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短语讲解：

1. The pharmaceutical company Gruenenthal produced thalidomide in the 1950s and 60s to help pregnant women suffering from morning sickness.

suffer from 因(疾病)而痛或不舒服;因...而更糟;受...之苦
例句：She often suffers from headaches.
她常常头痛。

2. The apology came as the chief executive of the Gruenenthal Group Harald Stock unveiled a bronze statue symbolising a boy born without a limbs because of thalidomide.

because of 因为
例句：Because of the storm he didn't go there.
因为暴风雨他没有去那儿。

3. But he also repeated the firm's long standing assertion that it acted according to the state of scientific knowledge up to time that challenged by campaigners.

according to 根据;按照
例句：They divided themselves into three groups according to age.
他们按年龄分成三组。

4. The justice minister Jeff Radebe said the decision to charge the protesting miners with causing the death of their own colleagues had led to shock, panic and confusion across South Africa.

lead to 导致
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。

5. President Jose Eduardo dos Santos is seeking another term after more than 30 years in power.

more than 多于
例句：Rob likes apples more than bananas. 
罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。 

6. Spain is setting up what has been called a bad bank to take over the toxic assets held by country's banks following the property crash.

set up 建立
例句：They set up many branches throughout the country. 
他们在全国建立好多分公司。 

7. Speculation continues that it may ask for a bailout for its public finances.

ask for 请求
例句：He went to the office to ask for leave. 
他到办公室去请假。