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2012-05-04来源:BBC

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1.  But as well as showing the desire to kill the president, theyprovide a series of unique snapshots of the concerns of top al-Qaeda officials from 2006 to 2011.

as well as 和...一样;和;也
例句:Boys as well as girls are taught cookery in school these days. 
现在学校里男女学生都学烹饪。 

2. If there is one unifying theme, it is frustration - frustrationfor Osama bin Laden at the actions of groups which had affiliatedthemselves to al-Qaeda but whose actions could not be controlled,for instance, the way in which al-Qaeda in Iraq killed Muslimsundermining support.

for instance 例如
例句:For instance, would it be a breach of faith? 
譬如,这样是不是算不忠实呢?

3. Competition regulators in Mexico have revoked a fine of nearly$1bn imposed on the country's main mobile phone company.

impose on 强迫
例句:You shouldn't impose on his good nature. 
你们不应该欺负他老实。 

4. America Movil, which is owned by the world's richest man CarlosSlim, was accused of monopolistic practices.

accuse of 因某事控告某人
例句:She can not accuse me of showing one bit of deceitful softness. 
她不能控诉我说我表示过一点虚伪的温柔。 

5. Mexico's competition commission said it had dropped the fine inreturn for concessions including reduced charges for connectionsfrom rival networks.

in return for 酬谢
例句:He gave her some roses in return for her kindness.
他送了她一些玫瑰以答谢她的好意。

6. Cardinal Sean Brady says he won't resign over allegations thatwhen he was a young clergyman he knew about a number of childrenwho'd been abused by a paedophile priest but did not tell theirparents.

a number of  一些
例句:A number of people have left.
一些人已走了。

7. The Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore told parliamentthat anyone who didn't act against cases of abuse at the timeshould step down.

step down 辞职,下台
例句:He is not ready to step down yet.
他还不准备辞职。

8. I've always believed in the separation of Church and state.

believe in 信仰
例句:We believe in him.
我们信任他。

9. I think it is the job of government and of the state to enactour laws and to ensure that those laws apply to everybody whetherthey belong to a church or not.

belong to 属于
例句:The bicycle belongs to Amy.
这自行车是艾米的。

10. But it is my own personal view that anybody who did not dealwith the scale of the abuse that we have seen in this case shouldnot hold a position of authority.

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。