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短语讲解：

1. Hundreds of people were killed and many more are unaccounted for following attempts to put down the unrest.

put down 放下；记下
例句：Put down your weapon now.
马上放下你的武器。

2. President Obama has been calling for gun controls since a massacre at a school in Connecticut in December.

call for 需要；要求
例句：Consumers call for a boycott of apple products.
消费者要求抵制苹果产品。

3. But some nations said the speakers were stacked in favour of Serbia with the intention of giving them a platform to complain about their treatment by a UN war crimes tribunal.

in favour of 有利于
例句：That scenario argues in favour of us treasuries.
在这种形势下，美国国债就有利了。

4. More than 500 firms may have been affected with the majority in Germany, France and Spain.

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

5. Nelson Mandela’s daughters have launched a court action in South Africa to remove his close friend and lawyer George Bizos from two companies set up to channel funds from Mr Mandela’s artwork to his family.

set up 建立；准备
例句：Let's set up two groups for the game.
我们来设两个组进行比赛。