1.   The prime minister says there are alternative locations in Istanbul to Taksim square to celebrate May Day.

首相称在伊斯坦布尔除了T广场以外还有其他的地点来庆祝劳动节。

alternative

 available in place of sth else; other 可用以代替其它事物的; 另一可选用的; 其他的:

* find alternative means of transport 另找一个运输方法

* Have you got an alternative suggestion? 你有没有其它的建议?

2.   Defne Sandilci, who attended the 1977 protest, remembers the panic that erupted as the gunfire rang out.

DS在1977年参加了那场抗议，她回忆起了当枪声响起的时候人们的巨大恐慌。”

erupt

(fig 比喻) break out suddenly and violently 突然发生:

* Violence has erupted on the streets. 大街上突然发生了暴乱.

* The demonstration erupted into violence. 示威游行中突然出现了武斗.

3.   Since the military seized power in 1980, trade union protests have been banned in the Taksim square, but some smaller civic demonstrations have been held there and trade unionists have been pressing the government to lift the ban to allow their members to commemorate those killed in 1977.

自从军方在1980年夺权以来，军方就禁止了在T广场的工会抗议，但是一些小型的市民抗议还可以在那里举行，工团主义者一直在向政府施压，要求他们废除禁令，让他们成员可以纪念那些在1977年被害的人们。

commemorate

v keep (a great person, event, etc) in people's memories 纪念（伟人、大事件等）:

* We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday. 我们放假一日以庆祝国庆.

4.   In a last minute bid to defuse the row Mr. Erdogan said a small delegation could lay a wreath at the square.

在最后的化解平息努力中，E提议一小部分代表可以到广场去献花圈。

wreath

 (a) arrangement of flowers and leaves twisted or woven into a circle and placed on a grave, etc as a mark of respect for the dead 花圈:

* to lay wreaths at the war memorial 向阵亡将士纪念碑献花圈.

5.   A confident Senator Hillary Clinton has gotten a bounce in her campaign and a surge in opinion polls since her crucial win more than a week ago in the Pennsylvania primary.

自信的参议员希拉里.克林顿自从赢了在宾夕法尼亚州一周多前的重要初选后，她的选情有了反弹，民调也有上升。

crucial

very important; decisive 至关重要的; 决定性的:

* Getting this contract is crucial to the future of our company. 签订此项合同对本公司的前途至关重要. ‘

6.   Polls show a very tight race in Indiana, and that Senator Obama's comfortable two-digit lead in the polls in North Carolina has dwindled down to single digits.

民调显示在印第安纳的竞选十分接近，参议员奥巴马在北卡罗来纳州民调中两位数的领先已经缩小到称个位数的了。        

dwindle

become gradually less or smaller 逐渐变少或变小; 减少; 缩小:

* dwindling hopes, popularity, profits 逐渐消失的希望、日益低落的声望、日渐减少的利润

* Their savings have dwindled (away) to nothing. 他们的存款已减少到分文不剩了.

7.   Clinton has been campaigning hard for votes across Indiana and North Carolina, pushing a proposal she and McCain both back to suspend the federal gasoline tax for consumers during the summer months of June, July and August.

克林顿正在印地安那州和北卡罗来纳州努力拉选票，推行她和麦肯两人都赞成在6，7，8月夏季月份对消费者暂收联邦汽油税。

gasoline

A volatile mixture of flammable liquid hydrocarbons derived chiefly from crude petroleum and used principally as a fuel for internal-combustion engines and as a solvent, an illuminant, and a thinner.

汽油：一种具有挥发性、可燃的烃类混合物液体，主要来自于原油，主要作燃料用

8.   After a rough week with several public appearances by his controversial former pastor, Senator Obama has received the support of two influential "superdelegates", former Democratic Party Chairman Joe Andrew and Paul Kirk.        

在奥巴马充满争议的前牧师的几次公开露面的一周之后，参议员奥巴马收到了两名有影响力的超级代表的支持，他们是前任民主党主席JA和PK。

controversial

adj causing or likely to cause controversy 引起或可能引起争论的:

* a controversial person 有争议的人物