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.>>
兩位領導人聲明，兩國將在互相尊重主權和領土完整，互不侵犯，互不幹涉內政，平等互利與和平共處的基礎上發展睦鄰友好關係。
2. The country’s stability depends on how well the president can groom a successor.
這個國家能否穩定取決於總統能否成功地培養一個接班人。
註：groom，使準備參加競選，做好準備，訓練。
3. He accused the prime minister of burnishing his own image while folding under pressure.
他指責總理一方面在壓力下退縮，一方面給自己臉上貼金。
註：accuse用在法律上應當譯成「」指控「，如：He was accused of theft.(他被指控犯有偷竊罪);fold,作不及物動詞用時有」關閉「、的」垮臺「的意思此處轉義」退縮「;burnishing原意是拋光、的擦亮。>>
4. The opposition leader’s speech stole the headlines from the government.
反對黨領袖的演講在報紙上大出風頭，使政府相形見絀。
註：直譯是：反對黨領袖的演講從政府手裡偷走了報紙的通欄大標題。
5. He said that the release of the men gave the green light to terrorism.
他說，釋放這些人，等於向恐怖主義活動開綠燈。
註：也可以翻譯成「等於縱容恐怖主義活動「。
6. The CIA is drawing fire as its director is questioned over press leaks.
中央情報局被罵得焦頭爛額，因為局長正因為報界洩密的問題接受質詢。
註：CIA=CENTUAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY，美國中央情報局;drawing fire ，原意是「招致猛烈抨擊「;leaks， 此處顯然指」洩密「。
7. Albright played hardball by walking out of the meeting.
奧爾布萊特以退出會場的方式表示強硬的立場。
註：play hardball,表示強硬(立場、的抗議、的反對等)，hardball也可以用作形容詞，如 hardball questions，故意刁難，非常難回答的問題。>>
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，而俄羅斯一無所獲，只好縮在旮旯(ga-la)裡生氣。
註：這個句子非常形象：to go about one’s business 的意思是「該幹什麼還幹什麼」;go off into a corner to sulk，直譯是「走開到一個角落裡生氣」; gain nothing，什麼也沒有得到。>>
9. Blair is unlikely to roll back any of the previous ruling party’s major economic reforms.
布萊爾看來不可能從上宙執政黨推行的任何重大經濟改革中退縮。
註：previous此處指布萊爾出任英國首相之前的執政黨，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.>>
儘管醜聞不大，而且這些來路不明的款項內情複雜，至今尚無定論，卻也足以提醒選民：權力集中字一個政黨手中過長就會產生腐敗。
註：a whiff of scandal,一個小小的醜聞; imbroglio，情節複雜、的難下結論的事情。( 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，一批實用主義者正在為伊朗重新確定政策方向。
註：reorient的意思是「為……重新規定方向「;fade into history直譯是「淡入歷史」。
12. Legally, most experts agree, the case has some holes.
多數專家認為，從法律的角度來講，這個案子有漏洞。
13. The newspaper story was quickly overrun by the White House spin machine[ public relations team].
報紙上的這條新聞很快就被白宮「說謊機器」(即白宮宣傳機構)的編造淹沒了。
註：spin的原意是紡織，在美國俚語中引申為「編造謊言「;public relations的意思是「公關」，但是在資本主義國家，公司、的政府等公關機構等於我國的「宣傳部」，這同我國一般群眾理解的「公關」不盡相同，為了照顧中國人對「公關」的理解，此處將public relations譯為「宣傳」。
14. He blamed leaks for breakdown in the negotiations.
他把談判失敗歸罪於洩密。
註：blame…for…，把……歸罪於。
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.
在緊張局勢不斷加劇這樣一種(政治)氣候中，無論是阿拉伯人還是猶太人都在冒越來越大的風險。
註：climate原意為「氣候「，此處應指「政治氣候」。
17. Her husband could be freed on bail within months.
她的丈夫有可能在幾個月內交保釋放。
註：bail還可以用作動詞，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，騷擾少數民族的現象依舊司空見慣。
註：minorities，少數民族。我國正式文件中把「少數民族」譯為Minority ethnic groups，如： The Uygurs are one of China’s minority ethnic groups.(維吾爾族是中國少數民族之一)
19. The setting up of a credible oversight authority has curbed police brutality.
由於建立了一個可信任的監督機構，警察暴行受到了遏制。
註：oversight，監督，監管。
20. The number of complains is down simply because abused citizens have given up.
投訴減少，只是因為受害公民放棄投訴。