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短语讲解：

1. Once polls close, it will take up to five days for the results of an election that could finally see a country plagued by division, unemployment and economic sanctions move towards stable democracy.

take up 开始从事；接受（提议）
例句：But a plot description could take up all my space, and more.
一个情节的描述会占用我的全部空间还不够。

2. In response, the United States urged Egypt to respect freedom of assembly including sit-ins and said the transitional government had a duty to restore democracy.

in response 作为答复
例句：That would force the central bank to raise rates in response.
这会迫使中央银行上调利息率来应对通货。

3. In a statement the president’s office said it was time to end what it called the psycho of rumors and get on with the business of building peace.

get on with 继续（干某事）；和…友好相处
例句：He is easy to get on with.
他很容易相处。

4. The share price hit more than 38 dollars on Wednesday for the first time since Facebook joined the stock market.

more than 不止
例句：More than 100 people were wounded.
爆炸还造成100多人受伤。

5. However, a significant amount of information was blanked out of the documents which relate to the phone snooping activities revealed by the former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.

relate to 涉及
例句：Share something I can relate to.
分享一些与我的兴趣有关的东西。