第一篇：BBC新闻讲(5.3)
BBC新闻讲解附字幕:英国威廉王子和米德尔顿大婚(2011-05-03)BBC News with Jerry Smit
Prince William, the second in line to the British throne, and his bride Kate Middleton have been married in a glittering ceremony at Westminster Abbey.Kate, who now has the title Duchess of Cambridge, told a news agency photographer “We had a great day.” Here's Nicholas Witchell.This was a day when a young woman was taken to many people's hearts.Accompanied by her father, she was driven through streets more packed than they have been for a royal wedding for a good many years.At Westminster Abbey, her husband-to-be was waiting.“You look beautiful,” he said, as Kate took her place beside him.The marriage ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury.I, William Arthur Philip Louis(I, William Arthur Philip Louis), take thee, Catherine Elizabeth(take thee, Catherine Elizabeth)to my wedded wife(to my wedded wife).There was one moment of anxiety.The ring appeared to be too small.William persevered, and on it went.Within the abbey, the cheers of the crowds outside could clearly be heard.But of course from that moment, she was no longer Catherine Middleton.The Queen had opted for tradition and made William the Duke of Cambridge.And so she joined the royal family as Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.The couple are now at a reception in Buckingham Palace, where the formality of the ceremonies will be relaxed.Here's June Kelly.After wedding service attended by 2,000, this evening's reception is in comparison a small affairan ordinary middle-class young woman to princess.You're listening to World News from the BBC.Nato has accused forces loyal to the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi of laying mines in the waters off the coast of the besieged rebel-held city of Misrata.Ian Pannell reports from Tripoli.According to Nato, it intercepted small boats being used by Gaddafi loyalists off the coast of Misrata on Friday morning to plant mines.The port is the only lifeline for the besieged city, and it's been used for humanitarian shipments, the evacuation of refugees and casualties from the city, as well as the delivery of weapons and ammunition for the rebels.The head of operations for the alliance accused Colonel Gaddafi of a “complete disregard for international law”.The government in Tripoli hasn't responded.Human rights campaigners in Syria say more than 40 protesters have
been
killed
in
another
day
of anti-government demonstrations across the country.Many of those who died were reported to have been shot by the security forces as they tried to reach the southern city of Deraa.The city has been occupied by troops and tanks since Monday.Owen Bennett-Jones reports from neighbouring Lebanon.The reports say that thousands of people were marching towards Deraa when the security forces opened fire.The dead and injured were taken to a nearby hospital outside Deraa.Earlier, the government news agency reported that four soldiers had been killed and two kidnapped in Deraa by what it described as an “armed terrorist group” which stormed a military post.Deraa, where Friday prayers were banned today, is the place where the protests began six weeks ago.The French Football Federation has begun an inquiry into allegations that officials secretly planned to introduce racial quotas in national training programmes to restrict the number of non-white players.An investigative website, Mediapart, alleged that the football authorities had approved a plan to restrict the number of black players at football training centres to 30% of the total.Senior officials have denied the accusations.And that's the latest BBC News.翻译：
英国王位第二顺位继承人威廉王子和新娘凯特·米德尔顿在威斯敏斯特大教堂(Westminster Abbey)举行了盛大婚礼。凯特·米德尔顿现在的头衔是剑桥公爵夫人(Duchess of Cambridge)，她告诉媒体摄影师，“我们度过了美好的一天”。Nicholas Witchell报道。
这一天，一名年轻女子牵动了许多人的心。在父亲的陪同下，她乘车经过拥挤的街道。多年来，皇家婚礼从未引起如此多人的关注。在威斯敏斯特大教堂，她的未婚夫正在等待。威廉王子对她说，“你今天非常漂亮，”然后，凯特站在威廉王子旁边。婚礼仪式由坎特伯雷大主教(Archbishop of Canterbury)主持。
“我，威廉·亚瑟·菲利普·路易斯，将娶你凯萨琳·伊莉莎白为我的合法妻子。”
婚礼中曾经出现了比较焦虑的时刻。结婚戒指似乎有点小。在威廉的不懈努力下，戒指终于戴到凯特手上。在教堂内能够清晰地听到教堂外人群的欢呼声。但是当然，从那一刻起，她不再是凯瑟琳·米德尔顿。女王按照传统封威廉王子为剑桥公爵，由此凯特也加入皇室家族，成为剑桥公爵夫人。
威廉王子夫妇正在白金汉宫参加宴会，仪式的礼节稍微放松一点。June Kelly报道。
经过2,000人参加的婚礼之后，晚上的宴会相对来说就比较轻松，这是由这对夫妇选择的300名客人，主持人是威尔士王子。女王和爱丁堡公爵已经回家，将王宫留给参加派对的人。一名官员表示，女王认为晚上的宴会应该是让年轻人放松的。晚宴安排了伴郎哈里王子发表讲话。祖父母不在场，王子在讲述兄长的爱情童话时可能没有那么拘谨。
June Kelly。
Laura Trevelyan在纽约参加一个派对时发现，许多美国人也在电视上观看威廉王子的婚礼状况。
许多纽约人在黄昏时分相聚，庆祝皇家婚礼的举行。在这个长久以来反对英国国王统治的国家，人们走上街头庆祝这场皇家婚礼。
“我们都相信童话故事，这是我们这一代经历的最浪漫的童话故事，我想我们都希望成为这个童话的一部分。”
“我非常激动，这是我们的皇室，我们仍然敬爱他们。我们热爱这场盛典。非常壮观。”
对许多美国人来说，这个童话故事中最吸引人的部分是米德尔顿的转变——由平民中产阶级少女转变为王妃。
您现在收听的是BBC世界新闻。
北约指控忠于利比亚领袖卡扎菲上校的力量在被围困的叛军控制的城市米苏拉塔海岸水域 6 中埋雷。Ian Pannell在的黎波里报道。
据北约所说，周五早上，他们在米苏拉塔海岸拦截了卡扎菲的忠实者用于布雷的几艘小船。这个港口是被围困的米苏拉塔唯一的生命线，用于人道主义物资的装运，难民和伤者的疏散，以及叛军武器和弹药的运输。盟军空袭活动领袖指责卡扎菲上校“完全漠视国际法”。的黎波里政府没有做出任何回应。
叙利亚人道主义活动家表示，全国各地再次发生了反政府抗议活动，造成40多人死亡。据报道，许多死亡是由于试图游行前往南部城市德拉时被安全力量枪击。自周一开始，这座城市已经被军队和坦克占领。Owen Bennett-Jones在邻国黎巴嫩报道。
报道称，数千人正前往德拉，安全力量突然开火。死伤者被带往德拉城外附近的医院。此前，政府新闻机构报道称，“武装恐怖组织”袭击了一个军事哨所，造成德拉四名士兵死亡，两人被绑架。六周前，抗议活动从德拉开始爆发。今天，参加周五祈祷的人被禁止。
有人指控，有官员计划在全国训练项目中引入种族指标，限制非白人队员的人数，法国足球联盟已经对此展开调查。调查性质的网站Mediapart声称足球当局通过了一项计划，将足球训练中心黑人队员的人数限制在总数的30%。高级官员已经否认了这些指控。
词语：
1.glitter vi.闪烁, 闪耀, 闪光
例句：Stars glittered in a clear sky.星星在晴空闪烁。
The diamond ring glittered on his finger.钻戒在他的手指上闪闪发亮。2.accompany vt.陪伴, 陪同
例句：May we accompany you on your walk?
