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短语讲解：

1. President Barack Obama has issued a warning to Russia over Ukraine, insisting that the US and its allies are determining to oppose any actions that violate international law. President Obama announced a number of measures against Russia.

a number of 许多的; 一些
例句：This suggests a number of things.
这说明了几件事。

2. According to my guidance, the State Department has also put in place restrictions on the travel of certain individuals and officials.

according to 根据，按照
例句：They expanded according to need.
他们根据实际适时扩大规模。

3. European Union leaders have threatened serious consequences if Russia did not act to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine, but some east European leaders called for stronger measures.

call for 去接（某人）; 去取
例句：Chinese companies call for fairer treatment from foreigners.
中国公司要求更公平的对待外国人。

4. The measures announced so far are pretty symbolic putting talks on various issues on hold, but the EU has now said publicly that there will be severe and far-reaching consequences for relations with Russia, if its policy in Ukraine doesn't change.

so far 到目前为止; 迄今为止
例句：So far I have no regrets.
到目前为止，我并不后悔。

5. Diosdado Cabello told reporters the authorities already had suspects for the crimes which’ve taken the number of people killed in nearly a month protests to at least 21.

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

6. It's the second such protest to be broken up in the past week. Sebastian Usher reports.

break up 结束; （使）破碎
例句：Her coalition would probably break up.
她的联盟很可能会分裂。

7. The pieces then drifted away from each other at a rate of around one mile an hour.

at a rate of 以…速度
例句：I got through the work at a rate of knots.
我很快结束了工作。
each other 互相
例句：They somehow supplemented each other.
它们却起着互相补充的作用。