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take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。
2. The head of the league and Qatar's prime minister are appealing for the council to fully back their plan for a political transition in Syria.
appeal for呼吁，请求
例句：He appealed for his parents' forgiveness.
他恳求他的双亲宽恕他。
3. But the Syrian government has rejected the plan because it calls for the President Bashar al-Assad to devolve power to his deputy.
call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。
4. The combined Western and Arab offensive here is aimed at softening Russia's opposition and convincing it not to veto.
aim at(以…)瞄准; 针对, 以…为目标
例句：The visit was aimed at expanding the relations between the two countries.
访问的目的是扩展两国的关系。
5. The former head of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Fred Goodwin, has been stripped of his knighthood.
strip of剥夺
例句：He was stripped of his rights.
他被剥夺了权利。
6. IAEA inspectors spent three days in Iran. The nuclear agency has declined to comment on the details of their mission.
comment on就…发表看法〔评论〕
例句：He commented on the weather.
他就天气发表了看法。
7. Officials in France and India say the French firm Dassault is now certain to win a multi-billion dollar contract to provide the Indian air force with more than 120 new Rafale jets.
provide with给…提供;以…装备
例句：Somehow she managed to provide her children with food and clothing.
她总算设法使她的孩子有饭吃,有衣穿。
8. There will be suspicions it has something to do with Britain's colonial past here, but officials said they'd been assured it was all about cost and no reflection of relations with India.
do with与…有关
例句：I'm interested in anything to do with music.
凡与音乐有关的事我都感兴趣。
