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1.The ruling came shortly after the White House knocked down debate about an amnesty for the man who revealed the NSA's "Data Troll".

knock down  拆卸; <非正>击倒; 拒绝; <非正>降价; 
例句：AKnock down a gold bowling pin in car bowling.
在汽车保龄球模式中击倒金色的球瓶.

2. The combination of these mega crisis with a multiplicity of other emergencies represents a gigantic challenge for us.

combination of …的组合;
例句：A combination of google and youtube may help in two ways.
google和youtube的结合可能在两方面起到作用。

3. Former Deputy Minister Majak d'Agoot phoned me up to say that he was being arrested from his house.

phone up <英，非正>（给某人）打电话; 
例句：He picked the phone up and dialled.
他拿起电话拨了号码。

4. The world heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko has given up his title to concentrate on politics in Ukraine.

concentrate on 专心于，把思想集中于; 将…集中于…; 注; 贯注; 
例句：You have to concentrate on correcting basic factual errors about the real world.
你必须全神贯注于纠正那些关于真实世界的基本的事实性错误。

5. The European Union are sought to reassure Russia that a possible EU partnership deal with Ukraine would not undermine Moscow's interests.

deal with 惠顾;  与…交易; 应付;  对待;  
例句：Deal with it head on.
正面处理这件事情。