He would rather starve to death than surrender himself.

他宁愿饿死也不愿投降。

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We advised the burglar to surrender himself to the police.

我们规劝窃贼向警方投案自首。

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One of them, Milan Milutinovic, the president of Serbia, has immunity under the constitution, and his office has dismissed reports, following Mr Milosevic's departure, that he may surrender himself to the tribunal, perhaps in order to testify against Mr Milosevic.

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Negotiators arrived to try to get Ryan to surrender, but he turned the gun on himself.

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"He could have given himself up but he chose to die rather than surrender, " al Rahdi says.

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