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1. The United Nations says the number of people killed since the start of the Syrian uprising in March 2011, has reached at least 60,000.

at least 至少
例句：At least two yeas of experience.
至少有两年的经验。

2. The monitoring group known as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has, in its own most recent calculations, put the death toll in Syria to around 45,000, but also said the real number was likely to be much higher.

be likely to 可能
例句：I shall be likely to catch cold if I go out tonight without my overcoat.
如果今晚不穿大衣出去，我会感冒的。

3. That's now the conclusion of the UN after what it says its five months of exhaustive analysis carried out by data specialists.

carry out 贯彻
例句：We must carry out the party's policies.
我们要贯彻党的政策。

4. In the latest violence in Syria, activists say a government air attack on a petrol station in the east of Damascus has killed more than 75 people.

more than 超过
例句：She was no more than 16.
她是不超过16个。

5.  A plume of thick black smoke rose into the sky. One witness said people had been queuing to fill up after the arrival of a fuel delivery when the air strike hit around lunchtime.

fill up 填满
例句：Please fill up my tank with gas.
请把我的油箱填满汽油。

6. The protests began in response to the case of a young Nepalese woman who said she was robbed by customer officials as she returned from working abroad.

in response to 对…做出反应
例句：He always takes the lead in response to the government's call.
他总是带头响应政府的号召。