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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We Spartans descended from Hercules himself, taught never to retreat, never to surrender, taught that death in the battlefield is the greatest glory could achieve in his life.

我们斯巴达人是大力神赫拉克勒斯的传人，神指引我们永不退却，永不屈膝投降，指引我们只有战死沙场方能无上光荣不枉此生。

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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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