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1. Acknowledging the passions the trial had generated, he urged people to respect the call for calm reflection on the part of Trayvon Martin's parents.

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

2. The exercise took place in the Brecon Beacons' mountain range.

take place 发生
例句：Where were you? Where did it take place?
你当时在哪儿?在哪儿发生的?

3. Gay, who's the second fastest man in the world over 100 meters, says he's pulling out the Athletics World Championships in Moscow next month.
 
pull out 拔出；退出
例句：Even so, the chinese did not pull out.
即使如此，中国并没有退出。

4. Chancellor Merkel sent her interior minister to Washington last week to find out how much spying there had been and on whom.

find out 发现
例句：What'd you find out?
你有什么发现吗？

5. The authorities in Iraq said at least 15 people have died in a new wave of bomb attacks south of the capital Baghdad.

at least 至少
例句：Go home and rest for at least one week.
回家最少休息一个星期。

6. Prosecutors at a special tribunal say Mr. Azam, who is 90, should receive the death penalty for his role in setting up violent militia groups that killed thousands of people.

set up 建立；准备
例句：You set up the deal!
整桩生意是你一手安排的!