They beat him with a birch rod.

他们用桦条鞭打他。

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They beat him unconscious.

他们把他打得不省人事。

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They beat him, then shot him when he tried to escape.

他们殴打他，当他试图逃跑时击毙了他。

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Then they beat him in the bottom of the ninth inning.

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For half an hour, they grilled him for the names of other Americans in Beirut, but he gave no names and they did not beat him or press him further.

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