BBC news 2010-11-30 加文本

amount to意味着,总数为…;

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

a fraction of一小部分的
 
例句：Still, that is a fraction of the need.
      然而，这仅仅是杯水车薪。

2.Three senior Fifa officials who will vote on the 2018 and 2022 bids for the football World Cup are alleged to have taken bribes in exchange for awarding lucrative marketing contracts.

in exchange for交换

例句：Tom gave Helen an apple in exchange for a piece of cake.
     汤姆用一个苹果与海伦换一块蛋糕。

3.Police in southern Italy have arrested a local odd-job man accused of shooting dead at least five people over several years for failing to pay him on time for work.

on time按时, 准时

例句：Don't worry! I shall awake him on time.
      不用担心!到时我会叫醒他的。

      The alarm clock awoke me on time.
      闹钟按时把我闹醒了。

4.Delegates to the 12-day conference hope to make progress on protecting forests and on providing help for poorer nations struggling to cope with the impact of climate change.

make progress on取得进展

例句：One must concentrate on his work before he can make progress.
      只有专心工作才能进步。

cope with对付…

例句：I cannot cope with that boy; he is stubborn.
      我对付不了那个孩子, 他很固执。

      Do not imagine that you can cope with all the problems.
      别以为你能处理所有这些问题。