我们陪你一起散步好吗? accompany，conduct，attend，escort 这些动词均有“陪同，伴随”之意
accompany既可指人也可指物。用于人时，侧重关系紧密或同时发生。conduct无论用于人或物均指引导带领。attend侧重主从关系，即下级对上级，学生对老师等，或表恭、服侍。escort通常指用车或人在陆上伴随、护送，其目的是保护或出于礼节。3.persevere vi.坚忍, 坚持,孜孜以求
例句：Although he is in poor health, he still perseveres in his studies.尽管他身体不好, 他仍孜孜不倦地学习。insist，persist，persevere，adhere，cling 这些动词均有“坚持”之意。
insist通常用于对意见、主张等的坚持。
persist用于褒义指坚持继续做某事，但更常用于贬义，指不听劝告，顽固坚持。
persevere含褒义，强调坚持不懈的努力。
adhere与to连用，指坚持意见、计划或承诺等，含坚持不懈之意。cling和to连用，指对信仰、意见、习惯等的坚持。4.reception n.招待会, 欢迎会
例句：Their school gave a reception to their new principal.他们学校为新校长举办了一个招待会。5.formality n.拘泥形式, 拘谨;遵守礼节
例句：There’s no time for formality in everyday life.在日常生活中没有时间讲究礼节。6.inhibited adj.拘谨的；压抑的；不自在的例句：too inhibited to join the fun
拘谨得不能跟别人一起作乐 7.intercept vt.拦截, 截住, 截击
例句：Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance.他想从后门溜走, 记者把他截住了。8.quota n.(正式限定的)定量, 定额, 配额
例句：The government set a quota on the annual number of immigrants from Italy.政府规定了每年接受意大利移民的限额。词组：
1.in line按照顺序，顺位 2.opt for选择
例句：They opt for more holiday instead of more pay
他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。3.in comparison相比之下
例句：This dress is really cheaper in comparison.比较起来, 这件衣服确实便宜。
第二篇：BBC新闻讲稿1
BBC新闻英语基础讲稿
陈小华
Unit 1 T1 1.graduate 2.record 3.confidence 4.job market 5.expect
T2 6.disillusioned 7.grade
8.extra-curricular 9.stuff
10.rent
11.lease
12.run out 13.scary
14.way off 16.come out
T3 17.predict
18.vacancy 19.uncertainty 20.play safe 21.application 22.accountancy 23.IT(information technology)24.investment banking 25.rack up 26.whopping 27.recruit
T4 28.selection process 29.fierce competition 30.specific 31.end up in Exercises: 1.Read the Cultural Background to this report, and tick which of the following factors about student life are expected mentioned.Then listen to T1-4 and tick which are mentioned.A)amount of debt B)confidence in the job market C)differences between men and women D)first salaries E)hobbies and interests F)job applications G)job vacancies H)popular professions I)subjects studied 2.Listen to T1 and answer the questions 1)What are students who finish university this year having to deal with? 2)Who certain do they feel about getting a job compared to students in the past? 3)How many think they will find work? 4)How much money do the students interviewed have to pay back? 3.Listen to T1 again and complete the spaces.T1 ANNA FORD: Graduates leaving university(a)_____ summer are facing record debts-(b)_____ average, nearly 10,000 pounds.And new research suggests student confidence(c)_____ the job market is at a ten-year low.(d)_____ two fifth of final-year students expect to get a job when they leave university.Our education Correspondent James Westhead has(e)_____ story.JAMES WESTHEAD: For students(f)_____ days, the future’s not looking good.These three,(g)_____ London University, are about to leave with debts(h)_____ 10,000 pounds each.Now, a new survey suggests they may be(i)______ likely to get a job(j)______ 4.Listen to T2 and answer the questions.1)How does Sarah Chapman feel about the situation? A.very angry
B.pretty hopeful
C.quite negative 2)What do students need to be able to go to university? A.successful exam results
B.good reports C.good objectives 3)Apart from good grades, what do employers want from students? A.friendly personality
B.interest in activities outside studies C.work experience 4)What does the male student worry about? A.what will happen next year
B.being afraid C.being out of work and without somewhere to live 5)How is the male student feeling? A.hopeful
B.angry
C.negative 5.Listen to T3 and complete the spaces in the table.Percentage of students who think they will get a job: a)__________% Predicted decrease in vacancies: b)_________% Increase in applications: c)_________% Average debt: d)__________ pounds First salary increase compared to 2001: e)_______% Number of graduates employed by Marks & Spencer this year: f)_____ 6.Listen to T3 again and decide if following are(T)or(F)1)The tragedy of September 11th has made students feel less certain about finding work.2)A fifth fewer students expected to find a job after university in 1998 than 2002.3)More students are applying for fewer jobs.4)More students are applying for jobs in IT and banking.5)Students are leaving university with twice the amount of debt as the year before.6)Students are expecting to earn a lot more money in their first job than students did the year before.7.Listen to T4 and answer the questions.1)How many people apply for each job vacancy at Marks & Spencer’s? 2)How does Marcus Powell describe their system for choosing employees? 3)What does this research tell us about how students feel about the job market compared to previous years? 4)What do a quarter of all students worry will happen to them when they leave university? 8.Read T4 and complete the spaces with the words in the box.Then listen to check your answers.business
decade
graduates
job Market
people
place
process T4 MARCUS POWELL: During the selection process, what we find is that we get about six(a)_____ applying for every one(b)_____ that we have.And our(c)_____ for, um, for selecting those candidates has become very, very specific, looking for the skills that makes, you know, is right for our(d)_____.JAMES WESTHEAD: The survey suggests students’ confidence in the job(e)_____ is the lowest for a(f)_____.Though almost all(g)_____ do end up in work, one in four fear they’ll have to take any(h)_____ that is offered.James Westhead, BBC News.9.Before listening to T1-4 again, decide if the following are true or false.1)Many students are leaving university with debts of over 10,000 pounds.2)Students are worried that they haven’t done well enough at university to get good jobs.3)More students now are applying for jobs like accountancy and law.4)Big employers are recruiting 10% fewer graduates this year compared to previous years.5)Despite the difficulties in finding work, students will only accept the job that is right for them.10.Using the vocabulary builder, complete the sentences below making any necessary changes.rent
scary
skill
specific
stuff 1)I spent a lot of my salary every month on my_______ which is quite expensive as I have a big flat.2)It took her a long time to get ready as she had so much _____ to take with her.3)Can you be a bit more _____ about what kind of information you need? 4)She moved house and started a new job at the same time-it all felt quite_____.5)He decided he needed to perfect his IT_____.
