1.   The private firm SITE Intelligence Group notified the White House last month that it had obtained a new video from terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.

 私人公司'SITE情报集团'上月告知白宫它从恐怖分子领袖本拉登手中得到了一个新录像.

notify

inform sb (of sth); report sth to sb 通知某人（某事）; 将某事报告某人:

* He notified us that he was going to leave. 他通知我们说他要辞职. 

2.   The company offered it to U.S. officials on the condition that they not reveal its existence until after al-Qaida released it, thereby protecting the integrity of the surreptitious means through which the company got the tape.

在官方在基地组织发布录像前美国官方不透露其存在的条件下,用以保护获得该录音的秘密渠道的完整性,该公司才把录像交给美国官方.

reveal

make (facts, etc) known 使（事实等）显露出来; 透露; 泄露; 揭露:

* The doctor did not reveal the truth to him. 医生没有向他透露真相.

surreptitious

adj  done or acting secretly or stealthily 暗中进行的; 偷偷的:

* a surreptitious glance 偷偷的一瞥

* She carried out a surreptitious search of his belongings.她暗地里搜查他的东西.

3.   Perino says the Bush Administration is concerned about the leak both because it may make gaining future intelligence more difficult and because it may discourage private citizens from sharing information with the government if they do not believe that information will be protected.

Ｐ称布什政府对该泄漏事件十分关心，因为它可能造成未来获取情报更加艰辛，同时如果个人不相信信息会得到保护，这可能会让同美国政府分享信息的个人气馁．

leak

accidental or deliberate disclosure of secret or confidential information 泄露或透露的秘密或情报:

* the latest in a series of damaging leaks 一系列危害性泄密事件中最新的一椿.

discourage

 take away sb's confidence or hope of doing sth 使某人丧失（做某事的）信心; 使某人泄气:

* Don't discourage her; she's doing her best. 别泄她的气, 她正尽力做呢. 

4.   The Bush Administration's updated National Strategy for Homeland Security says that group will likely continue to enhance its ability to attack America through greater cooperation with regional terrorist groups.

布什政府最新的国土安全部发布的国家战略中称基地组织通过同区域恐怖团体更广泛的合作很可能继续提升攻击美国的能力

enhance

increase (the good qualities of sb/sth); make (sb/sth) look better 增强（某人/某事物的优点）; 使（某人/某事物）看起来更好; 提高; 美化:

* Those clothes do nothing to enhance her appearance. 她穿那些衣服也并没显得更漂亮. 

5.   Turnbull narrates the film clip, which is sub-titled in Japanese.

T在短片中解说，该短片配有日文字幕。

narrate

tell (a story); give a written or spoken account of 讲（故事）; 描写或叙述:

* The story is narrated by its hero. 这故事是由主人公自己讲的.

6.   Hundreds of years of whaling have nearly wiped them out.

上百年的捕鲸几乎让鲸鱼灭绝。

wipe out

To destroy or be destroyed completely. 消灭,完全毁灭

7.   The endangered mammals are migrating south along the Australian coast, attracting thousands of whale watchers

这些要灭绝的哺乳动物正沿着澳大利亚海岸南迁，这吸引了成千的鲸鱼观赏者。

mammal

 any of the class of animals that give birth to live offspring and feed their young on milk from the breast 哺乳动物.

8.   The government in Canberra, however, thinks lawsuits will be futile, as the sanctuary is not recognized by other nations.

然而堪培拉政府认为法律起诉是无效的,因为这保护区不被其他国家承认.

lawsuit

An action or a suit brought before a court, as to recover a right or redress a grievance.

诉讼：被诉诸法庭的诉讼或案例，如为恢复某种权力或赔偿而申诉

9.   Greenpeace is using an animated film in Japan, which also features school children, to get its anti-whaling message across.

绿色和平组织正通过一些以在校学生为主要宣传对象的动画片来传播他们反对捕鲸的讯息。

animated

adj.（形容词）

(a)Filled with activity, vigor, or spirit; lively.

栩栩如生的：充满活力、生机或精神的；栩栩如生的

(b)Designed or constructed in the form of an animated cartoon.

动画片的：用动画片形式设计或编制的