VOA常速英语:UAE Activists Jailed for Criticizing Government

短语讲解：

1. He faced additional charges of inciting others to break the law, advocating an election boycott and promoting demonstrations.

break the law犯法, 违法
例句：Whoever break the law will be punished.
任何人犯了法都会受到制裁。

2. Rights groups described the trial as unfair, saying the defendants were forbidden to review the evidence and charges against them.

describe as描述为
例句：I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。

3. The five have been reported on a hunger strike and did not attend their sentencing.

report on报道…, 就…作报告
例句：Jim has been sent to Iran to report on the situation there.
吉姆已被派往伊朗报道那里的局势。

4. "It’s really unfortunate what happened today and I think it really brings into disrepute the criminal justice system in the UAE," Muscati stated.

bring into使进入某种状态
例句：The new law will be brought into force by midnight tomorrow.
新法律于明日午夜生效。

5. Earlier this year, the UAE sent troops to neighboring Bahrain to help quell pro-democracy demonstrations that brought the island kingdom to a standstill.

bring to使(某人)面临〔对付〕某种困难
例句：But what has brought the company to such a pity condition since I last worked for it?
自从我最后一次为该公司工作以来, 什么原因使得公司落到这般可怜的境地?