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1.Disagreements remain, but the Obama administration is keen to showcase the warmer ties with Russia as one of its main foreign policy successes.

be keen to渴望，热爱

例句：He rarely switches on to hear any of the classical music her professes to be so keen on.
      他很少收听他声称感兴趣的古典音乐。

2.The bombers could not have got closer to Michalis Chryssohoidis, Greece’s tough law and order chief.

could not have got closer用比较级表示最高级

1)直接使用比较级

①How beautiful she sings! I've never heard a better voice.

= She has the best voice I've ever heard.

她唱得多好啊！这是我听到的最美的歌喉。

②I have never read a more interesting novel.

= It is the most interesting novel I've ever read.

这是我读过的最有趣的小说。

2)比较级 + than + the other + 复数名词/ + any other + 单数名词/ + any of the other + 复数名词

①She goes to school earlier than the other girls.

她比其他女孩早上学。

②He works harder than any other student.

她学习最用功。

③China is larger than any of the other countries in Asia.

中国是亚洲最大的国家

3)比较级 + than + anything/ anyone else

①George did more work than anyone else.

乔治干活最多。

②Tom cared more for money than for anything else

汤姆最喜欢钱。

4)在比较句型中使用 "no", "nobody", "nothing" 等词。

①I like nothing better than swimming.

我最喜欢游泳。

②Nobody can do the work better than he did.

这项工作他做得最出色。

3.Finally, there was a winner. The most epic match in tennis history ended up for a total of 11 hours and 5 minutes.

end up(以…)结束; 最终成为〔变得〕

例句：How does the story end up?
      这篇故事是怎么结尾的?

      The boy's ball ended up on the garage roof.
      这男孩的球落到了汽车库顶上。

4.In that group, it’s believed that Christopher “Dudus” Coke is going to be boarding the flight, taking him to the United States where he's gonna to stand trial on drugs and gun-running charges.

stand trial在受审

例句：He had to stand trial.
      他不得不接受审判。