例句：I confess to some suspicion of your honesty.

我承认对你的诚实有所怀疑。

She confessed to stealing the jewels.

她承认偷了宝石。

3.A student union leader said protesters set fire to police cars and the headquarters of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's party.

set fire to放火烧, 点着了…

例句：The police hasn't found out who set fire to the storehouse.

警方还没查出是谁放火烧了仓库。

Setting fire to the letter, he made her watch it burn.

他点火烧那些信时让她看着那信燃烧。

4.The trouble began last week when simmering anger over lack of jobs boiled over.

boil over到了爆发点

例句：The small argument boiled over into a serious quarrel.

小小的争论酿成一场激烈的争吵。

1.According to reports, the French consortium was chosen following assurances it would include the transfer of military technology.

assurances后面是同位语从句。

同位语从句和定语从句区别

1)同位语从句与定语从句一样，都是用在名词后面。所不的就是：定语从句是修饰限制它前面的名词，因此，它是属于形容词从句。而同位语从句属于名词性从句，它是用来说明它前面的名词内容的，或者说是解释前面名词的内容。