BBC news 2010-12-25 加文本

1.The statement from the office of the French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced that a French consortium had been selected to supply the Russian navy with two Mistral-class warships.

supply with把…提供〔供应给〕…

例句：They supply us with latest equipment.
      他们向我们提供最新的装备。

      The town is supplied with water from a reservoir.
      该城镇由小山中的一座水库供水。

equip，furnish，supply，provide，afford
这些动词都含有“提供、供给”之意。
equip侧重提供与技术有关的装备或设备等。
furnish多指添置家具等供给生活的必需品或为生活舒适提供所需的服务设施。
supply普通用词，指提供任何所需求的东西。
provide与supply近义，但强调人的深谋远虑，侧重用贮备等方法作充分准备。
afford一般只用于对抽象事物提供，也可指经济能力上的供给或支付。

2.Police said the man confessed to the killing after they raided his home.

confess to承认, 坦白

例句：I confess to some suspicion of your honesty.
      我承认对你的诚实有所怀疑。

      She confessed to stealing the jewels.
      她承认偷了宝石。

3.A student union leader said protesters set fire to police cars and the headquarters of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's party.

set fire to放火烧, 点着了…

例句：The police hasn't found out who set fire to the storehouse.
      警方还没查出是谁放火烧了仓库。

      Setting fire to the letter, he made her watch it burn.
      他点火烧那些信时让她看着那信燃烧。

4.The trouble began last week when simmering anger over lack of jobs boiled over.

boil over到了爆发点

例句：The small argument boiled over into a serious quarrel.
      小小的争论酿成一场激烈的争吵。