第三篇：新闻BBC词汇摘录
1.a snapshot of, a glimpse of
一瞥 2.initiated into
正式加入
3.puncture ambition
粉碎了雄心 4.spur
刺激 5.in an interval of
在。间隔 6.reflect on
影响 7.lead-up
起因
8.snorted her derision
不屑一顾 9.nominally classless
所谓的无阶级 10.bundle, rack
1cost a bundle 2 a bundle of
捆绑，货架 11.locomotive
动力，有动力 12.derail
出轨
13.cut corner
走近路
14.lavatory
洗手间 15.unrepresentative
没有代 16.ward off
驱逐
17.In the groove in a groove
最好状态，无聊状态 18.Protest
抗议 19.Immolation
自焚 20.Monastery
修道院 21.Exile
驱逐 22.Incite
煽动
23.Separatism
分裂主义 24.Repression
压制 25.Autonomy
自治 26.Brutish
野兽般的 27.Courtship
求爱
28.Accession
正式加入 29.Oblige
be obliged to do 2 obelige sb 3 oblige for
不得不，感谢 30.Opinion polls
投票 31.Put back=delay
延迟 32.Swingeing
有力的 33.Rebounce
回升 34.Reluctance
不愿意 35.Prism
棱镜
36.Mindset
固有思维 37.A deep pocket
有钱 38.Scrap
小片 39.Veritable
名符其实的 40.A sencond class
二流的 41.Transform
改变 42.To grasp the nettle
激怒，迎难 43.Unerring
一贯准确的 44.Get..wrong
误解 45.In one's term
用别人的角度 46.Throng
人群，冲向
47.Prosecute,persecute
告发，迫害 48.Own to = credit with
归功于 49.Diverge converge
分开，集合 50.Clan
宗族
51.Scant
缺乏的 52.Humble oneself before others
低声下气 53.Go into the total mobilisation for
做好了准备 54.Bureaucratic
55.Unify
56.Passable
57.Deep-rooted
58.Parallel with
59.Ruthless
60.Hundredfold
61.Orchestra
62.surge in infestation
63.re-emerge,resurgence,reengineer
64.itchy bumps
65.common nuisance
66.operator
67.consultant
68.demolition
69.Vermin
危害社会的人，害虫
70.Pesticide
71.bring down
72.advant and widespread use of
73.relief
74.myriad
75.toxicity
76.insecticide
77.farmland
78.orchard
79.intimate knowledge
80.Wane
wax and wane
81.resistence,resistant
82.immune
83.roughly
84.genetic mutation
85.sparingly
86.complete lifecycle
87.stunt
88.slow-acting
官僚
统一
可通过的 根深蒂固的与。。作比较
无情的百倍
管弦乐
成堆出现
再出现
痒包
共同讨厌
运行者 顾问
毁坏，炸药
杀虫剂
击败
出现和广泛应用
缓解
数不清的毒药
杀虫剂
耕地
果园
内部信息
圆与缺
抵抗
免疫
大致的基因突变
节约的，保守的 完成生命周期
特技，阻碍
缓慢见效
89.unpack
打开，解除，吐露，卸下 90.mindful
留意的 91.drape
帘子，下垂 92.discard
丢弃，解雇 93.knock down
击败 94.residual
残余的
95.crossing
十字路口，交叉 96.skewers
串肉叉 97.forge
伪造
98.on the horizon
99.on course to
100.abundantly
101.under way
102.in the process
103.puny
104.project to overtake
105.notwithstanding
106.overwhelmingly
107.behave in manner of
108.assume
109.colonise
110.speciality
111.far more advanced level of development
112.tributary
113.literally
114.symbolic acknowledgement of
115.comprise
116.remarkablely
117.share an important characteristic
118.universal, model for
119.interpret in practice
120.entirely
121.project the power around the world
122.heyday
123.from afar
124.litterd with
125.diverse
126.overwhelming preoccupation
127.down the ages
128.outwards,inwards
129.be confined to
130.characterised by
131.seemingly endless
132.inherited
即将到来
正在
丰富的在进行中
在进行中
微不足道
计划
尽管
压倒的表现出
猜测
殖民
特产
远远先进的发展
进贡的字面的
形式上的承认
组成
引人注目的 有共同的特点
普遍的样板
体现在实践中
完全的 将实力投射到
全盛期
从远处
丢弃的到处都是
多样的
不可抵抗的抢先占有
在许多年中
向外向内
被局限于
特点是
看起来没完的 继承的
133.exercised in a rather different way
实行用另一种方法 134.massively superior to
远远先进于 135.overweening
唯我独尊的 136.quintessential
典型的 137.zenith
顶点 138.commensurate
相等的 139.bend to will
向欲望屈服 140.a strong sense of superiority rooted in
一种强大的优越感存在于 141.accentuate
强调 142.be reputed to
143.territorial dispute
144.weigh on
145.decline
146.aftermath
147.sour
148.consecutive
149.widespread protest
150.lay claim to the territory
151.direct the anger at 152.automotive 153.along with the bleak global picture 154.worsening 155.global slowdown 156.trade deficit 157.play out 158.slip back to
159.drive the recovery 160.falter 161.engine…lose the steam 162.developing/advanced economies 163.conditions prospects 164.key economies 165.much-needed 166.powerhouse 167.shore up 168.cooling growth 169.to follow suit 170.lure 171.downgrade 172.dip 173.slash the interest 174.in bid to 175.grapple with 176.overheating economy
有名
领土纠纷
重压在 衰落，谢绝
余波
变坏
连续的
大范围抗议
声称占有领土
177.property bubble 178.spending binge 179.excess capacity 180.unsold goods pile up in warehouse 181.xx giant 182.Drubbing
彻底击败 183.marks the bottom 184.the growth will pick up 185.loosen monetary policy 186.deregulate 187.set to 188.arguably 189.bog down 陷入困境 190.a range of crisis 191.Wrangle 争吵 192.plunge 193.fret over 为。烦恼 194.weak data 195.bail out 196.fiscal 197.reassure 198.a fresh round of 199.tax hike and spending cuts 200.squeeze out 201.unconvinced 202.Prowess 高超技艺 203.sovereign debt 204.plaguing the region 205.double-digit 206.buck the trend 207.Capsize 翻船
208.a sign of persistent weakness 209.make or break the opportunity 210.stuck at 211.with a xx figure 212.refer to 213.prompt 214.thwar 215.coherent and concerted plan 216.dismal outcome 217.unorthodox 218.mortgage 219.delinquencies 220.propel 221.red-hot 222.fizzle out 223.unveiled the first phase 224.Flagging 下降的 225.devaluation 226.consumer expanding 227.policymakers 228.according to data released 229.formulate the policy 230.woe,slowdown 231.top exporters 232.puch the bills sky high 233.sentiment 234.pessimistic 235.rosy growth projection 236.hold off 抵挡，疏远
