BBC news 2012-06-30 加文本

1. They voted in favour of a permanent eurozone rescue fund as well as the fiscal pact which aims to prevent countries from running up excessive debts.

in favour of 赞成...;支持...;有利于...
例句：All the affiliated organizations are in favour of the plan. 
所有的分支机构都赞成该计划。 

2. The brother of the American fraudster Bernard Madoff has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and falsifying records and has agreed to serve 10 years in prison.

agree to 同意
例句：We cannot agree to consign the goods. 
我们不同意寄售此货。 

3. Peter Madoff helped to run his brother's Wall Street firm, but in a New York court he told the judge he was in total shock when Bernie Madoff revealed he had defrauded investors of billions of dollars, and that he was deeply ashamed and terribly sorry.

in total 全部
例句：The battle culminated in total victory. 
这一仗大获全胜。 
billions of 几十亿
例句：Billions of stars twinkled in the sky. 
无数星星在天空闪烁。 

4. Today British police requested that he report to a London police station, but his spokeswoman told the media that Mr Assange feared this would eventually lead to his extradition to the UnitedStates on espionage charges.

lead to 导致
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。