BBC news 2015-04-02 加文本

短语讲解：

1. But it is a significant victory as a battle, the same ship but the government, and the U.S.-led coalition but they weren't involved in the start of it.

involve in 使参与[陷入，牵扯到]
例句：Mary do not want to get involve in any perplexed relationship with a marroed man. 
玛俐不愿扯入与已婚男人纠缠不清的关系中。

2. Obviously, they did play a part in the end, I think an important part in bombing the centre, the palace complex where the last IS fighters had held up.

hold up 举起; 支撑
例句：That boiler will not hold up under pressure. 
那种锅炉受不住压力。