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take place发生; 举行
例句：The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
晚会将在除夕那天举行。

2. There's been violence in the Syrian capital Damascus, where a Chinese diplomatic mission has met President Bashar al-Assad and called for restraint in the conflict between his forces and the opposition.

call for需要
例句：Your plan will call for a lot of money.
你的计划需要许多钱。

3. A funeral in Damascus turned into one of the biggest demonstrations yet seen there. Opposition activists said at least one person was killed when security forces opened fire.

turn into (使)变成
例句：The old building was turned into a library.
这座旧房子被改作了图书馆。

4. New-generation centrifuges could greatly speed up the production of material that could be used for nuclear warheads.

speed up (使)加速
例句：We are speeding up the mechanization of our agriculture.
我们正在加快农业机械化的步伐。

5. There have been more clashes in Senegal between police and people protesting against President Abdoulaye Wade's decision to stand for a third term in next weekend's elections.

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。
stand for为…而奋斗; 拥护
例句：John always stands for what is right.
约翰一贯支持正确的事情。

6. The security forces have engaged in street running battles, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at scores of youth[s] who have mounted barricades, setting ablaze tyres and throwing stones back at the police.

engage in参加; 从事; 忙于
例句：He engaged in a serious study of the problem.
他对这个问题进行了认真的研究。

7. The constitution would provide for a federal system of government building on the autonomous regional assemblies that already exist.

provide for供给，为…提供
例句：The local government provided special buses for the guests.
地方政府为宾客提供了专车。
build on以…为基础
例句：The insurance business is built on trust.
保险业建立在信任的基础上。

8. But the Islamist group al-Shabab, which holds much of the centre and south of the country, did not participate in the agreement.

participate in参加
例句：How many people participated in the opening ceremony?
多少人参加了开业典礼?

9. Ethnic Russians, who make up a third of Latvia's population of about two million, feel discriminated against as proficiency in Latvian is needed to become a citizen and to vote.

make up组成, 构成
例句：The audience was made up of very young children.
观众由小孩子们组成。
discriminate against歧视
例句：The new law discriminates against lower-paid workers.
这条新法律歧视低工资的工人。

10. Sources familiar with the case say he's been summoned for questioning on Tuesday about sex parties that allegedly took place at restaurants and swingers' clubs in cities including Paris and Washington.

familiar with熟悉的
例句：I am not very familiar with European history.
我对欧洲历史不太熟悉。