237.launch finacial transaction tax 238.backed plan 239.push ahead with 推进
240.vocal in its opposition 畅所欲言的 241.indicate their willingness 242.revenue 243.finial sectors 244.in principle
原则上 245.implement 246.impose a charge 247.cut debt levels 248.opponents 249.be critical of 不满 250.damaging impacts 251.conceivably 252.block from 253.take a firm view 254.the scope of the proposal 255.harassment 256.Auspicious 有前途的，吉利的 257.secretive corridors 258.catchy slogan 259.signal opening 260.usher 261.new generation of leader hands over 262.challenge for top spot 263.transformation 264.dampen the price 265.middle income 266.creature comforts 衣食 267.enviroment cost 268.Sobering
有节制，柔和 269.saw overtake 270.permature 271.Daunting 令人畏惧 272.emergence 273.new burgeoning 274.Inscrutable 神秘莫测 275.global figures 276.script 277.capture the zeitgeist 时代精神 278.overt goal 279.Infuriating 令人大怒
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503.Suvey conducted 504.A variety of domestic issues 505.Consumer protection 506.Rising concerns revolve around 507.Well-connected 508.Considerable wealth 509.In the economic realm 510.Vast majority 511.Expand tremendously 512.Nonetheless 513.Widespread belief 514.Enjoy their fair share 515.At the mercy of 516.Guarantee 517.Basic necessities 518.State 519.Global economy downturn 520.Better off financially 521.Still 522.The same poll 523.Disporportionately 524.Urban sample 525.Side effect of economic growth 526.6 in 10 527.A third 528.Royghly 529.Emerge 530.Come to light 531.Political corruption 532.Playing filed 533.Unsurprisingly 534.High profile product 535.Triple 536.Remarkable transformation 537.Acknowledge 538.Distribute rewards 539.Disparity 540.Gaudy 541.Desolate ruin 542.Navigate 543.Consumer confidence badly demaged 544.Dairy industry 545.Enact 546.Clampdown 547.Addictive 548.Flout 549.Predicament 550.Dismantle 551.Whereabouts 552.Thankfl 553.Ordeal 554.Manually 555.Persistence 556.Seasick 557.Violently 558.Reveal 559.Shut down 560.Scrutinize 561.Overlooked 562.Etiquette 563.Unthinkingly 564.Predetermine 565.Diagonally 566.Analogy 567.Entrants 568.Size up 569.Descisively 570.Enclose 571.Construe 572.Creepy 573.Lurk 574.Commute 575.Cushion 576.Proniuced 577.Sovereign 578.Foreign exchange reserve 579.Business tie 580.Open relationship 581.Scrutiny 582.Ring alarm bells 583.Win-win transaction 584.Overshadow 585.Utility 586.Await approval 587.Push down 588.Pose a security risk 589.Warn against 590.Cite 591.At 3month high 592.Suffer a demand drop 593.Indicates 594.Signals a contraction 595.Slump 596.Policymaker 597.Imply 598.Bottom out 599.Modest pick-up 600.Embark on 601.Eager to 602.Get back to track 603.Handover 604.Fall flat 605.Output 606.A generation 607.Property market 608.Crash spectacularly 609.Stagnation 610.Giddy 611.Chillingly 612.Darw analogy with 613.Is Destined for 614.Takeover 615.Buy up 616.Retractable 617.Unassailable 618.Green technology 619.Shudder 620.Allay 621.Replica 622.Bubble burst 623.Overvalued 624.Stave off 625.Dub 626.Feat 627.Inaugurate 628.Dyke 629.Inundating 630.Reclaim 631.Patchy 632.Quadruple 633.Disgraced 634.The most data suggest 635.Mortgage 636.In a rush 637.Freeway 638.Current account surplus 639.Consternation 640.Overrliance 641.Persisted 642.Step up 643.Whopping 644.Undercut competitiveness 645.Narrow 646.Fixing the yuan against dollar 647.Imbalance 648.Pull off 649.Take-home pay 650.In part 651.Nest egg 652.Robust growth 653.Afloat 654.Become riddled with 655.Harsh 656.Depressed 657.Great scope 658.Partly 659.Bulge 660.In the propertion of 661.Endemic 662.Resentment 663.Vested interests 664.State-owned assets 665.Transparency 666.Stand more than 5 metres high 667.Scale and the scope 668.Mighty river 669.Equivalent 670.Stand as a symbol of 671.Unsurprisingly 672.Hail as a triumph 673.Enviromental and human cost 674.At stake 675.Stand in the way 676.Relocate 677.Submerge 678.Spring up 679.Perch 680.Transformation 681.Reveal the dark side 682.Due for 683.Viciously 684.Paralysed 685.Round the clock 686.At a rate unprecedented 687.Push aside 688.Generate enormous resentment 689.Push around 690.Party line 691.Miss out on 692.Make do with 693.Intricate 694.Life out of poverty 695.Uneven 696.Capture spoils 697.Subsist on 698.Inequalities 699.Yawning gap 700.Legitimacy 701.Testament 702.Symbolise 703.In progress 704.Hub 705.Viberant 706.Estate agent 707.Price tag 708.Calm things down 709.Social unrest 710.Contain 711.In the first place 712.Root cause 713.Massive spending 714.Plump up 715.Turning point 716.Stiflling 717.Flex muscles 718.Ramp up 719.In bid to 720.Drafty 721.Propaganda 722.Bend over backwards 723.Cause offence 724.Baddy 725.Prominent 726.Woo 727.Gain ground 728.Release 729.Roundly 730.Co-production 731.Home-grown 732.Censorship 733.File a complaint 734.Subsidy 735.Pit against 736.Launch a pprobe 737.Alleged 738.Increas tariffs 739.Commerce 740.Offset 741.Latest move 742.Spokeman 743.Constitude a violation 744.Rightful interest 745.Market value 746.Grow further amid by a push 747.Prime 748.Ponytail 749.Straightlaced 750.Lace 编织 751.In hope of
