BBC news 2009-08-02 加文本

1.A judge in Colombia has sentenced ten soldiers to 30 years in prison for murdering civilians and passing them off as rebels killed in combat.

pass sth off as以某物冒充

例句：He passed himself as someone who just came from a village.
      他冒充一个刚从乡村来的人。

2.A court here in Medellin has handed down sentences between 4 and 30 years to soldiers from the Fourth Brigade based in the city.

hand down传下来,宣布

例句：Hand down a budget, legal decision, verdict
      公布预算、判决、裁定

3.The lesser sentences were for the soldiers who helped cover up the murders.

cover up掩饰,遮掩,掩盖,包括

例句：Thou mayest cover up thy secret from the prying multitude.
      你可以对那些刨根问底的群众隐藏你的秘密。

4.The violence started late on Thursday in Punjab when hundreds of Muslims set fire to Christian homes after rumors spread that they had desecrated pages from the Koran.

set fire to点燃,使燃烧,使着火

例句：I believe the house was deliberately set fire to.
      我认为有人蓄意放火烧这幢房子。

5.As Christian demonstrators protested on Saturday, fighting again broke out and six Christians died.

break outv.突发,爆发,叫嚷,使作准备,取出,倒空

例句：He predicted when war would break out.
       他预言战争何时会爆发。

6.Gay organizations have said the club was targeted on purpose.

on purpose故意

例句：He Buzzed off the rumor on purpose.
      他故意散布谣言。

7.The gunman is still at large and police have ordered the temporary closure of all gay clubs in the city.

at large逍遥法外的，自由的

例句：The cattle are grazing at large.
      牛在自由地吃草。