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1. Thousands of police have been deployed in Rio de Janeiro to stop protesters approaching the Maracana football stadium while Brazil are due to play Spain in the final of Confederations Cup.

due to 由于
例句：His failure was due to carelessness.
他的失败是由于粗心大意。

2. The protesters started up early and started moving towards the Maracana before the area was blocked.

start up （使）开始运转；开始，着手
例句：Start up a conversation with a stranger.
从跟一个陌生人交谈开始。

3. But as soon as they approached the stadium massive police lines formed at every crossing keeping them away.

as soon as 一…就…；一经
例句：Mistakes should be corrected as soon as detected.
错误一经发现，就应立即纠正。

4. They marched against the privatization of the Maracana recently handed over to private concession by the state and the frictions related to the World Cup and Olympic projects.

hand over 交出； 交付； 交给；让与
例句：Hand over this girl to us.
把这女孩交给我们。

5. We're gonna partner with the private sector who themselves have committed more than $9 billion in investment and in partnership with African nations.

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

6. A bombing at a football pitch in a suburb of the Iraqi capital Baghdad has killed at least nine people.

at least 至少
例句：Can we at least try?
我们至少试试看吧？

7. No one has yet said they carried out the attack which is the latest in a series targeting people watching or playing football.

carry out 执行；进行
例句：The onus is on them to carry out immediate reviews.
它们有义务立即重新对此进行评估。

8. So far it's not clear which extremist groups were behind these attacks.

so far 到目前为止
例句：So far, the signs are not good.
迄今的迹象并不令人乐观。