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1. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said it is now clear that the conflict in eastern Ukraine has never been internal but one between Russia and Ukraine, and warned that Berlin was prepared to impose new sanctions on Moscow even if they hurt the German economy.

even if 即使，纵然
例句：This is true even if the problem has gone away by itself. 
即使问题已经自行解决了，也真的会出现这些顾虑。 

2. The United Nations Human Rights Council has agreed to send an emergency mission to Iraq to investigate violations committed by Islamic State fighters.

agree to 同意， 赞成
例句：We cannot agree to consign the goods. 
我们不同意寄售此货。 

3. The British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a series of new measures to deal with citizens planning to travel abroad to fight with extremist groups.

deal with 惠顾;  与…交易; 应付;  对待
例句：So how should you deal with a braggart?
那么应该怎么对待一个吹牛的人呢？

4. The State Department asked for the release of Kenneth Bae, Jeffrey Fowle and Mathew Miller out of humanitarian concern.

ask for 请求…;  要求…
例句： He ask for leave of absence to visit his mother in hospital. 
他请假去探望住院的母亲。 

5. On the final day of the football's international transfer window Manchester United has so far been the biggest spender.

so far 到目前为止
例句：So far, you're all tied. 
到现在为止 你们不分胜负。 

6. According to new research the marks, which look like a Stone Age version of the Twitter Hashtag, were about 40,000 years old.

according to 根据
例句：According to etiquette, you should stand up to meet a guest. 
按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。 
look like 看起来与（某人或某物）相像[相似]
例句：This is starting to look like a revolution.
这开始看起来像是一场革命。