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1. Other video footage showed large numbers of security forces and armored vehicles in the adjacent district of Nahaitia – the first time such combat forces have been deployed close to the city center.

close to 接近于
例句：She was close to tears.
她快要哭出来了。

2. Studies showed the drug reduced the risk of contracting HIV by up to 75%.

up to （数量上）多达
例句：The bill footed up to $1,000. 
账单结算总计1,000元。 

3. It said crew on the USNS Rappahannock had repeatedly warned those on the motorboat to turn away before opening fire.

turn away 转过去
例句：I was wondering whether to turn away. 
我踌躇不决，要不要跑开。 

4. The Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant has run over budget, and it's now five years behind schedule.

run over 溢出,满出
例句：Short stories should not run over 5000 words. 
短篇小说不应超过五千字。 

5. The Finns are now looking for compensation from Areva– theFrench firm that designed the new European Pressurised Water Reactor or EPR.

look for 寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

6. But this is more at stake for the French designers at Areva than company pride.

at stake 在危急关头
例句：The Chinese nation has reached a point where its very existence is at stake. 
中华民族到了这生死存亡的关头。 

7. John Lord, one of the founders of the heavy rock group Deep Purple, has died. He was 71 and had been suffering from cancer.

suffer from 遭受
例句：I often suffer from unaccountable headaches. 
我常莫名其妙地头疼。 

8. John Lord was born in the English Midlands in 1941.

born in 出生
例句："I was born in the east, but now live in Los Angeles." 
我出生于东部，但现在住在洛杉矶。