BBC news 2010-03-24 加文本

range from延伸,绵亘,从...变化到...

例句：Their ages range from 25 to 50.
      他们的年龄在25岁到50岁之间。

2.However, a Daimler spokesperson contacted by the BBC would only say that the matter is scheduled to be heard in court next month and declines to say whether the company was set to enter a guilty plea or will deny the charges.

set to〈非正〉开始努力干
 
例句：He set to with a will and soon finished it.
      他下定决心做这件事, 很快就完成了。

whether/ if引导宾语从句

I don’t know whether he’ll arrive in time. 我不知道他是否能及时到。

I didn’t know whether they liked the place. 我不知道他们是否喜欢这个地方。

I’ll see whether I can induce him to accept it. 我要看看我是否能劝他接受。

I asked her whether she agreed. 我问她是否同意。

He enquired if her parents spoke Spanish. 他问她父母是否讲西班牙语。

I wonder if it’s large enough. 我不知道它是否够大。

She didn’t say if he was still alive. 她没说他是否还活着。

3.Given that this was a very sophisticated operation in which high quality forgeries were made,the government judges it is highly likely that the forgeries were made by a state intelligence service.

given（that）一"在有……的情况下；如果有……；假定……；考虑到……"：Given good health，I hope to finish the work this year．如果健康状况良好，我希望今年完成这项工作。I'd come and see you in Austria，given the chance．如果有机会，我就到奥地利来看你。Given their inexperience／that they are inexperienced，they've done a good job．考虑到他们缺乏经验，他们的工作还是做得不错的。（given的这一用法考试频度也很大）

4.Daimler which produces Mercedes-Benz cars and trucks, is said to have made payments in order to secure a contract. Here is our business reporter Duncan Bartlett.

is said to据说。这个句子还可以换成It做形式主语的方式：It is said that Daimler which ……has made payments……