BBC news 2009-08-17 加文本

1.Mr. Yettaw was let off his seven-year sentence by Burma’s military leaders following the intervention of a visiting US Senator Jim Webb.

let off放出,饶恕,准许...暂停工作

例句：I don't see how you can get let off doing the dishes.
      我看你可躲不了得洗碗碟。

      Please let me off at the nearest floor.
      请让我停在最近的一层楼。

2.John Yettaw’s time in jail had obviously taken its toll as he was helped off the plane in Bangkok after being released from prison and deported.

take its toll造成损失,造成伤亡

例句：The strain under which the family was living was already taking its toll.
       在我的癌症重压之下全家人都开始出现问题。

3.Bolt dominated the race from the start, leaving no chance for his American rival Tyson Gay.

leave no chance for为给……任何机会

例句：The heavy rain left us no time for preparation.
      大雨没给我们任何准备的机会。

4.There have been angry scenes at Cairo airport where the Egyptian security forces have prevented Muslim pilgrims from traveling to Mecca because of fears over swine flu. About 300 pilgrims staged a sit-in after the Egyptian authorities began implementing plans to stop those under the age of 25 or over 65 from traveling.

prevented Muslim pilgrims from
stop from

prevent...from,keep...from还有stop。。。from 这三个句式的意义都是：阻止……做……或阻止某事的发生，而protect...from是表示保护

……不受伤害
prevent...from 和stop……from 用在主动语态中from可以省略。
keep...from在表示此意时，from不可以省略。keep。。。doing 是使。。。处在。。。状态中的意思。
prevent...from,keep...from还有stop。。。from 这三个句式中from后面的动词与from前面的词构成动宾关系时，后面用动名词的被动形式。

We must prevent the water from being polluted.
我们必须防止水被污染。
What stopped him from coming here?
是什么阻止他来这里的呢？
The heavy rain kept us from coming on time.
大雨使我们没能及时到达。

5.The banks handed out loans in excess of 17 billion dollars, bringing them close to collapse.

hand out把...拿出来,分发,施舍

例句：Hand out leaflet and stuff in winter is the pit.
       在冬天分发传单等物品非常辛苦