BBC news 2015-09-13 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The United Nations general assembly has voted in favor of a motion which allows the Palestinian flag to be raised in front of UN buildings.

in favor of （某人或某事物） 赞成[支持]; 以…取代
例句：I am in favor of woman's suffrage.
我赞成妇女参政。

2. Under the resolution, the flags of two nonmembers with observer status, Palestine and Holly See, would be able to fly alongside member states.

be able to 能够; 能
例句：We must be able to stay impartial at all times.
我们必须经常保持公正的态度。

3. The team has been given the freedom to travel anywhere within Syria to carry out their inquiries.

carry out 进行; 执行; 完成
例句：No matter what we do, we must carry out our duties.
无论干什么工作,我们都应履行自己的职责。

4. Northern Island’s first minister Peter Robinson is stepping down along with all but one of his ministers in a move that brings provinces power sharing government to the brink of collapse.

along with 连同; 以及; 和…一起
例句：I'll go along with you.
我将随同你一起去。

5. ICC prosecutors last year dropped charges of crime against humanity against the Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, but his deputy William Reto and Kenyan journalist still face similar charges related to violence which broke out after disputed elections in 2007.

break out vt.（战争、打斗等不愉快事件）突然发生，爆发
例句：Armed conflict may break out at any moment.
武装冲突有一触即发之势。