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1. Having initially announced that the MiG-21 had gone missing, the Syrian authorities were clearly angered when it turned out that the pilot, Colonel Hassan al-Hammadeh, had in fact landed across the border at a Jordanian airbase and that he'd been granted political asylum there.

turn out 结果是;证明是
例句：The party turned out to be very successful.
晚会结果开得很成功。

2. A panel of judges found Umar Patek guilty of murder and bomb making in connection with the attacks in Bali nightclubs.

in connection with 与...有关
例句：That is a problem in connection with the military affairs. 
那是一个和军事有关的问题。 

3. More than 200 people died. Karishma Vaswani was at the court in Jakarta.

more than 多于
例句：Rob likes apples more than bananas. 
罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。 

4.  He could have faced the death penalty, but prosecutors said he had shown remorse during the proceedings and so they only asked for a term of life in prison.

ask for 要求
例句：He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary. 
他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。 

5. In recent months, he has seen a number of important lieutenants arrested or killed by the authorities.

a number of 一些
例句：A number of people have left.
一些人已走了。

6. Secondly it seems there's been a renewed focus on hurting him by targeting his family.

focus on  (使)集中于
例句：He focused his eyes on me.
他注视着我。