BBC在线收听下载:法国总统敦促各方对中非问题采取行动

1. Earlier, the US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said US armed forces were ready for military action.
 
be ready for 为...做好准备
例句：How do you change what you're doing today to be ready for that?
你怎样改变自己今天所做的事来为此做准备呢？

2. A White House spokesman said the Obama administration was firmly of the view not only that chemical weapons had been used in Syria but that it was the Syrian government that had used them.

not only...but 不但…而且
例句：The loser will feel not only disappointed but also dispossessed.
失败者将不仅会感到失望，而且还会觉得无依无靠。

3. Meanwhile, Syria's key allies, Russia, Iran and C** have stepped up their warnings against intervention.

step up 走上；（使）增加
例句：It plans to step up its protests.
他们计划加紧他们的抗议活动。

4. Police in Spain have arrested a former investment banker wanted by the US over a 2012 fraud scandal which led to senior resignations at JP Morgan and several government probes into bank practices.

lead to 导致
例句：That can lead to serious consequences.
这会导致严重的后果。

5. In late 2008, the global financial system was reeling from the collapse of the American investment bank Lehman’s and the US government set up a program using taxpayers' money to restore stability.

set up 建立；准备
例句：The students also set up debating teams.
学生们还成立了辩论队。

6. The US prosecutor described him as a disgraced business leader who took advantage of the situation to benefit himself and other executives.

take advantage of 利用
例句：Take advantage of your refractory period.
利用好你的间歇期。

7. He has not been sentenced yet, but could face up to a year in prison.

face up to 勇敢地接受[面对]， 正视（而不畏缩）
例句：My friend, face up to life with smiles, and keep smiling though sometimes with tear in eyes.
朋友，要笑着直面人生，哪怕有时眼里还噙着泪。

8. The Vice President of a Toronto-based mining company Gernot Wober was handed over to the international committee of the Red Cross at an undisclosed location in the north of the country.

hand over 交给
例句：Foreign companies will not readily hand over their technology or management skills to a chinese partner.
外国公司不会把他们的技术和管理方法交给他们的中国合作伙伴。