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stop off 中途停留
例句： I'll stop off for a few days in Paris to visit my cousins. 
我将在巴黎耽搁几天，看望我们的表兄弟。 

2. Tripoli in north Lebanon is a hotbed of support for the Syrianopposition, and the authorities in Damascus have frequentlycomplained about arms being smuggled from that area into thecountry.

complain about 抱怨
例句：Stop grumbling! You've got nothing to complain about. 
别抱怨了! 你没什么可抱怨的. 

3. The four men were flown to Khartoum and paraded in front of thepress.

in front of 在...的前面
例句：A wide stretch of land spreads in front of us. 
我们面前是一片广阔的土地。 

4. The South African government is releasing more than 14,000prisoners to mark the anniversary of Nelson Mandela winning thecountry's first democratic elections in 1994.

more than 不只...
例句：  An economic recession now seems more than likely． 
现在看来，经济衰退的可能性相当大。 

5. Police opened fire when some of the protesters tried to breakthrough barriers in the centre of the capital Kuala Lumpur.

break through 突破，冲破
例句：Demonstrators tried to break through the police cordon. 
示威群众企图突破警察的封锁线. 

6. Instead of saying sorry - we knew it was an accidental shot - they shot some more.

instead of 代替
例句：I might have two families to stand by me instead of one. 
我可以得到两个而不只是一个家族的支持。 

7. Bomb disposal experts have defused what police described as ahuge bomb close to the border between Northern Ireland and theRepublic of Ireland.

describe as 描述为
例句：consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous. 
作为相似的相等的或者类似的考虑或者描述。