CNN news 2012-02-15 加文本

figure out弄明白，理解
例句：I can't figure out what he was hinting at.
我想不出他在暗示什么。

2. They wrapped up on Saturday and former Governor Romney came in the first place there as well.

wrap up圆满完成; 顺利结束(协议或会议等)
例句：They wrapped up an agreement on Friday.
他们于周五签完协议。
come in (比赛)得名次
例句：The horse came in second.
那匹马得了第二名。

3. The Syrian government has consistently argued since the beginning of this uprising nearly 11 months ago that it is fighting armed terrorists linked to al-Qaeda.

link to与…连接; 联系
例句：Fingerprints linked the suspect to the crime.
指纹使嫌疑犯与犯罪联系起来。

4. Increasingly we are seeing signs that the opposition is resorting to the use of arms to fight back against the Syrian security forces.

resort to依靠,求助于
例句：When his wife left him, he resorted to drink.
妻子离去后,他借酒消愁。
fight back抵抗, 反击
例句：The aggressors were fiercely fought back.
侵略者遭到猛烈的抵抗。

5. One Syrian opposition group claimed responsibility for killing 10 Syrian soldiers in the northern province of Idlib as a result of an improvised explosive device and an ambush.

as a result of由于…的结果
例句：He was injured as a result of boiler explosion.
他因锅炉爆炸而受伤。

6. Now Turkey has made an announcement, the Turkish foreign minister visiting Washington, that it is going to start a process, going to apply to the United Nations at its headquarters in Geneva to try to find some way to start sending humanitarian aid to Syria.

apply to向…申请〔要求〕
例句：We applied to the authorities for assistance.
我们向当局请求帮助。

7. The potential obstacles to trying to send aid in would be significant and would probably require the permission of the Syrian regime itself, which is accused of encircling cities like Homs and preventing fresh supplies of food and basic medicines.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：He was accused of murder.
他被指控犯了谋杀罪。