BBC news 2010-04-12 加文本

1.It's not just the politicians in the military who died by the dozen, but a whole range of public figures - representatives of the barrister, the Olympic Committee, cultural figures and academics.

a whole range of大量的，多种多样的

例句：I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen, in the whole range of my acquaintance, that are really accomplished."
      我不敢说大话；我认识很多女人，而真正多才多艺的实在不过半打。”

2.While the process generally went well in the capital Khartoum, in the rest of the country the very opposite was frequently the case.

is frequently the case通常是这样，结合句子的意思，the opposite is the case，也就是说恰好相反。

3. To hold an election as complex as this one in a country as underdeveloped as Sudan was always going to be a tall order.
 
tall order离谱的要求, 苛求，难以完成的任务

例句：Finding Easter eggs for a children’s party in November is a tall order.
      要在11月份为孩子们的聚会搞到复活节彩蛋，这一要求难以满足。

4.The authorities will have to strain every nerve if these problems are to be resolved in the time that remains.

strain every nerve竭力

例句：He strained every nerve to win.
      他尽全力想取胜。

5.Iran says the US move amounts to an implied threat to use nuclear force against it.

amount to意味着

例句：His words amounted to a threat.
      他的话实际上是威胁。

6.The US said it wouldn't use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear powers which comply with international treaties, singling out Iran and North Korea as two states in violation of such agreements.

comply with服从, 遵从

例句：The factory was closed for failing to comply with government safety regulations.
      工厂由于未能遵守政府的安全条例而被关闭了。

single out挑出,挑选出

例句：The girl is singled out to represent the school.
      那女孩被挑选为学校代表。