1.The two leaders stated that both countries would develop good-neighborly and friendly relations on the basis of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-aggression, non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit and peaceful co-existence.>>

兩位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人聲明，兩國(guó)將在互相尊重主權(quán)和領(lǐng)土完整，互不侵犯，互不干涉內(nèi)政，平等互利與和平共處的基礎(chǔ)上發(fā)展睦鄰友好關(guān)系。

2. The country’s stability depends on how well the president can groom a successor.

這個(gè)國(guó)家能否穩(wěn)定取決于總統(tǒng)能否成功地培養(yǎng)一個(gè)接班人。

注：groom，使準(zhǔn)備參加競(jìng)選，做好準(zhǔn)備，訓(xùn)練。

3. He accused the prime minister of burnishing his own image while folding under pressure.

他指責(zé)總理一方面在壓力下退縮，一方面給自己臉上貼金。

注：accuse用在法律上應(yīng)當(dāng)譯成“”指控“，如：He was accused of theft.(他被指控犯有偷竊罪)；fold,作不及物動(dòng)詞用時(shí)有”關(guān)閉“、的”垮臺(tái)“的意思此處轉(zhuǎn)義”退縮“；burnishing原意是拋光、的擦亮。>>

4. The opposition leader’s speech stole the headlines from the government.

反對(duì)黨領(lǐng)袖的演講在報(bào)紙上大出風(fēng)頭，使政府相形見(jiàn)絀。

注：直譯是：反對(duì)黨領(lǐng)袖的演講從政府手里偷走了報(bào)紙的通欄大標(biāo)題。

5. He said that the release of the men gave the green light to terrorism.

他說(shuō)，釋放這些人，等于向恐怖主義活動(dòng)開(kāi)綠燈。

注：也可以翻譯成“等于縱容恐怖主義活動(dòng)“。

6. The CIA is drawing fire as its director is questioned over press leaks.

中央情報(bào)局被罵得焦頭爛額，因?yàn)榫珠L(zhǎng)正因?yàn)閳?bào)界泄密的問(wèn)題接受質(zhì)詢。

注：CIA=CENTUAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY，美國(guó)中央情報(bào)局；drawing fire ，原意是“招致猛烈抨擊“；leaks， 此處顯然指”泄密“。

7. Albright played hardball by walking out of the meeting.

奧爾布萊特以退出會(huì)場(chǎng)的方式表示強(qiáng)硬的立場(chǎng)。

注：play hardball,表示強(qiáng)硬（立場(chǎng)、的抗議、的反對(duì)等），hardball也可以用作形容詞，如 hardball questions，故意刁難，非常難回答的問(wèn)題。>>

8. While the West goes about its business, chemas-microsoft-comfficemarttags" />lace>Russialace> gains nothing by going off into a corner to sulk.>>

西方依然我行我素，而俄羅斯一無(wú)所獲，只好縮在旮旯(ga-la)里生氣。

注：這個(gè)句子非常形象：to go about one’s business 的意思是“該干什么還干什么”；go off into a corner to sulk，直譯是“走開(kāi)到一個(gè)角落里生氣”； gain nothing，什么也沒(méi)有得到。>>

9. Blair is unlikely to roll back any of the previous ruling party’s major economic reforms.

布萊爾看來(lái)不可能從上宙執(zhí)政黨推行的任何重大經(jīng)濟(jì)改革中退縮。

注：previous此處指布萊爾出任英國(guó)首相之前的執(zhí)政黨，即保守黨。

10. The whiff of scandal, and particularly the cash-for-questions imbroglio, reminds the electorate that power concentrated in the hands of a single party for too long tends to corrupt.>>

盡管丑聞不大，而且這些來(lái)路不明的款項(xiàng)內(nèi)情復(fù)雜，至今尚無(wú)定論，卻也足以提醒選民：權(quán)力集中字一個(gè)政黨手中過(guò)長(zhǎng)就會(huì)產(chǎn)生腐敗。

注：a whiff of scandal,一個(gè)小小的丑聞； imbroglio，情節(jié)復(fù)雜、的難下結(jié)論的事情。( ps.The "cash-for-questions affair" was a political scandal in 1990s lace>Britainlace>. It was alleged by The Guardian newspaper that certain members of Parliament had been accepting bribes in exchange for asking parliamentary questions. by Elex)

11. A group of pragmatists are reorienting Iranian politics as the revolution fades into history.

革命正在成為歷史，一批實(shí)用主義者正在為伊朗重新確定政策方向。

注：reorient的意思是“為……重新規(guī)定方向“；fade into history直譯是“淡入歷史”。

12. Legally, most experts agree, the case has some holes.

多數(shù)專家認(rèn)為，從法律的角度來(lái)講，這個(gè)案子有漏洞。

13. The newspaper story was quickly overrun by the White House spin machine[ public relations team].

報(bào)紙上的這條新聞很快就被白宮“說(shuō)謊機(jī)器”（即白宮宣傳機(jī)構(gòu)）的編造淹沒(méi)了。

注：spin的原意是紡織，在美國(guó)俚語(yǔ)中引申為“編造謊言“；public relations的意思是“公關(guān)”，但是在資本主義國(guó)家，公司、的政府等公關(guān)機(jī)構(gòu)等于我國(guó)的“宣傳部”，這同我國(guó)一般群眾理解的“公關(guān)”不盡相同，為了照顧中國(guó)人對(duì)“公關(guān)”的理解，此處將public relations譯為“宣傳”。

14. He blamed leaks for breakdown in the negotiations.

他把談判失敗歸罪于泄密。

注：blame…for…，把……歸罪于。

15. The negotiators struggled to finalize a deal.

談判參加者努力做成一筆交易。

16. Arabs and Jews alike are increasingly at risk in a climate of steadily rising tensions.

在緊張局勢(shì)不斷加劇這樣一種（政治）氣候中，無(wú)論是阿拉伯人還是猶太人都在冒越來(lái)越大的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

注：climate原意為“氣候“，此處應(yīng)指“政治氣候”。

17. Her husband could be freed on bail within months.

她的丈夫有可能在幾個(gè)月內(nèi)交保釋放。

注：bail還可以用作動(dòng)詞，如：She was bailed out of prison.（她被取保釋放）

18. Harassment of minorities remains endemic in some quarters.

在某些地方，騷擾少數(shù)民族的現(xiàn)象依舊司空見(jiàn)慣。

注：minorities，少數(shù)民族。我國(guó)正式文件中把“少數(shù)民族”譯為Minority ethnic groups，如： The Uygurs are one of China’s minority ethnic groups.（維吾爾族是中國(guó)少數(shù)民族之一）

19. The setting up of a credible oversight authority has curbed police brutality.

由于建立了一個(gè)可信任的監(jiān)督機(jī)構(gòu)，警察暴行受到了遏制。

注：oversight，監(jiān)督，監(jiān)管。

20. The number of complains is down simply because abused citizens have given up.

投訴減少，只是因?yàn)槭芎�公民放棄投訴。