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777.Fit into same pattern of 778.Carouse 779.Modest 谦和，羞怯
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874.Leadership experience 875.League 876.Label 877.Literally 878.Voice the concerns 879.Vulnerable social groups 880.Expertise 881.Cut deals 882.Coexist 883.Center on 884.Prominent 885.Rising star 886.Embroiled 887.On the eve of 888.Dismiss 889.Dismantle 890.Factional tension 891.Constitute 892.Defining feature 893.Mired 894.Infighting 895.On most ocasions 896.Tremendous 897.Cohesion 898.Purge 899.Paradocically 900.Inact 901.Factional split 902.Problematic 903.Legitimacy 904.At large 905.Emerging 906.more ambitious candidates than available seats 907.naturally create a sense of winners and losers.908.Conflicts of interest 909.Finicial reforms 910.Rural land reform 911.Social welfare reform 912.Affordable 913.Anticorruption 914.Deadlock 915.Noticeably 916.Resistance 917.Soon-to-be 918.Tougher obstables 919.Feasible 920.Egoistic 921.Ultranationalist 922.Deficiency 923.Pave the way for 924.Transition 925.Downsize 926.Growing public resentment 927.nepotism 928.Patron 929.Mandate 930.Ahead 931.A set of 932.Economic reform 933.Continental size 934.Set to be top of agenda 935.Economic model 936.Rebalance 937.Give weight to 938.Open up to copetition 939.Champion 940.State-owened 941.Provider 942.Future growth 943.Official pronouncement 944.Sidetrack 945.Structural reform 946.Be compromised by 947.Vested interest group 948.Unthinkable 949.Retreat 950.Better off 951.Powered 952.Interior 953.Spark social unrest 954.Poverty eradication programmes 955.Commitment 956.Health care 957.Governance system 958.Explosive growth 959.Emiiter 960.Foreseeable 961.Restoration 962.Legal and regulatory framework 963.Implemention 964.Local level 965.Patchy 966.Alongside 967.Clean up 968.Huge gains 969.Sanitation 970.Rising expectation 971.A six-fold increase 972.Conflicting 973.Fertility 974.Add to the pressure 975.Senior citizens 976.Anomaly 977.Fetus 978.Sacn 979.Scrap 980.Back 981.Marketplace 982.Partener witg 983.Localized 984.In collaboration with 985.Tap into 986.Sluggish growth 987.Grow further 988.Key market of e-commerce 989.Various estimate 990.Trade volume 991.Navigating 992.Nationalism 993.Habitable 994.Dismiss 995.Irrelevance 996.Assert 997.It is equally clear 998.Choppy 999.Unbearable 1000.Costguard civilians 2lighthouse 3nationalising 4estabish diplomatic relations 5supposedly 6unilaterally 7status quo 8justify 9assertion 10brazen 11surveillance 12board 13international incident 14proclaim 15naval 16wear down 17resovle 18counter stratergy 19enforce territorial claims 20susceptible 21pacifist 22line-up 23endorse 24propaganda 25front-runner 26composition 27full members 28predecessor 29tasked with 30break the ceiling 31tier 32power pyramid 33jostle for 34recent cases 35high-profile 36grab 37echoe 38fall 39at ease 40stiff wooden 41no sign of 42deliver speech 43direct, plain-speaking 44blunt 45unleash 46productive force 47steadyfast 48prosperity 49cadres 50formality 51bread-and-butter 52yearn for 53satisfactory income 54matter 55on that score 56carve out 57rise to the top 58in all likehood 59coalition 60condusive 61paralysis 62humble background 63elevate 64incline towards 65
第四篇：BBC新闻20130816
BBC News with Jim Lee 吉姆·李为你播报BBC新闻。2013-8-16
The US attorney general has signalled a major shift in prison policy by announcing a reduction in the use of mandatory sentencing for some drugs-related offences.美国总检察长宣布减少对毒品相关犯罪的强制性判决，这标志着监狱政策的重大改变。
Eric Holder said that certain low-level nonviolent drug offenders with no ties to organised crime will no longer be charged with offences that impose what he termed draconian and mandatory minimum sentences.Jane Little reports from Washington.埃里克·霍尔德称一些与有组织犯罪无关的低水平非暴力毒品犯罪者不再被施以以严苛和强制性的最低刑期。Jane Little在华盛顿报道。
The US has 5% of the world’s population, but almost 25% of its prison population.美国人口占全世界的5%，但其囚犯人数占全世界的近25%。
Almost half of its inmates are serving time for drug-related offences, a legacy of the five decades’ long war on drugs.几乎一半的囚犯因毒品相关犯罪而服刑，这是五十年毒品战的结果。The Attorney General Eric Holder said it was time to end that broken system, one he said trapped too many communities in a vicious cycle of poverty, criminality and incarceration.总检察长埃里克·霍尔德称是结束破败系统的时候了，他说该系统使得太多社区陷入贫困、犯罪和监禁的恶性循环。
Gunmen in Nigeria have killed at least 44 people at a mosque in the north-east of the country.Will Ross in Lagos has the details.在尼日利亚东北部一座清真寺，武装分子杀死至少44人。威尔·罗斯报道。
An official from Borno state said the gunmen opened fire on a mosque in Konduga town during dawn prayers.博尔诺州一名官员称在Konduga镇，武装分子晨祷时向一座清真寺开枪。Sunday’s attack left at least 44 people dead and is likely to have been carried out by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.周日的袭击导致至少44人丧生，其实施者可能是伊斯兰武装组织博科圣地。
