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短语讲解：

1. Dominique Strauss-Kahn walked out of the courthouse free to travel anywhere in the United States.

walk out走出去
例句：The man who has just walked out is Tom.
刚才走出去的那个人是汤姆。

2. However, Strauss-Kahn's passport was not returned, preventing him from leaving the United States.

prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：I have been unavoidably prevented from coming.
我身不由己, 不能前往。

3. "I commend Cy Vance for doing what is appropriate, but doing what I think took some great courage and personal integrity to stand up and say this case is not what we thought it was," he said.

commend for 因…赞扬
例句：We commended them for their enthusiasm.
我们称赞他们的热心。
stand up起立, 站起
例句：Please stand up when we call your name.
我们叫到你的名字时请起立。

4. He insisted Cy Vance knows that medical and forensic evidence supports the accuser, but is nonetheless laying the foundation to dismiss the case out of fear he could lose it.

lay foundation奠定基础，打基础
例句：The most important thing for us is to lay a solid foundation. 
对我们来说，打好牢固的基础是最重要的事情。

5. "... knowing very well to this very day that they have a picture of her bruised vagina; knowing very well to this very day that she suffered a tear to her ligament when he threw her down to the ground, and knowing very well to this day that they have a pair of stockings that were ripped by Dominique Strauss-Kahn."

throw down扔下, 使倒下
例句：He threw down the book and went out.
他扔下书就出去了。
a pair of一双，一副
例句：Billy has a pair of new trousers.
比利有一条新的裤子。

6. "And with regard to the treatment of this victim, we believe we have done nothing but to support her and everything in our power to maintain her privacy and to keep her safe.

with regard to 关于
例句：Women are subject to special protection with regard to divorce.
在离婚问题上妇女受到特殊保护。

7. Under the bail order, he had been confined to a New York apartment. His next court appearance is scheduled for July 18.

be scheduled for排定, 安排
例句：The meeting is scheduled for Thursday.
会议定于星期四举行。