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1. Maj Nidal Hasan refused army lawyers and defended himself at the military trial at Fort Hood base in Texas where the shootings took place in 2009.

take place 发生
例句：Where does it take place?
这个场景发生在哪里？

2. In a separate court case, an American soldier, who was found guilty of murdering 16 unarmed Afghan civilians in a shooting spray in Kandahar province, has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. Peter Bowes has more.

be sentenced to 被判处……
例句：Why can't they be sentenced to death in accordance with the criminal law?
为什么不可以按刑法规定判死刑？

3. They killed at least 40 people and injured around 400 others.

at least 至少
例句：At least eight were killed.
至少造成8人死亡。

4. At the same time, Moscow has urged President Assad to cooperate with a UN investigation into the incident.

cooperate with 与（某人）协作， 合作
例句：We cooperate with each other harmoniously.
我们互相合作得非常好。

5. The Federal Reserve has signalled it will slow down stimulus measures which have been affecting stock prices and currencies around the world.

slow down （使）慢下来；（使）生产缓慢
例句：It could slow down our recovery.
它会减缓我们复苏的速度。