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1. Civil defense workers in the Syrian city of Aleppo now say at least 55 people were killed by government airstrikes that hit a hospital on Wednesday night.

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。

2. More than 200 people are reported to have died in Aleppo in the past week as a result of rebel shelling as well as government airstrikes.

as a result of 因; 由于…的结果; 起因
例句：Many facts emerged as a result of the investigation.
调查结果,许多事实暴露出来。

3. It's been incensed since the US Supreme Court ruled last week that frozen Iranian assets worth more than two billion dollars must be handed over to relatives of people killed in attacks blamed on groups backed by Tehran.

hand over 交出; 交付; 交给
例句：She got them to hand over all their money by a wicked deceit.
她用卑鄙的手段使他们把所有的钱移交给她。

4. Trade is expected to play a big part in Mr. Hammond's trip.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句：I shall be expected to shell out the money for the party.
我将要支付这个集会的费用。

5. The Appeals court in Burkina Faso has thrown out an international arrest warrant for the former president Blaise Compaore.

throw out 扔掉; 不受理; 赶走
例句：The natural instinct of the human body is to throw out all invaders.
人体的自然本能是排除一切入侵物。

6. The Romans ruled Spain for serval centuries and left a rich archaeological heritage, but local experts say this discovery is pretty much unique not least because of its scale.

because of 因为，由于
例句：John's jacket got out of shape because of the heavy rain.
约翰的夹克因为大雨而变形。