VOA慢速英语:WikiLeaks, the Pentagon and the War in Afghanistan

on the line冒极大的险

例句：Work hard; your job is on the line.
      好好工作, 不然你有失掉这份工作的危险。

2.This material doesn't just reveal abuses, this material describes the past six years of war, every major attack that resulted in someone being detained or someone being killed.

result in导致,结果是

例句：The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
      这次水灾造成相当大的减产。

      The quarrel resulted in his mother leaving the house.
      争吵导致了他母亲离家出走。

3.We have been wrestling with these allegations, and we have made some progress

wrestle with全力对付,努力克服

例句：The pilot was wrestling with the controls.
      那个飞行员尽力控制住操纵装置。

      She was wrestling with assignments in mathematics.
      她在苦苦对付数学作业。

4. I believe that is too high a price to pay.

pay a price为所得付出代价

例句：Our troops recaptured the city, but they paid a heavy price for it.
      我军收复了该城, 但为此付出了沉重的代价。