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suffer from因(疾病)而痛或不舒服；忍受， 遭受
例句：She often suffers from headaches.
她常常头痛。

2. Violence has again flared up in Syria a day after at least 20 people were killed in anti-government protests in the southern region of Deraa.

flare up突然燃烧起来，突然发怒

例句：The fire began to flare up higher.
这火开始越烧越高。

3. Protesters said they wanted Germany's nuclear plants switched off for good.

switch off 关闭，终止

例句：Be sure to switch off the light when you leave the room.
你离开房间时一定要把灯关掉。

4. More than a quarter of a million people have taken part in a march and rally in central London to protest against the deep public spending cuts introduced by Britain's coalition government.

protest against对...提出抗议;反对
例句：All thinking men will protest against it.
凡是有思想的人都会抗议[反对]这件事。

5. The agreement came during talks aimed at restoring calm with Israel after recent confrontations left 10 Palestinians dead. Jon Donnison reports from Gaza.

aim at 以…为目标

例句：They aim at quality rather than quantity.
他们的目的在于提高质量而不是增加数量。

6. In the past, Hamas has not been able to rein in all militant groups here and its authority will be tested by this move.

in the past 在过去
例句：In the past, American families tended to be quite large.
过去，美国家庭的人口众多。

be able to do sth 有能力做某事，能做某事
例句：He is in good health--he is able to resist diseases.
他身体健康，能抵抗疾。

7. Laws that came into effect last year eased restrictions on abortion, allowing terminations in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, 22 weeks if there's no threat to the life or health of the mother.

come into effect （合同，文件等）生效
例句：The new law has come into effect.
新法律已经实施。