CNN news 2010-12-08 加文本

1.My biggest mistake was not abiding by what I truly believe and that is that people who are involved in-have the privilege to serve the public.

abide by遵守, 信守

例句：You must abide by what you have said.
      你说话要算数。

2.These rules, even though it doesn't amount, in my opinion,to a censure, are so important to the individuals.

amount to意味着

例句：His words amounted to a threat.
      他的话实际上是威胁。

3.It broke out in the pregame tailgame in a parking lot I guess before USC-UCLA game Saturday.

break out(战争、打斗等不愉快事件)突然发生, 爆发

例句：Something unexpected always breaks out in this area.
      在这一地区总有意想不到的事情发生。

      The Second World War broke out in September 1939.
      第二次世界大战爆发于1939年9月。