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短语讲解：

1. The French parliament has voted for a new law, making it illegal to pay for sexes.

pay for 赔偿; 为…付钱; 因…受罚[痛苦]
例句：I' ll give you double pay for working overtime.
你加班我付你双倍工钱。

2. Wanted by the International Criminal Court on multiple counts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against huamanity, al-Bashir denied recent reports of abuses alledgedly carried out by government forces in the Jebel Marra area of Darfur.

carry out 进行; 执行; 完成; 抬出去
例句：No matter what we do, we must carry out our duties.
无论干什么工作,我们都应履行自己的职责。

3. The Cyprus authorities have agreed to a request from Egypt to extradite a man accused of hijacking a flight to Cyprus last week.

agree to 同意， 赞成， 同意照办
例句：They agree to the plan in principle.
他们原则上同意这个计划。

4. It comes a day after the former head of government, the reformist, stepped down.

step down 退休，辞职
例句：If I were to be, I would step down and raise my voice immediately.
一旦我弄清楚了，我会立即辞职站出来表态。

5. The singer said she was forced into slavery by an early court decision which did not release her contract with Dr. Luke.

contract with 与…订立（某种协议或合同），与…建立（某种关系）
例句：We should sign a contract with them to nail down their agreement.
我们应该与他们签订合同,把协议确定下来。