欧洲法院禁止英国驱逐两名索马里人

短语讲解：

1. The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Britain not to deport two Somalis who have been convicted of serious crimes, saying they could face torture or other "inhuman" treatment if they are forced to return to their home country.

convict of宣判(某人)犯有(某罪) 
例句：The jury convicted the accused man of theft and arson.
陪审团宣判被告犯有偷窃和纵火罪。

2. The court's ruling says Britain would be in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights if it sent the two men back to Somalia.

in violation of违反
例句：They blockaded the Suez Canal in violation of international agreement.
他们违反国际公约封锁了苏伊士运河。

3. British authorities sought to deport them.

seek to力图，试图，设法
例句：I sought to change her mind.
我试图改变她的心意。

4. But the Strasbourg-based court said while their actions were "undesirable," they would be at risk of mistreatment in Somalia and therefore they cannot be forced to go there.

at risk有危险
例句：The disease is spreading, and all children under five are at risk.
这疾病在蔓延, 五岁以下的小孩都有危险。

5. Bellamy says the Convention is designed, in part, to provide incentive to European countries to take action to help improve the human rights situation in other parts of the world so that foreign criminals can be sent home.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。

so that以便；结果是；以致
I will give you all the facts so that you can judge for yourself.
我会给你所有的事实以便你可以自己判断。

6. And when you've got a situation where countries are in deep strife and civil war situations and lawlessness, unless those situations are addressed at a global level, we will end up importing some of the problems from there.

end up (以…)结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句：The hooligan ended up dead in a car accident.
那个恶棍最后在一次车祸中丧命。

7. Professor Juss says the European Convention on Human Rights forces the continent's countries to accept some risk in return for upholding their principles.

in return for作为…的报答
例句：She invited me to her house for dinner in return for my service.
她邀请我到她家吃晚餐以回报我的服务。

8. We are held up, as law-respecting societies, to a higher standard.

hold up支持, 支撑, 承受住,支持住,承受住,支撑得住
例句：I thought that no one else could hold up such pain.
我认为没有人能忍受住这样的疼痛。

9. The professors say once the two Somali men complete their sentences in Britain, they will probably have to be set free.

set free释放
例句：The prisoner was set free.
那名囚犯获释了。

10. They say the courts will not allow law enforcement authorities to hold the men beyond the length of their criminal sentences, even if they are in the country illegally and even if they pose a risk of future criminal behavior.

even if即使, 纵然
例句：I wouldn't lose courage even if I should fail ten times.
即使要失败十次, 我也绝不灰心。