BBC在线收听下载:巴基斯坦前总统不惧死亡威胁回国

1. Crucially he became a member of the close in a circle of the ailing Russian President Boris Yeltsin and there he was able to exercise considerable power in Yeltsin’s Russia.

be able to 能，会
例句：We'll be able to smooth away these difficulties.
我们能够克服这些困难。

2. The rebels say they’ve shot down an attack helicopter which had been supporting the government forces.

shoot down 朝下射击；击落
例句：Are they trying to shoot down that other drone?
他们要击落另一架无人机吗？

3. Negotiations with European Union, IMF and European Central Bank officials have continued throughout the day with the main sticking point being the size of a levy to be imposed on Cypriot savers. Andrew Walker reports from Brussels.

impose on 把…加于；强与…为伴；使硬缠着；给…带来麻烦
例句：You can not so easily impose on us.
你们要欺骗我们没那么容易。

4. The Euro Zone is offering a ten-billion euro loan while insisting on extra cash from Cyprus itself.

insist on 坚持，强调
例句：I insist on the opinion I had.
我坚持原来的意见。