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短语讲解：

1. The 3-day period during which the body of Nelson Mandela lay in state has come to an end.

come to an end 结束，终止
例句：But she made me understand that our journey had come to an end.
但是她让我明白我们的路已经走到了尽头。

2. Some had to be turned away because queues were too long. Peter Biles reports from Pretoria.

turn away 转过脸去; 拒绝（某人）进入
例句：Insurers routinely turn away individuals who are already sick.
保险人通常拒绝为已经生病的人担保。

3. From the spot where Mr. Mandela was sworn in as president in 1994, his coffin was carried down the steps to the waiting hearse as military helicopters circled over the city.

carry down 搬下来，拿下来
例句：The box is too heary to carry down the dope, we'll have to drag it down. 
箱子太重，扛不下坡去，我们只有把它拖下去了。 
 
4. Television pictures have shown students coming out of the school with their hands up. 
 
hand up 上交; 呈上; 把…扶上去
例句：Come on, raise your hand up!
加油把你的手扬起来！

5. Initially more than 100,000 tons of mud oozed to the surface each day.

more than 不只是; 很; 超过; 在…次以上
例句：More than 1000 turned up.
最后共有1000多人出席。