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1. Activists in Syria say government forces have killed as many as130 civilians across the country in an escalation of violenceahead of a ceasefire deadline.

as many as 和...一样多
例句：They drew as many as four times that year. 
他们那一年四次打成平局

2. This was at Latamna, a town in Hama province where torn andblood-stained bodies were being piled into pick-up trucks anddriven off as distraught town's people looked on.

drive off 开车送走; 击退;赶走
例句：They had once again driven off the enemy's attack.
他们又一次击退了敌人的进攻。
look on 旁观,观看
例句：Look on the bright side of things, and you will livehappily. 
如果看事情的光明面，你就可以活得很快乐。 

3. The army in Pakistan is continuing its efforts to find morethan 135 people, most of them soldiers, buried under an avalanche in the Himalayas.

most of 绝大多数
例句：Most of the Asians live on rice. 
大多数亚洲人以大米为主食。 

4. Major General Athar Abbas said hundreds of troops were tryingto dig down through the snow, but it was so deep and covered sucha wide area that so far they'd found no survivors.

so far 到目前为止
例句：So far, you're all tied. 
到现在为止 你们不分胜负。

5. The leader, known as Ivan Marquez, denied claims by theColombian military that the guerrillas had been weakened.

known as 被称为
例句：About half of our new steel is old steel, otherwise known as scrap. 
我们大约有一半的新钢是旧钢,也叫作废钢。 

6. On Friday, the Karen and the government agreed on measuresaimed at turning their current ceasefire into a permanent truce.

agree on 对...取得一致意见
例句：They agree on these terms. 
他们一致同意这些条款。