BBC在线收听下载:美国空袭解救雅兹迪教派民众

短语讲解：

1. Towards the end, he said he didn't want to be the cause for the shedding of a single drop of blood, and therefore he was, as he put it, withdrawing his candidacy in favor of the Prime Minister designate Haider al-Abadi who of course earlier in the week had been asked by the president to form a new government.

in favor of 赞成[支持]（某人或某事物）
例句：She is all in favor of my suggestion. 
她完全赞同我的建议。 

2. But Mr. Maliki had indicated that he would dig his heels in and not give way; he, uh, took legal measures, he went to the courts and he said he wouldn't give up.

give up 放弃; 投降
例句：Don't give up hope; keep on trying. 
不要灰心，继续努力。 

3. Because of these efforts, we do not expect there to be an additional operation to evacuate people off the mountain and it's unlikely that we're going to need to continue humanitarian airdrops on the mountain.

because of 因为，由于
例句：John's jacket got out of shape because of the heavy rain. 
约翰的夹克因为大雨而变形。 

4. But the Ukrainian authorities and Western governments remain concerned that Moscow could use a humanitarian mission as a cover for a military operation in support of pro-Russian separatists.

in support of 支持; 证明…正确
例句：The retort raised a cheer in support of the speaker. 
发言人这一反驳博得了一片支持的欢呼声. 

5. But when they do, they plan to hold a sit-in until the government steps down.

step down 退休，辞职
例句：I'm not ready to step down yet. 
我还不准备辞职。 

6. It's been reviewed that the actor Robin Williams who apparently took his own life this week was suffering from the early stages of Parkinson disease along with anxiety and depression.

suffer from 患（某种病），受（某种病痛）折磨
例句：All three panelists suffer from mental illnesses themselves.
这三个小组成员本身就患有精神疾病。