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日期:2011-02-16
1)And the Iranian government slowed down the internet in what seems like an attempt to limit how much information gets out. 伊朗政府降低了国内网速,好像是要限制类似消息外泄。

get out这里指消息的泄露。例如:
If the news gets out, there'll be trouble.
如果消息泄漏出去,就会有麻烦。

in an attempt to do…是固定搭配,意为“试图做某事,尝试做某事,企图做某事”,也可说in an attempt at doing…。例如:
They made no attempt to escape/at escaping. 他们并未图谋逃跑.
* My early attempts at learning to drive were unsuccessful. 我曾经几次打算学开车, 却都没有学成.
* They failed in all their attempts to climb the mountain. 他们攀登那座山的一切尝试都失败了.

2)This is a north African nation that's home to nearly 35 million people. 这是个拥有将近3500万人口北非国家。

be home to是固定搭配,意为“是……所在地”,这里表示人口。
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