orchestrate来自orchestra，指管弦乐队。

文章说："... prosecutors accused him of orchestrating the ...campaign against the Kurds...," 意思是：检察官指责他领导指挥了残杀库尔德人的运动。

orchestrate可以解释为指挥、领导。对，可以和音乐没有关系。比如说：

  • A few people orchestrated the large-scale protest campaign against U.S. policy on illegal immigrants

     某些人负责安排了抗议美国非法移民政策的大规模活动。

  • The mother orchestrated all the arrangements for her daughter's wedding

     母亲为她女儿的婚礼做了所有的安排。

toast做名词可以是烤面包，吐司，不过它还喝酒有关：

日本王妃纪子生了一个男孩，全国上下一片欢腾。报纸说："Thousands of Japanese...dance and drink to toast the arrival of the new prince," 成千上万日本人跳舞喝酒祝贺新王子的诞生。这里的toast是指祝酒，庆祝。

许多事情都值得祝贺。比如：

  • 我们经常为两国友谊祝酒 -- toast the friendship between our two countries。
  • 我们也经常说：A toast to your good health -- 祝你身体健康。
  • 一群大学生毕业后举行聚会, to toast their graduation -- 祝贺他们毕业。
  • 你要是中了彩票，Let's have a toast to your good luck！