BBC news 2009-08-16 加文本

1.Senator Webb appears to have convinced the Burmese authorities of his good will.

convince of使...相信

例句：I shall easily convince you of his innocence.
      我能很容易地使你相信他无罪。

2.For her part, Aung San Suu Kyi who because of Mr. Yettaw's actions received an extended term of house arrest is unlikely to be shown such mercy.

is unlikely to不可能

例句：Struggle continued even when it is unlikely to succeed.
      即使无望取胜也要继续进行的斗争。

3.He’d sworn he would die rather than renounce his cause.

would  rather than

例句：I prefer to use oil paints rather than watercolors.
      我比较喜欢用油画法而不是水彩画法。

4.Fadela Marara, a Muslim of Algerian origin, told the Financial Times newspaper in London that the burka amounted to the oppression of women.

amount to总计达到…,总数为…;意味着…;成为…

例句：What you say amounts to a direct accusation.
      你所说的话等于直接的指责。