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1. The company that owned the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig, Transocean, has agreed to pay 1.4 billion dollars in fines for its part in the United States worst-ever oil spill.

agree to 同意， 赞成
例句：Well, I think we can agree to that.
这样的话，我想我们可以接受了。

2. In its settlement with the US Justice Department, the company admits its crew were negligent because they failed to follow up on clear signs that gas was flowing into the supposedly secure well.

follow up 跟着，追逐，继续
例句：The police will follow up all possible leads.
警方将追踪所有可能有用的线索。

3. A car bomb in Iraq targeting Shiite Muslims has killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens more.

at least 最少
例句：At least I can give you ten dollars.
最少我能给你十元。

4. The blast took place at a bus station in the town of Mussayab, south of Baghdad, as Shiite pilgrims returned home from the holy city of Karbala.

take place 发生
例句：Where did this take place?
这事情是在哪里发生的?

5. The Italian football team AC Milan have walked off the pitch during a friendly match because of racist abuse from the crowd.

because of 因为
例句：You laugh because of this?
你因为这个笑了？

6. The Shining Path was largely defeated in the 1990s, but remnants continue to be active and have now allied themselves with drugs traffickers.

continue to 继续
例句：Let me continue to revel in those memories!
让我继续沉醉在这些回忆中吧！

7. According to a friend of Mr. Depardieu, the president wanted to know more about the actor's motives.

according to 依据
例句：We must work and rest according to schedules.
我们作息应依据时间表。