Whilst attacks on churches have been common, the militant group has also occasionally targeted mosques.对教堂的袭击司空见惯，武装组织有时也会不时袭击清真寺。
In recent weeks, hundreds of civilians have formed vigilante groups in the areas worst affected by the insurgency.最近几周来，在最受叛乱影响的地区，数百名平民组建治安维护队。
It’s possible that the gunmen attacked the mosque in the belief that some of the vigilantes were praying there.武装分子之所以袭击这座清真寺，很可能是因为认为一些治安维护人员在里面做祈祷。
A court in the United States has convicted one of the country’s most notorious underworld bosses James “Whitey” Bulger of 11 murders and a string of other gang-led crimes.美国法院判定该国最臭名昭著的黑社会头目之一詹姆斯·巴尔杰犯下11宗谋杀罪和多起帮派犯罪。
The jury in Boston dismissed eight other counts of murder.波士顿陪审团驳回了其他8宗谋杀罪责，The crimes date from the 1970s and 1980s when the now 83-year-old Bulger led the city’s Winter Hill Gang.From Washington, David Willis has more.这些犯罪行为可追溯到20世纪70到80年代，当时这位现年83岁的人物是该市冬天小山帮的头目。戴维德·威利斯报道。
For almost three decades, James “Whitey” Bulger ran a sprawling criminal enterprise which raked in millions of dollars from activities such as drug trafficking and extortion whilst paying off corrupt FBI agents and killing those who crossed him.近三十年以来，詹姆斯·巴尔杰运作着一家庞大的犯罪企业，敛聚了数百万美元，其从事的活动包括，毒品走私、敲诈、收买腐败的FBI探员、杀死惹恼自己的人。
His trial rekindled memories of a bygone era of Boston history in which mobsters shook down local business owners and killed their rivals in telephone booths before burying their bodies in shallow graves.对他的审判使人们想起波士顿的一段过往的历史，当时暴徒打击当地企业主，在电话亭杀死对手，然后将之埋葬到浅坟墓里。
A federal judge in the United States has ruled that the controversial “stop and search” policy used by the New York police department violates the constitutional rights of minorities.美国联邦法官判定，纽约警察部门使用的有争议的“截停搜身”政策违反了宪法规定的少数民族权利。Judge Shira Scheindlin said city officials knew of the infringements, but turned a blind eye.法官希德林说，该市官员知道这是侵权行为，但却睁一只眼闭一只眼。
She’s ordered reforms and appointed an independent monitor to oversee them.她已下令进行改革，并任命一名独立监督人进行监视。
Police have made about five million stops over the past ten years, mostly of black and Hispanic men.警方过去10年来已经拦截了500万次，大多数被拦截者是黑人和拉美裔男子。
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has argued that the policy has seen a sharp fall in violent crime.World News from the BBC 市长迈克尔·布隆伯格辩解称该政策使得暴力犯罪骤减。这里是BBC新闻报道。
A suicide bomber has killed at least 13 people in the town of Balad in central Iraq.伊拉克中部城镇巴拉德发生自杀式爆炸案，至少13人丧生。
Many others were injured in the attack that targeted a café where people were gathering in the early evening.Balad is a largely Shia town.另有多人受伤，袭击发生在傍晚一处咖啡馆，当时人们正聚集在那里。巴拉德主要是什叶派社区。
Iraq has seen a sharp increase in sectarian violence this year.On Saturday, more than 70 people were killed in a series of attacks.今年伊拉克的宗派暴力骤增，周六，70多人在系列袭击中丧生。
The Mexican President Enrique Pe?a Nieto has proposed changing the country’s constitution to allow foreign private oil and gas companies to form partnerships with the state in the energy sector for the first time in decades.From Mexico City, here’s Will Grant.墨西哥总统培尼亚·涅托提议修改本国宪法，允许外国私人石油和燃气公司与国有能源部门建立伙伴关系，这是该国几十年的第一次。威尔·格兰特在墨西哥市报道。
In a sign of just how far-reaching and controversial these proposed changes to Mexico’s state-run energy sector are, President Enrique Pe?a Nieto was flanked on stage by top dignitaries from government, the oil industry unions and the military.台上，总统培尼亚·涅托左右两侧站立着来自政府、石油行业工会和军队的高级要人，这表明了提议对墨西哥国有能源部门进行改革的深远意义和争议度。
He’s calling for the change to articles 27 and 28 of the constitution, which state that all of the country’s natural resources are the property of the Mexican state.The reform won’t be simple to get through congress, however.总统呼吁修改宪法第27和28条，这两条规定该国全部自然资源都是墨西哥政府的财产。然而这项改革不会在议会得到通过，The left-wing parties have made it clear they oppose any change to the constitution and the government faces a complicated task in negotiating with all sides including the powerful unions.左翼政党明确表示反对对宪法进行任何修改，政府面临着与包括强大的工会在内的各方协商的复杂任务。
The Bangladeshi government has approved a draft law proposing tough penalties for recruitment
agencies found guilty of duping workers with promises of lucrative jobs only overseas, only to leave them in low-income jobs with improper work permits.孟加拉国政府批准一项草拟法律，内容是对那些以海外高薪工作为承诺欺骗工人的招聘机构除以严厉惩罚，这些受骗者往往只获得低薪工作，其工作许可证也不正当。
The proposed law would mean a maximum of ten years in prison and around $6,000 fine for anyone convicted of cheating or forging documents of migrant workers.这项法律意味着，任何因欺骗移民工或伪造虚假文件的人员将被判处至少10年徒刑，并除以6000美元的罚款。Human rights activists are asking the government of Ecuador to revoke a presidential decree which they say threatens civil liberties.人权活动人士请求厄瓜多尔政府撤销一条总统法令，他们称该法令威胁到公民自由。
The bill signed in June by President Rafael Correa creates new procedures for granting approval to non-governmental organisations and allows the government to dissolve groups under certain circumstances.BBC News 该法案于六个月由总统拉斐尔·科雷亚签署通过，创造了批准非政府组织的新程序，并允许政府在一定条件下解散组织。BBC新闻报道。
1.draconian adj.严厉的，苛刻的There has been an overall growth inpopulation,despite some draconian efforts tocontain it.尽管有严厉的遏制措施，人口还是在全面增长。
