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2012-04-22来源:BBC


短语讲解:

1. Speaking after the vote, the US ambassador to the UnitedNations, Susan Rice, made it clear that Washington's patience wasrunning out.

run out 被用完,被耗尽
例句:Our food soon ran out.
我们的食物不久就吃光了。

2. There have been further demonstrations in Bahrain withthousands of people taking part in protests ahead of Sunday'sFormula 1 Grand Prix.

take part in 参加
例句:Are you going to take part in the first experiment?
你们会参与首次实验吗?

3. As clashes broke out again on the eve of the race, protesterstook refuge in a coffee shop in the capital, only to find tear gasfired inside.

break out 爆发;突然发生
例句:Armed conflict is likely to break out between the twocountries. 
这两国间有可能发生武装冲突。

4. Fears that the shipwreck might cause an environmental disasterbecause of leaked fuel have proved unfounded.

because of 因为
例句:Because of their relative rarity, they are often missed.  
因为相对少见,它们常被漏诊。

5. Vietnam says it will ask for international help to find outwhat's causing a skin infection that's already killed 19 people inthe central province of Quang Ngai.

find out 找出;发现;查明
例句:The police found the murderer out.
警方搜寻到了杀人犯。

6. Mr Colson was jailed for his role in the Watergate scandal thatled to President Nixon's resignation, but went on to become aninfluential evangelical Christian writer and broadcaster.

go on 继续下去
例句:If he goes on like this he'll lose his job.
如果他继续这样下去,他会丢掉差事的。

7.  He said prison life had humbled him, turning him from someonewho looked down at life from the top into someone who saw lifefrom the underside.

look down 俯视;小看
例句:Don't look down upon him, he's no mug. 
不要小看他,他不是个笨蛋。