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pray for祈祷，祈求
例句：I would never believe that Londoners would pray for rain.
我永远也不相信伦敦人会祈求老天爷下雨。

2. He stressed that Cuba was determined to defend its independence in the face of the US embargo.

in the face of面对
例句：They showed courage in the face of danger.
面对危险他们表现出了勇气。

3. The allegations relate to his supposed involvement in a vice ring that hired prostitutes for hotel orgies in Lille, Paris and Washington.

relate to有关
例句：To what events did your remarks relate?
你的话指的是什么事?

4. That will disappoint conservatives and relieve liberals and secularists who fear a tide of Islamism sweeping across the region in the wake of recent revolutions.

in the wake of尾随(而至)
例句：Traders came in the wake of the explorers.
商人紧跟着探险者而至。

5. Clashes have broken out between armed forces from Sudan and South Sudan in several disputed border regions.

break out (战争、火灾、疾病、争吵等)突然发生，爆发，突发，突然开始，突然出现
例句：When did the Gulf War break out?
海湾战争何时爆发的?

6. Both sides accuse each other of starting the fighting, which comes a week before the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is due to visit the Southern capital Juba for a summit.

accuse of控告
例句：She accused him of stealing her watch.
她控告他偷她的表。

7. The Israeli foreign ministry says Israel is cutting all contact with the United Nations Human Rights Council after it condemned Jewish settlement building in the West Bank and decided to set up a committee to investigate the issue.

set up建立,创立
例句：A new government was set up after the war.
新政府于战后成立。

8. The German car maker BMW is recalling 1.3 million cars worldwide due to a battery fault that could result in electrical problems or even a fire.

due to因为,由于
例句：Her absence was due to the storm.
由于风雨交加她没来。
result in导致,结果是
例句：Their dispute resulted in war.
他们的争端导致了战争。

9. The problem is a cover on a cable, which may have been badly fitted so leading to the electrical system not working properly and perhaps even to a fire.

lead to导致
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。