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1. Italy's highest court has upheld the prison sentence handed down to the former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for tax fraud.

hand down 遗留；把…传递下来
例句：Hand down clothes from one child to the next .
将孩子穿旧的衣服传给弟弟或妹妹穿。

2. However, because of his age, Mr Berlusconi is unlikely to go to jail and instead faces house arrest or community service.

because of 因为
例句：We broke up because of an invitation.
我们因为一次邀请而分手。

3. The judge said Castro was too dangerous ever to be released because he saw himself as a victim.

too...to... 太…以致不能…
例句：It was too loud to hear.
他说得太大声，听不见。

4. There has been a huge explosion at an ammunition depot in the central Syrian city of Homs, opposition activists said at least 40 people were killed and more than a hundred wounded in the blast in a government-controlled area of the city.

at least 至少
例句：Read at least 30 books.
至少读30本书。

5. Archaeologists in Mexico have uncovered a tomb containing the body of a presumed warrior who was beheaded more than 1400 years ago.

more than 不止
例句：Running releases more than just sweat.
跑步释放的不止是汗水。