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短语讲解：

1. President Sleiman said the Saudi aid would finally allow the Lebanese army to in his words confront the threat from Israel, protect democracy, face terrorism and put an end to the proliferation of arms.

put an end to v.结束，终止
例句：The government is determined to put an end to terrorism. 
政府决心遏止恐怖主义活动. 

2. That last phrase may sound innocuous but it indirectly touches on a dangerous taboo in Lebanon, the unchecked power of the Shia movement, Hezbollah. That issue is coming to the boil due to the conflict in neighbouring Syria where Hezobola's fighting for President Assad.

due to 由于; 因为
例句：Accidents due to driving at high speed were very common that weekend. 
在那个周末因高速驾驶造成的交通事故很多. 

3. And they are still a number of about 20,000 is still moving.

a number of 许多的; 一些
例句：A number of foreign governments condemned the army coup.
一些外国政府谴责马里发生的军事政变。

4. More than 1,000 people have been killed in two weeks of ethnic and factional violence in South Sudan.

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。

5. At least 16 people were killed and many others were wounded.

at least 至少
例句：Read at least 30 books.
至少读30本书。