1.The Japanese government has played down concern about a possible nuclear meltdown, following a big explosion at a nuclear power station in the north of the country.
play down轻描淡写, 故意缩小…的重要性
例句:She tried to play down his part in the affair.
她极力贬低他在这一事件中的作用。
Somehow Harriet always tried to play herself down to her friends.
不知为什么, 哈丽特总是竭力使自己在朋友们中间显得无足轻重似的。
2.In front of me here, dozens and dozens and dozens of motor cars have been picked up, smashed and crushed.
pick up掘, 挖
例句:The peasants were picking up in the field.
农民们在田里翻地。
The man was picking up the ground very hard.
那个人正在使劲地挖地。
3.As for anything about the post-Gaddafi situation, we have not addressed that point.
as for至于, 关于
例句:The thief was caught by the police almost immediately.As for the stolen jewels, they were found in a dustbin.
小偷几乎当时就被警察抓住。至于偷去的宝石, 也在垃圾箱里找到了。
4.Al-Jazeera said Ali Hassan Al-Jaber and his crew had been caught up in an armed ambush near Benghazi in the rebel-held east of the country.
caught up in遭遇
5.The authorities in Havana consider it part of a long-standing US policy to subvert the revolution and bring about regime change.