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短语讲解：

1. One of those who took part in the sitting is Jim Himes from Connecticuts.

take part in 参加…，参与…活动
例句：Are you going to take part in the first experiment?
你们会参与首次实验吗?

2. We are talking about simply making sure that everybody who purchases a gun in the country get a background check to make sure they are not a felon or a known terrorist, or a known violent individual.

make sure 把事情弄清楚，核实或查明某事物
例句：Make sure the passengers are strapped in(to their seats) before driving off.
开车前请乘客务必系好安全带。

3. The medical charity MSF said nearly 200 people in northeast Neigeria have died of starvation and dehydration in the past month.

die of 死于（疾病、过度悲伤等）; 强烈地感受到…
例句：Eventually they die of the disease.
最后他们病入膏肓而死掉。

4. The head of the MSF mission in Neigeria said new graves were being dug on daily basis as at least 60 people per day succumb to hunger and disease.

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。

5. She is expected to meet some of the millions of Burma's migrant workers in Thailand.

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。