BBC在线收听下载:卡塔尔的齐达内雕像被移走

短语讲解：

1. Residents cheered as government troops entered the town, the last remaining stronghold of the rebels who appealed to have fled to the hills.

appeal to 诉诸武力；向…投诉
例句：To succeed, it must appeal to the emotions rather than to reason.
为达目的，它一定要诉诸人的情感而不是理性。

2. But for the UN force 18,000 strong it was embarrassing demonstration of their ineffectiveness.

but for 要不是
例句：But for music, life would be dull. 
要不是音乐，人生会很无聊。 

3. Lawyers from Mr. Kenyatta have asked the ICC to postpone his trial for crimes against humanity saying that he’s needed at home to deal with the aftermath of last month militant attack on a Nairobi shopping center.

deal with 应付； 对待
例句：How should policy makers deal with this ambiguity?
决策者应该怎样应付这种模糊不明？

4. The hearing is due to begin next month.

due to 因为,由于
例句：Much of the shift is due to economic growth.
这种变化的大部分都是由于经济的增长。

5. The United States has promised that it’ll not spy on the United Nations.

spy on 侦查，暗中监视
例句：He did offer me money, but not to spy on you.
他的确给过我钱，但不是要监视你。

6. Bidzina Ivanishvili who was elected Georgia president last weekend said that he was ready to draw up a roadmap toward reconciliation with Russia.

be ready to 预备，即将
例句：Some may still be ready to cut deals with mr saleh.
他们中的一些可能仍然准备和萨雷先生讨价还价呢。
draw up 折叠；草拟
例句：This would allow them to draw up detailed plans.
这些信息有助于两家制定详细的计划。

7. Last year production dropped to its lowest level in 40 years according to analysts leaving demand outstripping supply by some 300 million cases.

according to 根据，按照
例句：It did not go according to plan.
这个妥协方案并没有按计划执行。