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pretend to〈正〉自称〔命〕

例句：He pretended to learning.
      他自称有学识。

      There are not many persons who pretend to exact knowledge of the subject.
      自认对题目有确切了解的人不多。

2.The UN has accused security forces loyal to Mr Gbagbo of killing and abducting people associated with the opposition.

loyal to效忠于

例句：She was loyal to her faith.
      她忠于自己的信念。

3.More than 60 managed to escape with minor injuries, but an ambulance driver who'd helped rescue some of the girls was killed.

manage to达成, 设法

例句：Can you manage to eat with chopsticks?
      你用筷子吃行吗？

4.In a BBC interview, she again accused President Viktor Yanukovych of being behind the charges so as to destroy political opponents.

so as to为了…

例句：The test questions are kept secret so as to prevent cheating.
      考试题保密以防作弊。

5.But his undoubted skill with a gun and his personal charm made him more of a folk hero than a notorious criminal.

more than很, 非常

例句：I was more than a little angry when I saw how they'd ruined it.
      当我见到他们是怎样把它破坏时, 我不禁大为愤慨。

      She was dressed more than simply.
      她穿着十分朴素。

more...than与其，不如

This house is more like a school than a church. 这所房子与其说它像教堂,不如说它像学校.

　　more...than是表达"与其……不如……"的一种较普通的方式,往往是比较同一种事物的两种不同性质.more后分句含肯定之意,而than后分句含否定之意.这种句式肯定前者,否定后者.He is not more a teacher than a doctor. 与其说他是教师,不如说他是医生.