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account for说明〔解释〕…原因，证明
例句：His illness accounts for his absence.
他因为生病, 所以才缺席。

2. In recent days, other government officials have given two different dates. A BBC correspondent says the confusion suggests a battle among Egypt's military rulers, perhaps about the terms of handing power over to civilians.

hand over让与, 移交;送交
例句：He has resigned and will hand over charge of his office today.
他已辞职, 将在今日办移交手续。

3. Jordan is setting up a refugee camp near its northern border with Syria in preparation for an expected mass exodus of Syrians fleeing violence in their homeland.

set up建立，建造, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。
in preparation for为…做准备
例句：He sharpened his knife in preparation for carving the meat.
他磨快了刀准备切肉。

4. The biggest demonstration was in Madrid, where the centre of the city was packed with people calling for a general strike.

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。

5. And with around five million unemployed, they haven't come up with any important ideas on how to create jobs.

come up with想出;提供
例句：He could not come up with a proper answer.
他想不出一个合适的回答。

6. Officials said Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government and the main opposition parties had agreed on Mr Gauck's nomination.

agree on对某事〔物〕有同样看法, 商定〔同意〕某事, 商定做某事
例句：They agreed on leaving there the next day.
他们一致同意第二天离开那里。

7. Mr Gauck stood against Mr Wulff for the presidency in June 2010 but was defeated after three rounds of voting.

stand against反对…
例句：We stand against all forms of cruelty, especially to children.
我们反对任何形式的虐待, 尤其是虐待儿童。

8. Iran says that it's halted oil sales to France and Britain in retaliation for a European Union ban on Iranian oil which takes effect in July.

in retaliation for报复
例句：They killed two men in retaliation for a bomb attack the previous day.
为了报复前一天的炸弹袭击，他们杀死了两个人。
take effect见效;生效
例句：The medicine will soon take effect.
这种药很快就会见效。

9. What I think is interesting is that they have picked out Britain and France specifically because Britain and France are major diplomatic players of course, but they are not major purchasers of Iranian oil.

pick out挑选, 选择; 选拔
例句：They have picked out the best items on the menu.
他们从菜单上选出最好的菜。

10. So they're diplomatically slapping Britain and France in the face, but it will have no impact on France or British supplies of oil because they don't buy that much.

have an impact on对…有影响;对…起作用,产生效果
例句：The book made a great impact on its readers.
这本书对读者有很大的影响。