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get out of离开; 下
例句：The meeting went on late and he wanted to get out of it soon.
会开得太晚了, 他想早点离开。

2. There are conflicting reports about what's happened to the other wounded journalist Edith Bouvier.

happen to发生在…身上
例句：An odd thing happened to him this morning.
他今天早晨遇到一件怪事。

3. In Arizona, Mitt Romney is expected to win comfortably, but Rick Santorum has mounted a strong challenge to him in Michigan.

be expected to预计
例句：Shipment is expected to take 20 days
装船预计需要20天。

4. A few weeks ago, this would have been unthinkable: Mitt Romney grew up there, and his father was the governor.

grow up长大, 成熟
例句：Tom wants to be a coach when he grows up.
汤姆长大后想当教练。

5. But Rick Santorum's victories in three states earlier this month energised his campaign and shattered the notion that Mitt Romney might wrap up the nomination quickly.

wrap up圆满完成; 顺利结束
例句：The whole thing has been wrapped up.
整个事情已成定局。

6. A study has found that incinerated remains from victims of the 9/11 attacks on the United States in 2001 ended up in landfill waste disposal sites.

end up结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句：He ended up as head of the firm.
他最后成了公司的负责人。

7. Mr Sarkozy issued the statement after France's constitutional court had struck down an earlier law on genocide denial, saying it infringed freedom of expression.

strike down打倒, 撞倒
例句：Jim was struck down by a bus in the middle of the main street.
吉姆在大街当中被一辆公共汽车撞倒了。

8. His renewed illness has cast doubt on his ability to campaign for re-election in October.

cast doubt on使对…产生怀疑
例句：The lack of facilities for elderly people has cast doubts on the whole of the redevelopment scheme.
整个重建计划缺乏提供给老人们的设施, 这使人们对此计划产生了怀疑。

9. A spokesman for the FDA said the risks associated with taking statins remained extremely low.

associate with与…交往, 联系
例句：Foreigners always associate China with the Great Wall.
外国人总是把中国和长城联系在一起。

10. The Holocaust Memorial Museum is keen to hold on to a prized exhibit.

hold on坚持住，挺住
例句：He was determined to hold on this job whatever difficulties he might run into.
他下定决心, 不管碰到什么困难, 都要坚持做这工作。