1.I wish to make it clear that I how heartly apologise for the effects that night in Rio has had on many people not least the woman concerned.
make it clear说清楚;讲明
I must make it clear I never laid a finger on her.
我得说清楚,我可没有动过她一根毫毛。
2.Local officials say much of the town of Baga and surrounding villages have been burned to the ground.
burn to the ground烧毁;全部焚毁
The village was burn down to the ground during the war.
这村庄在战乱中完全被烧毁了。