VOA慢速英语:Yemen Asks for Help As Rebels Head South

短语讲解：

1. The rebels had agreed to share power with President Hadi after they seized the capital, Sana’a, last September.

agree to 同意， 赞成
例句：We cannot agree to consign the goods. 
我们不同意寄售此货。 

2. Meanwhile, the British government withdrew the last of its special forces from Yemen, according to Reuters.

according to 根据，按照
例句：According to her, grandfather called at noon. 
据她说,祖父在中午打来电话。 

3. The U.S. State Department said in a statement that the relocation was due to “the deteriorating security situation in Yemen.”

due to 欠下债[账]，应给予; 由于
例句：My popularity was due to my performance. 
我的声誉是我的工作实绩造成的。 

4. Japan and the United States want to move the Futenma air base from a heavily populated area to the coast because of problems with noise, pollution and high crime.

because of 因为，由于
例句：He is feeling wretched today because of the rain. 
因为下雨，他今天情绪很不好。