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1. In an interview with the BBC, Mr Karzai said the Nato campaign had caused a lot of suffering in Afghanistan.

a lot of 许多的；诸多
例句：Bangladesh has a lot of rural poverty.
孟加拉有许多贫困的农村地区。

2. The city centre in Rio was packed with more than 10,000 people marching peacefully.

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

3. He also stands accused of having overcharged coca growers for the official license they need to produce coca and of having falsified documents to obtain his position. Mr Cutipa has appeared in front of the state prosecutor to hear the charges against him. He denies any wrongdoing.

in front of 在…前面；当着…的面
例句：He's standing right in front of you.
他正站一直在你的前面。

4. A federal court in the American state of Missouri has jailed a businessman for 14 years for supplying funds to al-Qaeda. Khalid Ouazzani, who’d pleaded guilty three years ago, had faced up to 65 years in prison for bank fraud, money laundering and conspiracy to support terrorist group. In a plea bargain, he explained how he borrowed money for his business interest, but sent it to Dubai where he bought and sold an apartment giving the profits to al-Qaeda alongside other funds.

face up 面朝上，面向上，拉平
例句：We should face up to the fact that we are behind others in many aspects.
我们应该敢于正视我们在许多方面都落后于他人这一事实。

5. A Saudi Arabian preacher, who was accused of torturing his five-year-old daughter and beating her to death apparently because he believed she’d lost her virginity, has been sentenced to eight years in prison and 600 lashes.

be sentenced to 被判处……
例句：The juvenile can only be sentenced to a maximum three years in jail under indian law.
根据印度法律，那名未成年的犯罪嫌疑人最多只能被判处三年监禁。

6. A family feud in Australia between one of the world’s richest women and two of her estranged children over a multi-billion dollar trust will come up for hearing before a court on Tuesday.

 come up 发生；上来；提到；开庭
例句：How do they come up with these rankings?
他们的排名是怎么做出来的？