BBC news 2009-10-09 加文本

1.It was angry and far from apologetic Frederic Mitterrand who appeared on the French news.

far from 远非，不但不

例句：His hands were far from clean.
      他的手一点也不干净。

      Far from speeding up, the tank came to a halt.
      坦克不但没有加速，反而停了下来。

2.When it was published in 2005, there was little comments other than literally praise.

no other than除…之外没有;只有;正是,就是

例句：The famous spokesperson was no other than Michael Jordan.
      那个著名的发言人非迈克尔乔丹莫属。

      He said he had no other aim than to do a better job of it.
      他说他除了要把事做得更好外别无他图。

3.Egypt’s leading Islamic cleric has barred female students from wearing a full-face veil at Al-Azhar university, the prestigious centre of learning for Sunni Muslims.

bar from不准

例句：The news media were barred from the party.
      没有让新闻记者采访这次聚会。

4.However, the official decision appears to be a watered-down version of his tirade against the full-face veil as a custom that had nothing to do with Islam.

have nothing to do with与……没关系

例句：His novel has nothing to do with religion.
      他的小说和宗教没有关系。