1. They were forced to convert to Christianity and not allowed to speak their native languages.
convert to (使)改信,皈依(另一宗教)
She, too, was a convert to Roman Catholicism.
她也皈依了天主教
。2. He argued that the interruptions "effectively amount to torture."
amount to 等同于
The spokesman stressed that the measures did not amount to an overall ban
该发言人强调这些措施并不等同于全面禁止
。