1.Richard Holbrooke said America's most vital interests were at stake in Pakistan, and US government needed to put pressure on its friends there to fight against the Taliban.
霍尔布鲁克说，美国在巴基斯坦至关重要的利益正处在危险中，美国政府必须向巴基斯坦友人施加压力，共同对抗塔利班。

at stake 濒临危险，有丧失的危险；

例句：If the security of my country is at stake I will give my life to protect it.
            如果国家的安全受到威胁，我会不惜付出生命来保护它。

2.Mr. Sarkozy said he wanted Europe to set an example in regulating banks, hedge funds, tax havens and executives' pay.
萨克奇说，他希望欧洲在监管银行、套利基金、避税掩蔽所和高管的薪资方面树立典范。

set an example 树立榜样

例句：A teacher must set an example (or a good example) to his students.
      老师要做学生的表率。

3.The French leader also called for Europe to set up a centralized exchange to buy gas for distribution to its nations, after Europe suffered a series of gas shortages last year following a dispute between Russia and the key energy transit countries Georgia and Ukraine.
萨克奇还呼吁欧洲设立集中的交易场所为各国的配送中心购买汽油。主要是由于去年俄罗斯与其主要能源运输国格鲁吉亚和乌克兰发生冲突之后发生了一系列的汽油短缺问题。

call for 要求，呼吁

例句：Union leaders will call for better pay and a qualified recruitment.
工会领袖要求有很好的待遇和更为严格的人才引进政策。

set up设立，成立

例句：Originally, the charity was set up to help orphans in urban areas.
      最开始，这个慈善机构成立的目的是帮助城市里的孤儿。

4.When it comes to Israeli claims that Hamas fired from within a UN school and a compound, the inquiry concludes these allegations are untrue and wants the Israeli government to admit this.
关于以色列所说的哈马斯在联合国学校和混合建筑内部开火的说法，该调查报告得出结论，这些辩解是不真实的，他们希望以色列政府能够承认这一点。

When it comes to一说到什么问题

例句：When it comes to art, I almost know nothing.
一谈到艺术，我几乎一无所知。

5.The use of shells containing white phosphorus by Israel's military is criticized by the report, which says using them near a school amounted to a reckless disregard for the lives of those sheltering there.
报告中说，以色列军队使用含有白磷的炸弹，在学校附件使用这种武器是对庇护所内的生命的漠视。

amount to 等于，相当于

例句：Parents can do tremendo amount to help their kids learn to read, but pushing them before they’re ready can  backfire.
      家长可以做大量的工作帮助孩子学会看书，但是(如果)孩子准备不足就逼他看书，反而会事与愿违。

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