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1. They are facing clearly some pretty formidable adversary too, up to now after 10 hours of fighting are still in Maaloula.

up to now 到目前为止；至今；迄今
例句：Up to now we have been traversing the tracks of prior crises.
到目前为止，我们一直循着以往危机的轨迹走过来。

2. A car bomb explosion near a Shiah mosque in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has killed at least 30 people and wounded many others.

at least 至少
例句：At least around the office.
至少是在办公室里。

3. The bomb went off as worshippers were leaving the mosque in Kasra in northern Baghdad after evening prayers.

go off 离开；消失；变差；开火
例句：The two photons go off together as coherent radiation.
这两个光子一起发射出去，形成相干辐射。

4. Research published in the journal Nature suggested that about half of the vaccinated monkeys were able to clear infection.

be able to  能，会
例句：Maybe he will be able to talk with them longer.
那个时候或许他们能聊的久一点。

5. But then the immune system spurred into action searching out and destroying all signs of the virus.

search out 找到，查出
例句：I want to search out an old school friend.
我想寻找我的一个老同学.

6. At a meeting on religious extremism held in the Somali capital Mogadishu, the scholars said al-Shabab had no place in Islam partly because of its use of violence.

because of 因为
例句：We broke up because of an invitation.
我们因为一次邀请而分手。

7. The aid worker told the BBC that hundreds of properties have been burnt down leaving many families without shelter.

burn down （火）减弱；（使）烧毁；焚毁
例句：Who would wanna burn down my house?
谁会放火烧我的房子？

8. Celebrations have taken place in the Afghan capital Kabul after the national football team won its first international trophy.

take place 发生，举行
例句：The new poll will take place on november 7.
这一轮投票将在11月7日举行。