CNN news 2011-09-29 加文本

短语讲解：

1. He pushed for change in other Middle Eastern nations like Bahrain and Yemen.

push for急切、强烈地要求, 为…奋力争取
例句：People living near the airport are pushing for new rules about night flight.
住在机场附近的人们正强烈要求制订出夜航班机的新规。

2. He was scheduled to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as well.

be scheduled to 预计, 安排
例句：He was scheduled to leave yesterday.
他原定于昨日离开。

3. That will come one day after two Americans were released from a prison in Ahmadinejad`s country.

release from把…从…解脱出来
例句：You can be released from prison early for good behavior.
你可以因表现好提前释放。

4. The men were convicted of illegally entering Iran and spying for the United States.

convict of宣判(某人)犯有(某罪)
例句：The criminal was convicted of murder.
罪犯被判决犯有谋杀罪。

5. Mohammed Jamjoom looks at why it make sense that Oman would get involved in this situation.

make sense有道理；有意义；是明智的, 是合情合理的
例句：It would make sense to leave early.
还是早点走好。
involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：Don't involve yourself in unnecessary dispute.
不要把自己卷入无谓的争论中。

6. Oman is separated from Iran by the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane for the oil industry.

separate from分开
例句：After twelve years, he decided to separate from the firm.
12年后他决定离开这个公司。

7. But due to international sanctions, it can`t offer the help Oman needs in diversifying its economy.

due to由于
例句：Her absence is due to illness.
她因病缺席。