BBC news 2011-02-22 加文本

line up排队等候

例句：I hate lining up in the cold to go to the cinema.
      我非常讨厌在大冷天里排队等着看电影。

      Line up the glasses and I'll fill them.
      把玻璃杯排好, 我来把它们倒满。

2.For years, this kind of violence has been almost a norm in eastern Congo, a vast region, where rival armies and militias prey with impunity on civilians.

almost ad.几乎,差不多

almost，nearly，about，approximately，around，roughly
这些副词均有“大约，差不多”之意。
almost指在程度上相差很小，差不多。
nearly与almost含义基本相同，侧重指数量、时间或空间上的接近。
about常可分almost和nearly换用，但about用于表示时间、数量的“大约”时，实际数量可能多也可能少。
approximately多用于书面语，指精确度接近某个标准以致误差可忽略不计。
around多用于非正式场合，常见于美国英语。
roughly指按精略估计，常代替about。

3.It is not Putin's business to decide who will lead the country. It should be up to voters.

not sb's business不管某人的事。

up to取决于

例句：This is up to you.
      这件事取决于你。