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短语讲解：

1. The US Secretary of State John Kerry says several Arab countries have offtered to take part in air strikes against Islamic State militants but any such action would be subject to approval from Iraqi government.

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?
be subject to 受支配; 从属于
例句：The arms trade should be subject to rigorous controls. 
对军火贸易应该严加限制。

2. People should not think about this effort just in terms of strikes.

in terms of 根据; 用…的话
例句：All banks measure profit in terms of earnings per share. 
银行以每一股份的赢利额来计算自己的利润。 

3. When a well-wisher in the crowd outside the church joked that they were going to mention it in the Independence Referendum, the 88-year-old monarch, a veteran of countless divisive political issues, could have taken their lead and chatted about weather.

be going to 要，会，将要
例句：It felt pleasant to be going to work. 
走上工作岗位是很愉快的。 

4. The new government will not enjoy parliamentary majority however, leaving them dependent on the far-right and de-imigration Sweden Democrats who, according to Exit Polls, gain more than 10% of the total vote.

according to 根据，按照
例句：According to her, grandfather called at noon. 
据她说,祖父在中午打来电话。 

5. Correspondents in Donetsk say the fighting appears to be concentrated on the area near the airport which is under the control of the Ukrainian army.

concentrate on 专心于，把思想集中于; 将…集中于…
例句：She couldn't concentrate on her remote.
她不能把注意力集中到自己的遥控器上。

6. The Amazon tall tower observatory is expected to rise 325m from the ground and will gather data on green house gases, aerosol particles and the weather.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句：That could hardly be expected to last.
这很难预计将持续多久。

7. A bizarre battle has broken up between 2 South Korean manufacturing giants over washing machines.

break up 结束; （使）破碎
例句：Her coalition would probably break up.
她的联盟很可能会分裂。