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bring down (使)减少，降低(温度、物价等)；使(某人)降低价格
例句：A nationwide good harvest soon brought down the price of rice.
全国性的大丰收很快使米价回跌了。
carry out执行; 贯彻
例句：He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。

2. His Greek counterpart said he anticipated a long period of uncertainty coming to an end.

come to an end结束,终止
例句：The diving competitions have come to an end.
跳水项目已经比赛完了。

3. As ever, the Red Cross won't provide details of negotiations, but has confirmed that one possibility under discussion is a temporary ceasefire so that ambulances can get in to evacuate the wounded, and food and medical supplies can be delivered.

get in到达
例句：What time does the train from London get in?
从伦敦来的火车何时进站?

4. However, shop owners at the Baga market said they had seen at least 20 dead bodies being piled onto trucks and taken away.

pile onto (使)堆在…上; (使)涌上…
例句：Crowds of school children piled onto the train as soon as it arrived.
列车一到, 小学生就成群地向列车拥去。
take away把…带走; 使离开
例句：The prisoner was taken away by an armed guard.
一个持枪的狱警把犯人带走了。

5. A state of emergency has already been imposed on the city and other troubled parts of the north by President Goodluck Jonathan, but residents say a military solution is clearly not working.

impose on把…加于
例句：Heavy duties are imposed on imports.
对进口物品课以重税。

6. The official news agency said a four-day drill involving aircraft and missiles would take place in the south of the country.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。

7. The UK Border Agency is responsible for checking who comes into Britain at its airports and other points of entry.

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：She is my child, and I am responsible for her.
她是我的孩子,我对她负责。

8. This report paints a picture of an agency bordering on the dysfunctional.

border on近乎
例句：What you are doing borders on the ridiculous.
你所做的事近乎可笑。

9. It accuses senior officials at the agency of poor management and of failing to inform ministers about the extent to which checks were being suspended.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：We accused him of taking bribes.
我们控告他受贿。