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1. Mr. Romney asked people to pray for the victims and their relatives.

pray for 请求; 祈求
例句：Pray for me, Mother. 
教母, 请为我祈祷吧. 

2. Critics of European economic policy that often say their consistently running to catch up with the financial markets.

catch up with 赶上
例句：Let's hurry and catch up with the group ahead. 
我们快点,赶上前面的那一伙人。

3. The government has also downgraded its economic forecasts. Weaker growth which hit tax revenues can make it even hard tobring down the central government budget deficit.

bring down 减低
例句：Measures are taken to bring down the workshop. 
车间里采取了降温措施。 

4. Peter Doyle, who is leaving after 20 years, says he is ashamed to have had any association with the IMF.

association with 与......的交往
例句：I had had no association with them. 
我过去和他们没有联系。 

5. At least 24 people were confirmed dead and 14 people injured.

at least 至少 
例句：For that day at least he lost heart. 
至少这一天他是垂头丧气的。 

6. There was speaking ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday which is expected to vote in favor of allowing the EU to deliver aid directed to the Zimbabwe government, and current sanctions aid money has to be directed through non governmental organizations.

in favor of 同意
例句：Are you in favor of soaking the rich? 
你同意向富人课以重税吗? 

7. The EU may also suspend sanctions imposed on about hundreds Zimbabweans if a referendum modern new constitution is credible.

impose on 把...强加给
例句：You shouldn't impose on his good nature. 
你们不应该欺负他老实。

8. And the Olympic flame has arrived in London, a week before the opening ceremony of Olympic Games.

arrive in 到达某地(大地方)
例句：She arrived in this country ten years ago.
她十年前到达这个国家。