBC
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1. After weeks of negotiations about how to stop the violence in Syria, the United Nations Security Council has unanimously backed the peace plan put forward by its envoy Kofi Annan.

 

put forward提出
例句:He put forward a plan for the committee to consider.
他提出一项计划交由全体委员审议。

2. This sends precisely the strong and united message to the Syrian government and all other actors in Syria that they need to respond, and respond quickly and immediately, to the six-point plan that has been presented by Mr Kofi Annan in Damascus.

respond to对…作出反应〔回答〕
例句:The teacher responded affirmatively to the question that student put forward.
老师对那个学生的问题作了肯定的回答。

3. The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned President Assad to carry out the measures or face increasing pressure.

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。

4. The seven people he suspected of killing include Jews and Muslims and three children.

suspect of怀疑
例句:The police suspect him of having taken the money.
警察怀疑钱是他偷的。

5. But early this morning, working on intelligence gathered in the biggest manhunt France has known, police swooped on an apartment in a quiet residential street of Toulouse, and inside was the gunman responsible for seven murders.

swoop on向……突然袭击
例句:They swooped down on a night club and made 5 arrests.
他们突然袭击了一家夜总会,抓走了五个人。
responsible for是...的原由
The bad weather is responsible for the small attendance.
出席率低是由于天气不佳。

6. In recent years, the Chinese authorities have increased pressure on lawyers who take on politically sensitive cases or use the legal system to push for greater civil liberties.

push for急切、强烈地要求, 为…奋力争取
例句:He pushed me for an answer.
他催我作出答复。

7. A Cuban official newspaper has accused government opponents on the island and in the US of plotting to disrupt next week's visit by Pope Benedict.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句:He was accused of murder.
他被指控犯了谋杀罪。

8. Troops in the centre of Mali's capital Bamako are reported to have taken control of state television.

take control of掌管
例句:There must be someone who can take control of these naughty children.
应该有人能管住这些淘气的孩子。

9. The Supreme Court in Mexico is reviewing the case of a French woman who was convicted of kidnapping and jailed for 60 years.

convict of宣判(某人)犯有(某罪)
例句:The criminal was convicted of murder.
罪犯被判决犯有谋杀罪。

10. It's thought parents had approved of the idea to wear the labels.

approve of赞成, 赞同
例句:Everybody approves of the plans for a new school building.
大家都赞成建造一所新校舍的计划。