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1. The main rallies have so far been peaceful.

so far 到目前为止；迄今为止
例句：The results so far are mixed.
迄今为止的结果好坏参半。

2. Ariel Castro, the man accused of holding three women captive in his house in the American city of Cleveland for almost a decade, has agreed to a plea bargain.

agree to 同意， 赞成
例句：Did we agree to one?
我有答应过么？

3. Prosecutors have called for him to be sentenced to life without parole plus 1,000 years in prison.

be sentenced to 被判处……
例句：Nobody will be sentenced to punishment merely because he holds dissenting political views. 
任何人不会仅仅因为持有不同的政治观点而被处以刑罚。 

4. The women he abducted, imprisoned, raped and assaulted for around a decade will not have to testify in court thanks to his guilty plea.

thanks to 幸亏， 多亏， 由于
例句：Thanks to modern machinery, production is outrunning consumption.
多亏有了现代化的机器，使生产超过了消费。

5. One woman gave birth to a child fathered by Castro in captivity; another suffered five miscarriages after Castro starved and assaulted her.

give birth to 生（孩子），生育
例句：Though a mother give Birth to nine sons, all nine will be different 
一娘养九子九子九个心。

6. At least 39 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in two bomb explosions in Pakistan’s north-western region bordering Afghanistan.

at least 至少
例句：Read at least 30 books.
至少读30本书。

7. The market in Parachinar town was busy with the evening shoppers buying food to break the daily Ramadan fast when the blasts occurred. Officials say the attacks were carried out by suicide bombers on motorcycles.

carry out 执行；进行
例句：They should also carry out some fundamental reforms.
这些政府也应该执行一些基础性的改革。

8. Mr Strauss-Kahn has admitted taking part in orgies, but says he never paid to have sex with high-class prostitutes.

take part in 参加
例句：Nearly one in four children do not take part in any organised sport, new research shows.
最新研究结果表明，近1/4的孩子不参加任何体育活动。