VOA慢速英语:Palestinians Apply to UN; US Links Pakistan to Attacks

call for 号召，请求
例句: A call for volunteers was sent out, but very few people responded. 
号召自愿参加，但响应者寥寥无几。

2. The truth is that so far the Palestinians have refused to negotiate.

so far 到目前为止
例句：It is merely a hypothesis; so far. 
到目前为止，这仅仅是一种假设。

3. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta looks as Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen, front, speaks Tuesday near Washington.

look as 看，注视，考究
例句: You look as if you've had a nasty shock. 
你看上去好像大吃一惊的样子。

4. "The Haqqani network, for one, acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan’s internal services intelligence agency."

acts as 充当
例句：He acts as if he were a king. 
他的举动就好象他是个国王。

5. He says the United States should still try to work with Pakistan. But he warned that the relationship -- and the future of Pakistan -- could be in danger.

try to 尽自己最大能力做某事
例句：From now on, we will try to do better. 
从现在开始我们要尽量做得更好。 
in danger 处于危险中
Apes are in danger of extinction 
例句：猿类正处于绝种的危险之中。

6. I think Pakistan is just going to have to wake up and smell the roses that this is not consistent with an ongoing relationship in which the United States provides three and a half billion dollars a year in aid.

wake up (使)开始警觉,(使)开始了解真相
例句：I wish you would wake up! 
我真希望你醒悟过来！
consistent with 与...一致
例句：His words are consistent with humanity. 
他的话合乎人道。 

7. They say Pakistan is cooperating with the United States against militants.

cooperate with 协作
例句： To my surprise, he refused to cooperate with us. 
令我吃惊的是,他不肯与我们合作。

8. She spoke on Pakistan’s Geo TV.

speak on 就...发言
例句：I told him to speak on any subject he wanted. 
我已告诉他想谈什么就谈什么. 

9. You will lose an ally, you cannot afford to alienate Pakistan, you cannot afford to alienate the Pakistani people.
 
afford to （有条件）做
例句：Naturally, hardly anyone could afford to squander so much time every day. 
几乎没有一个人能天天如此虚度光阴。