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2015-08-18来源:BBC

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1. Rihgts group say president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will use the legislation to crash dissent, lock up his opponents and impose further restrictions on freedom of expression.

lock up 将…锁住[关押]
例句:Don't forget to lock up when you leave.
你离开时不要忘记上锁。

2. The trial process for suspected terrorist leaders will now be speeded up and those found guilty face the death penalty.

speed up 加速(使); 开快车; 加紧
例句:We will be able to speed up that day.
我们要促使这一天的来临。

3. Any journalist who now contradicts an official account of militant attack can expect a fine of at least 25000 dollars.

at least 至少
例句:In fact it requires at least n generators.
事实上,它至少要有n个元素。

4. It will be the final day of peace talks before international sanctions are due to be imposed on both sides over their failure to reach an agreement.

due to 由于
例句:They may be due to senile atherosclerosis.
可能是由于老年性动脉硬化。

5. There’re reports of gunfire in a number of locations in eastern Ukraine along lines dividing Ukrainian government forces and Russian backed rebels.

a number of 一些; 许多的
例句:The vibrating object has executed a number of oscillations.
物体已经完成了许多次振动。

6. Scientists studying how owls are able to swoop on their pray undetected have discovered that unlike other birds, they are able to suppress the noise of flying.

be able to 能够
例句:The car would be unlikely to be able to make the turn.
汽车未必能作这样的转弯。