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in need of需要，缺少
例句：This house is in need of repair.
这栋房子需要整修。

2. From there, they hope to begin the relief operation, but it all depends on Damascus agreeing.

depend on随…而定; 取决于
例句：Whether the game will be played depends on the weather.
比赛是否举行要看天气而定。

3. The declaration earlier this week of a semi-autonomous state in the east in Cyrenaica is really exciting the passions here, and not just here, there are demonstrations taking place in cities across the country.

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。

4. Under the deal, more than 100bn of Greece's debt would be written off.

write off勾销,取消
例句：We'll just have to write off the arrangement if we can't find the money for it.
这项计划如果筹不到钱就只得取消。

5. Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat's activities have been convicted of killing hundreds of members of the Shia community and other minorities across Pakistan, as well as attacking security installations and foreign embassies.

convict of宣判(某人)犯有(某罪)
例句：The criminal was convicted of murder.
罪犯被判决犯有谋杀罪。

6. The BBC's economics correspondent says it's relatively good news for President Obama with the election focusing on the economy.

focus on集中于; 对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句：Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

7. More companies are bringing jobs back and investing in America, and manufacturing is adding jobs for the first time since the 1990s.

invest in在…上投资, 在…投入(时间、精力等)
例句：The company lacks sufficient money to invest in new products.
公司没有足够的钱对新产品投资。

8. However, the unemployment rate, which is based on a different survey, remained unchanged at 8.3%.

base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句：Action should be based on solid facts.
行动应有确凿的事实为依据。

9. Unofficial minutes just published from a crisis meeting on the day of the tsunami show that an official warned ministers of the threat posed by the failure of cooling systems at the plant.

warn of发出关于…的警告
例句：The weather station warned of severe snowfalls ahead.
气象台预报将有大雪。