BBC news 2012-06-14 加文本

1. It's a colourful mixed-up crowd of tens of thousands of anti- government protesters.

thousands of 成千上万,几千
例句：A computer consists of thousands of components. 
电脑由成千上万个部件组成。 

2. The only thing that really unites them all is their intense dislike of President Putin and their conviction that the Kremlin is unfairly trying to stamp out dissents by introducing harsh fines for unsanctioned protests and by raiding the homes of opposition leaders.

stamp out 平息
例句：We must stamp out vandalism in this town once and for all. 
我们一定要在这个城市彻底杜绝破坏公共财产的行为。

3. A state of emergency was declared on Sunday, but it seems that troops sent in are struggling to keep order.

keep order 维持秩序
例句：The young teacher can't keep order in her classroom. 
那位年轻教师无法维持课堂秩序。 

4. At least seven people have been killed since Friday, but some reports say many more have died.

at least 至少
例句：At least, I sincerely hope so. 
至少我是真诚地这样希望的。 

5. The international envoy Kofi Annan says the fighting in Syria is escalating alarmingly with sectarian violence on the increase and spilling over into Lebanon.

spill over 溢出
例句：Allow one's private sentiments to spill over into a report 
让个人情绪在一篇报告里流露出来 

6. We live in a beautiful country, but it is dangerous.

live in 居住
例句：I used to live in Tainan but now I live in Taipei. 
我过去住在台南,但现在住在台北。