1.   The U.S. government's Commission on International Religious Freedom (C.I.R.F.) has issued its 2008 report on the countries it alleges are the worst violators of the right to worship freely. 

美国政府关于国际宗教自由委员会发布了其2008年报告，上面有那些其断言的对宗教信仰自由违反最严重的国家。

allege

state (sth) as a fact but without proof; give as an argument or excuse （无证据地）陈述, 宣称, 声称（某事）; 辩解:

* The prisoner alleges that he was at home on the night of the crime. 囚犯辩称案发当晚他在家中.

* He alleged illness as the reason for his absence. 他称病缺席.

2.   The panel traveled to Vietnam recently and met with government officials, as well as imprisoned religious leaders.

该小组最近去了越南同政府官员和被关押的宗教领袖都进行了见面。

imprison

 put or keep sb in or as if in prison 监禁某人; 似监禁般束缚某人:

* Several of the rioters were imprisoned for causing a disturbance. 有几个暴乱者因制造动乱被关押在狱.

3.   A State Department spokesman said Friday Vietnam has released prisoners, reopened churches and banned forced renunciations of faith, and that incidences of harassment and abuse are down significantly.

国务院一发言人称周五越南释放了囚犯，重开了教堂，禁止强制脱离信仰，而且折磨和虐待发生率有了很大的下降。

renunciation

giving sth/sb up; renouncing 放弃; 断绝联系; 拒绝承认; 放弃权利或断绝关系的声明:

* the king's renunciation of the throne 国王之宣布退位. 

4.   The report says the Saudi government has not kept its promise to tolerate religious expression other than its form of Sunni Islam, or to stop printing school books that incite hatred and violence.

该报告称沙特政府没有恪守承诺来容忍除了逊尼伊斯兰拍以外的宗教表达，也没有停止出版煽动仇恨和暴力的学校用书。

incite

(a) urge or persuade sb to do sth by making him very angry or excited 煽动或鼓动某人做某事:

* incite the workers to violence 煽动工人暴动

* The captain was accused of inciting other officers to mutiny. 该上尉被控煽动军官叛变. 

(a) reate or cause (sth) 制造或引起（某事件）:

* incite a riot 制造动乱 

hatred

 very strong dislike; hate 仇恨; 憎恨:

* He looked at me with hatred. 他以憎恨的眼光望着我.

5.   Rhetoric between the two contenders has often been sharp, with Clinton at one point questioning whether Obama has demonstrated the credentials necessary to be commander-in-chief, while Obama has blasted the free-trade policies adopted by Clinton's husband, former President Bill Clinton.

两名竞争者措辞十分激烈，克林顿会质疑奥巴马是否证明了其作为领袖所需具备的资格，而奥巴马对克林顿的丈夫，前任总统比尔克林顿采取的自由贸易政策进行了攻击。

rhetoric

(a) (art of) using language impressively or persuasively, esp in public speaking 修辞; 修辞艺术; 修辞学:

* impassioned rhetoric 富有表现力的修辞. 

(b) elaborate language which is intended to impress but is often insincere, meaningless or exaggerated 华丽的词藻（常含华而不实之意）; 虚夸的言辞:

* the empty rhetoric of politicians 政客们的花言巧语.

credentials

qualities, achievements, etc that make one suitable; qualifications （学历、资历等的）资格:

* She has the perfect credentials for the job. 她做这工作完全够格. 

6.   Sunday, the two presidential hopefuls appeared to tone down the heavy criticism and focus on party unity instead.

周日，两位有希望问鼎总统的人看起来开始缓和严厉批评之声，转而聚焦党内团结。

tone down

To make less vivid, harsh, or violent; moderate.

使…柔和：使变得不那么鲜明、生硬或强烈；调和

7.   In addition, Obama has had to endure firestorms of criticism stemming from recent comments he made that were perceived as demeaning to working-class voters, as well as incendiary remarks by his former pastor.    

另外奥巴马在经受批评的风暴，风暴来自其最近的评论，该评论被认为贬低工薪阶级，当然还有奥巴马前任牧师那些煽动的言谈。     

perceive

(a) become aware of (sb/sth); notice; observe 意识到, 注意到, 观察到（某人[某事物]）:

* The patient was perceived to have difficulty in standing and walking. 据观察所见, 病人站立和行走都有困难. 

(a) interpret sth in a certain way; view 理解或领悟某事物; 认为:

* I perceived his comment as a challenge. 我认为他的批评是对我的激励.

8.   To date, there has been no mass exodus of super-delegate support away from Obama    

到现在还没有大量的支持奥巴马的超级代表流失。

exodus

departure of many people at one time （大批人同时之）离去:

* The play was so awful that there was a general exodus from the theatre at the interval. 那剧十分糟糕, 在幕间休息时观众纷纷离去. 

9.   Obama downplayed any suggestion that the recent controversies surrounding his campaign would torpedo his candidacy.

奥巴马对那些认为围绕其选举阵营的争论会破坏其候选人资格的暗示轻描淡写。

downplay

To minimize the significance of; play down:

低估：对…轻描淡写；贬低：

10.Most political observers say Obama remains favored to win Tuesday's primary in North Carolina, although perhaps by a smaller margin than had been anticipatedjust weeks ago.

大多数观察家称奥巴马在赢得周二在北卡罗来纳州初选中仍有优势，尽管可能取得的优势比几周前预测的要小.

anticipate

(a)expect (sth) 期望, 预料（某事物）:

* We anticipate that demand is likely to increase. 我们预料需求可能增加. 

(b)see (what is going to happen or what needs to be done) and act accordingly 预见到（要发生的事或需要做的事）而采取措施:

* Anticipating that it would soon be dark, they all took torches. 他们预见到天快黑了, 就都带上了手电筒.