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stay off不在…处停留，不接近
例句：The police told people to stay off the supermarket and leave there as soon as possible.
警察让人们不要在超市停留，并且尽快离开那里。

2. There is no doubt, however, from what we have seen and heard that hundreds of shells and mortar bombs have been fired at this place during the day.

there is no doubt毫无疑问
例句：There is no doubt that we will be successful.
毫无疑问我们会成功的。

3. The two main Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have agreed that the Fatah leader President Mahmoud Abbas will head an interim government to organise elections in the West Bank and Gaza. Fatah has controlled the West Bank while Hamas has run Gaza since they fell out in 2007.

fall out争吵
例句：She has fallen out with all her neighbors.
她和所有的邻居都吵翻了。

4. The concessions were awarded to major Brazilian companies in association with foreign contractors in an auction in Sao Paulo. Here's Paulo Cabral.

in association with与…联合[结交,有关连]
例句：I am working in association with another person.
我和另一个人合伙工作。

5. Public sector trade unions protested on the streets of central Sao Paulo against the auction that privatised important airports after decades of state control.

protest against抗议
例句：All local farmers protested against building the new airport on their farm land.
当地农民抗议在他们的农田上建新飞机场。

6. In addition to the payments to the government, the new operators have committed to investments in excess of $1bn to revamp and expand the airports in time for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.

commit to对…作出承诺, 承担义务, 担负责任; 使(自己)致力于…
例句：I must go. I have committed myself to the club tonight and the members are expecting me.
我得走了, 我已经答应今晚去俱乐部, 会员们正等着我呢。
in excess of多于, 超出
例句：He advised his son never to spend in excess of his income.
他劝儿子开支不可超过收入。

7. The Treasury department said the new sanctions would affect the assets held in the US of all Iranian ministries and state-owned companies and institutions, including the central bank that deals with Iran's vital oil revenues.

deal with与...交涉,交易;应付;处理
例句：He has learnt to deal properly with all kinds of complicated situations.
他已学会恰当地应付各种复杂局面。

8. The Italian government has taken emergency measures to conserve gas supplies as bitterly cold weather grips the country.

take measures采取措施
例句：We should take appropriate measures to improve our teaching.
我们应当采取适当的措施提高教学质量。

9. The aim is to protect domestic users from shortages.

protect from保护, 保卫
例句：An umbrella will protect you from the rain.
雨伞可以保护你不至于淋雨。

10. Pope Benedict has called for a profound renewal at every level of the Catholic Church to help prevent child abuse.

call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。