BBC news 2009-07-14 加文本

1.The allegations against him say he oversaw the suffocating of up to 2, 000 Taliban prisoners who have been transported in Northern Alliance container trucks.

up to多达，相当于as many as

例句：In appreciation of your feedback, your name will be entered in a draw to receive up to $750 in complimentary services.       为了感谢您的反馈，您的名字将计入抽奖名单中，届时您将有机会获得价值750美元的免费服务。

up to还有另外一个意思，由某人决定做某事It's up to sb to do sth.

2.When asked about it in a television interview, President Obama stop short of calling for a formal investigation, but said he’d asked his security advisers to gather report of the facts.

stop short of决定不做某事

例句：I may not like her but I would stop short of calling her names.
      我可能不喜欢她，但我不会再骂她了。

3.The Burmese ambassador to the United Nations, Than Swe has told the UN Security Council that his government will release political prisoners to allow them to take part in elections next year.

allow sb to do允许某人做某事

例句：That is why we do not allow people to oppose socialism. 
      所以我们不会容忍有的人反对社会主义。

take part in参与, 参加

例句：The city council monitors were not allowed to take part in the meeting.
      市议会监督员不允许参加这个会议。