CNN news 2011-08-23 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The people of Syria deserve a government that respects their dignity, protects their rights, and lives up to their aspirations.

live up to实行; 履行; 不辜负
例句：He has lived up to the hopes of his father.
他的所作所为没有辜负父亲的期望。

2. For the sake of the Syrian people, the time has come for him to step aside and leave this transition to the Syrians themselves, and that is what we will continue to work to achieve.

for the sake of为了
例句：We made concessions for the sake of peace.
为了和平我们做出了让步。
step aside从权威地位退下
例句：I'm not ready to step aside yet.
我还没有准备让位。

3. What prefaced today's fall was the Morgan Stanley report that warned of a dangerous risk recession in the United States and the Eurozone because of what it called "policy errors and sluggish growth.

warn of发出关于…的警告
例句：The weather station warned of severe snowfalls ahead.
气象台预报将有大雪。

4. Investors get worried and pull out.

pull out (使)离开; 退出
例句：We must pull our company out of the financial crisis as soon as possible.
我们必须使公司尽早摆脱财政危机的困境。