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be stripped of被剥夺...
例句：The general was stripped of his rank.
这位将军被免去了军阶。
2. In his budget speech to parliament, the Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said the security forces who were prepared to lay down their lives should know they had the support of parliament.
lay down放弃; 牺牲
例句：The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence.
这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的。
Their lives have not been laid down in vain.
他们并没有白白牺牲。
3.Tropical Cyclone Phet produced winds of more than 150 kilometres an hour, as well as heavy rain that knocked out power and communications in the east of the country and the capital Muscat.
knock out使不能使用; 毁坏
例句：The telephone communications were knocked out by the storm.
风暴使电话通讯中断了。
4.It’s not yet clear what will happen to them, but the expectation is they will eventually be released.
happen to发生在…身上
例句：An odd thing happened to him this morning.
他今天早晨遇到一件怪事。
If anything happens to the machine, please let me know.
要是机器出了毛病, 请告诉我。