2.incarceration n.监禁；下狱；禁闭
He hadn't changed much in his nearly three years of incarceration.在将近三年的监狱生活中，他变化不大。
3.vigilante n.义务警员；治安维持会成员
The vigilantes dragged the men out.联防队员们把那些男子拖了出来。
4.infringement n.侵犯；违反
There might have been an infringement of the rules.也许有违反规章制度的情况。
5.sectarian adj.宗派的；偏狭的；党派心强的The police said the murder was sectarian.警方说这是一起派系谋杀。
6.dignitary n.高官；高僧；显要人物
Many of the local dignitaries attended the funeral.许多本地的达官贵人都参加了葬礼.7.lucrative adj.有利可图的，赚钱的；合算的He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业.8.forge vt.伪造；锻造；前进
They used forged documents to leave the country.他们利用伪造的文件离开了这个国家。
1.His trial rekindled memories of a bygone era of Boston history in which mobsters shook down local business owners and killed their rivals in telephone booths before burying their bodies
in shallow graves.shake down 勒索；适应新环境；摇落
The crooks shook down the shopkeepers for extortion money.流氓向店主们索取保护费.The delegates were from many different backgrounds, but they quickly shook down in their new surroundings.代表们虽然背景不同, 但是他们很快就适应了新环境.2.Judge Shira Scheindlin said city officials knew of the infringements, but turned a blind eye.turn a blind eye 对…故意视而不见；对…假装不见
Don't turn a blind eye to matters that concern the people's welfare.不要对民众的利益漠然置之。
We can't turn a blind eye to anti-social behaviour.我们不能对不良社会行为熟视无睹。
第五篇：BBC新闻讲解：美国国务院发言人辞职(PDF+WORD+LRC+MP3)
BBC News with Kathy Clugston
Engineers in Japan are working to prevent a nuclear catastrophe at a power plant damaged by the huge earthquake that struck on Friday.Large numbers of people have been evacuated from the area near the Fukushima complex, the worst hit facility, amid concerns about radiation levels.Chris Hogg reports from Tokyo.周五，日本发生的毁灭性的大地震造成一座核电站受损，工程人员正在努力避免核灾难的发生。受损最严重的是福岛核电站，现在的辐射水平很高，大量人口已经从附近地区撤离。Chris Hogg在东京报道。
Hundreds of thousands of people here who survived Friday’s earthquake are being checked for exposure to radiation.They’ve been ordered to leave their homes in a wide area around the nuclear plant at Fukushima.Technicians there are struggling to make safe reactors damaged by the quake and the wall of water that’s swept through the complex.For a time, leaks of radiation were detected that exceeded safety limits.Officials say the levels have since declined.经历了周五的地震后幸存的数十万人正在接受辐射暴露检测。福岛核电站周围大范围地区的人收到撤离命令。这里的技术人员正在努力采取措施保证在周五的地震和海啸中受损的核反应堆的安全。曾经一度，工作人员检测到辐射水平超出安全上限。官员们表示，从那之后，辐射强度已经下降。
The Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has called on his country to unite and rebuild as it struggles to cope with the devastation.He said Japan was facing its worst crisis since World War 2.Food, water and fuel are reported to be running short in some parts of Japan.Police say more than 10,000 people may have lost their lives in one of the worst affected regions, the northern coastal area of Miyagi.Our correspondent Rachel Harvey is in Miyagi and sent this report.日本首相菅直人呼吁全国民众团结起来，一起应对灾难，进行重建工作。他表示，日本正面临自第二次世界大战以来最大的灾难。据报道，日本某些地区的食物，水和燃料已经出现短缺。警方表示，在受灾最严重的北部海岸地区宫城县，超过10,000人遇难。我们的记者Rachel Harvey在宫城县发回报道。
All day long the sound of helicopters filled the air as they ferried up and down the northeast coast.At ground level progress was slower.We were aiming for the town of Minami Sanriku, one of the areas worst affected by this unfolding disaster.We have reached the stopping point.You can hear in the background diggers are now trying to clear the debris from the road up ahead, bits of wood, car tyres, bits of twisted metal.The main town is straight ahead of us and that is where, we are told, many thousands of people are still unaccounted for.在东北部海岸，直升机的声音一整天都在空中回荡。我们的目的地是受这次灾难影响最严重的宫城县南三陆町(Minami Sanriku)。我们已经到达了现场。你在背景中可以听到挖掘机在道路上清理废墟，木头，轮胎和金属碎片。主城就在我们面前，我们被告知，就是在那里，数千人仍然下落不明。
Large swathes of Japan are without power and the government is beginning a programme of rolling electricity blackouts.Huge numbers of survivors are gathered in emergency shelters, some with no heat.More than a million households are without fresh water.About 30% of Japan’s
electricity comes from nuclear power.日本大面积地区现在没有电力供应。政府已经开始了滚动断电项目。大量幸存者居住在紧急庇护所，其中一些地方没有供热系统。超过100万个家庭没有清洁水供应。日本大约30%的电力来自核电站。
In a remarkable tale of survival, the Japanese defence ministry said a 60-year-old man had been rescued clinging to the roof of his house.It had been carried out to sea by Friday’s tsunami.Mark Lobel has more.在令人印象深刻的逃生传奇故事中，日本国防部表示，一位60岁的老人攀在屋顶上获救。屋顶被周五的海啸卷到了大海中。Mark Lobel报道更详细内容。
For two days Hiromitsu Shinkawa drifted 15 kilometres off Japan’s northeastern coast, clinging to his floating rooftop.It was all that was left of his house in Fukushima prefecture after the tsunami had ripped it from its foundations and swept away his wife.As he clung on in the sea, he waved a red cloth in an attempt to attract the attention of passing helicopters and boats.The crew on board a Japanese military ship spotted him and sent a small vessel his way.As he was taken to hospital by helicopter, he was reported to be in good health.两天以来，Hiromitsu Shinkawa趴在漂浮的屋顶上在日本东北部海岸漂浮了15千米。海啸袭击福岛县并将他的妻子卷走之后，他的房屋也只剩下一个屋顶。在海上漂浮时，他一直挥舞一块红布，试图引起过往的船只和直升机的注意。日本军舰上的船员发现了他，派遣了一艘小艇进行营救。他被直升机带到医院，据报道，健康状况良好。
