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短语讲解：

1. World food prices rose by 10% in July as a result of drought in the United States and Eastern Europe.

as a result of 由于
例句：He was late as a result of the snow.
由于大雪他迟到了。

2. Power lines and roads have been removed from the site in what the IAEA suspects it's a clean up operation designed to hide previous nuclear activities.

clean up 打扫;整理
例句：She is cleaning up the kitchen now.
她现在正在打扫厨房。

3. The Mexican electrical, excuse me, the Mexican electoral court is due to meet shortly to rule on an appeal against the result of July's presidential election.

due to 因为,由于
例句：Her absence was due to the storm.
由于风雨交加她没来。

4. Turkey has appealed to the United Nations Security Council to set up the camps inside Syria without delay to protect the thousands of people fleeing the fighting between the government and rebels.

set up 竖立;建造
例句：A new government was set up after the war.
新政府于战后成立。

5. The Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu said his country couldn't cope with the flow of refugees crossing the border, and UN agency has believed more will be arriving.

cope with 对付;处理
例句：I was amazed at her ability to cope with the difficult situation. 
她对付困境的能力使我惊讶。 

6. According to Routers, there are more than 2 million internal displaced people in Syria.

according to 按照
例句：According to their own accounts, they had barely managed to scrape through. 
按照他们自己的说法，他们好容易才勉强对付过去的。

7. In front of a crowd of photographers and cameramen, Mitt Romney stood behind the curtain here at the convention center and made a few last minutes checks.

in front of 在...的前面
例句：A crowd gathered in front of the building.
大楼前围了一大群人。

8. With many Americans only now starting to pay attention to the election campaign and the US TV networks covering the speech live, some have urged that he flash out his personal story in his speech.

pay attention to 关心;注意
例句：You should pay attention to your spelling.
你要注意拼写。  

9. He has struggled to connect with potential voters in the past months of campaigning.

connect with 与...联系
例句：Please connect with him soon.
请立即与他联系。

10. But Mitt Romney's advisors caution that he is not interested in burying his sole.

interested in 对...有兴趣,有志
例句：He was very interested in all kinds of insects. 
他对各种昆虫都非常感兴趣。