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1. The military leaders who seized power in Guinea-Bissau earlierthis month in the middle of a presidential election have releasedthe leading candidate Carlos Gomes Junior and the interimpresident, who they had been holding ever since.

in the middle of 在...当中
例句：She came in the middle of the day.
她在中午的时候来了。
ever since 从那时起,自那时以来
例句：He had cut me ever since my marriage. 
自从我结婚，他就和我绝交了。 

2. The US Commerce Department said it expanded at an annual rateof 2.2%, compared with 3% in the final quarter of last year.Here's Andrew Walker.

compare with 与...相比
例句：I'm afraid my English compares poorly with hers.
恐怕我的英语同她的英语相比要差得多。

3. It's lower than what most expected and a good deal less thanwhat it would take to make a substantial impact on the country'sunemployment problem.

impact on 对…冲击，碰撞；影响
例句：There will be a bigger impact on America than the civil war. 对美国将有一个比内战还要大的冲击。

4. More than 5.5 million people are looking for work, and 370,000people have lost their jobs since the start of the year.

more than 多于
例句："About income, I think most people deserve more than what they get." 
谈到收入，我想大多数人都应得到比他们现在得到的更多些。 

5. According to what we heard from the Syrian Ministry ofInformation, the explosion took place right after the Fridayprayer.

according to 按照
例句：They do everything according to Hoyle. 
他们一切都按照规定办理。 
take place 发生
例句：Earthquakes take place far underground. 
地震则发生在地球的极深处。 

6. When they asked him about his identification, he blew uphimself.

blow up 炸毁
例句：Why did the soldiers blow up all the bridges when they retreated? 
为什么士兵在撤退时，把桥梁都炸掉了呢？

7. At least 27 people were injured at a tram stop and near acinema.

at least 至少
例句：He smoked at least half a packet of cigarettes a day.
他每天至少抽半包烟。

8. Despite his failing health, he performed five songs, includinghits such as Mack the Knife and Hello Dolly.

such as 例如
例句：Context scenarios address questions such as the following: 
情境场景剧本解决了以下的问题。