World News from the BBC
BBC世界新闻。
Rebels in Libya have been forced to withdraw from the eastern town of Brega after coming under heavy bombardment from troops loyal to Colonel Gaddafi.Jon Leyne reports from the rebel-held town of Benghazi.利比亚叛军遭遇卡扎菲政府军队的强烈炮轰之后被迫从东部城镇布雷加撤退。Jon Leyne在叛军控制的班加西报道。
Government forces are continuing to press on with what is becoming a fairly rapid advance in eastern Libya.Two days after the small town of Ras Lanuf fell into government hands, the oil town of Brega, 100 kilometres further east, has either been captured by Colonel Gaddafi’s forces or looks like it’s about to fall.That leaves the town of Ajdabiya as the last major obstacle before the rebel stronghold of Benghazi.So the big question now is whether Colonel Gaddafi has the forces and the backup to try and recapture the rest of the country.A battle for Benghazi will be far bloodier than anything seen so far.政府力量步步紧逼，这在利比亚东部是比较快速的进展。拉斯拉努夫落入政府手中两天之后，东部100千米处的石油重镇布雷加也被卡扎菲上校的军队占领或者即将沦陷。这使得Ajdabiya成为叛军的堡垒班加西之前最后一道屏障。所以，现在最大的问题是，卡扎菲上校是否有力量或援助重新控制利比亚其他地区。关于班加西的战斗肯定比目前为止的任何战争更加血腥，更加残酷。同时，法国表示，他们希望加快外交方面的努力，在利比亚设立禁飞区。
Meanwhile, France has said it wants to speed up diplomatic efforts to impose a no-fly zone over
Libya.There have been more violent clashes in Yemen between police and demonstrators demanding an end to the rule of President
Ali Abdullah Saleh.Reports say at least 100 people were injured when police used tear gas and live ammunition to disperse protestors in the capital Sanaa.也门警方和示威者之间发生了更多暴力冲突。示威者要求停止总统阿里·阿卜杜拉·萨利赫(Ali Abdullah Saleh)的统治。报道称，警方试图使用催泪弹和实弹驱散首都萨那的抗议者时造成至少100人受伤。
The ruler of Oman, Sultan Qaboos, has announced he is to hand over some of his powers to officials from outside the royal family.A royal decree said the Legislative Council of Oman would be given lawmaking powers.Until now, the role of the council has been to advise the Sultan, who has ruled Oman for four decades.阿曼统治者喀布斯(Sultan Qaboos)宣布将部分权利移交给皇室以外的其他官员。皇家颁布的一道法令表示，阿曼立法委员会将被赋予立法权力。目前为止，该委员会的责任只是为喀布斯(Sultan Qaboos)提供建议。喀布斯已经执政几十年的时间。
The American State Department spokesman PJ Crowley has resigned after criticizing the Pentagon for its treatment of a US soldier suspected of passing classified documents to the WikiLeaks website.In a statement, Mr Crowley said he was taking full responsibility for the impact of his remarks.On Friday, Mr Crowley said that holding the soldier, Private Bradley Manning, in solitary confinement and obliging him to strip repeatedly was ridiculous, counterproductive and stupid.美国国务院发言人菲利普·克劳利(PJ Crowley)批评了五角大楼对待向维基解密网泄漏机密文件的美国士兵的方式后辞职。在一份声明中，克劳利表示为自己的言论产生的影响负全部责任。周五，克劳利表示，将士兵Bradley Manning单独关押，并多次强迫他脱衣服的行为是荒唐的，事与愿违的，愚蠢的。
BBC News
BBC新闻。
词汇学习
1.facility n.设备, 设施
例句：The machine is only servicing facilities.这部机器只是辅助设备。
2.exceed vi.(在数量或质量等方面)超过或胜过其他人(或事物)，居超出地位；占优势；突出例句：In the Olympic Games Americans exceeded in basketball.在奥运会上, 美国在篮球方面领先。
3.unfolding adj.演变的4.blackout n.断电;停电
5.remarkable a.异常的,非凡的,显著的;值得注意的例句：He showed remarkable endurance throughout his illness.他生病的整个阶段都表现出非凡的忍耐力。
6.obstacle n.障碍(物), 妨碍
例句：She felt that her family was an obstacle to her work.她感到她的家庭妨碍她的工作。
7.backup n.帮助；援助；支持
例句：military backup
军事援助
8.disperse vt.vi.（使）分散，散开；疏散；驱散
例句：After school the children dispersed to their homes.放学后, 孩子们四散回家了。
The police dispersed the crowd.警察驱散了群众。
短语学习
1.The Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has called on his country to unite and rebuild as it struggles to cope with the devastation.cope with对付…
例句：I cannot cope with that boy;he is stubborn.我对付不了那个孩子, 他很固执。
Do not imagine that you can cope with all the problems.别以为你能处理所有这些问题。
deal with，cope with，dispose of，manage，handle
这些动词或短语动词都含有“处理”，“对付”之意。
deal with既可指处理具体事情，也可指处理或解决具有抽象意义的问题。
cope with指成功地处理或对付更为重大，更为严重的问题或事物。
dispose of与deal with同义，普通用法。
manage指处理日常事务与工作，也可指经营管理。
handle从原义“手柄”，转引申为作“处理”解时，其内涵是管理和操纵。
2.Food, water and fuel are reported to be running short in some parts of Japan.run short缺乏, 不够
例句：Our money is running short.我们的钱快用完了。
3.In a remarkable tale of survival, the Japanese defence ministry said a 60-year-old man had been rescued clinging to the roof of his house.cling to紧抓, 紧附, 紧偎(某人)
例句：He clung to the rope with both hands.他双手紧紧抓住绳子。
Wet clothes cling to the body.湿衣服贴身。
4.Government forces are continuing to press on with what is becoming a fairly rapid advance in eastern Libya.press on奋力前进;坚持
例句：Though they were extremely tired, they still pressed on.他们尽管非常疲劳, 但仍奋力前进。
I know it's almost midnight, but we'd better press on and get the job finished.我知道现在快半夜了, 但我们最好还是坚持干下去, 把工作干完。
5.Meanwhile, France has said it wants to speed up diplomatic efforts to impose a no-fly zone over Libya.speed up(使)加速
例句：We'll never get there if he doesn't speed up.如果他不快些走, 我们一定到不了那里。
We are speeding up the mechanization of our agriculture.我们正在加快农业机械化的步伐。
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