VOA慢速英语:Height, Hooks: The Passing of Two Civil Rights Leaders

1.Air traffic over much of Europe came to a halt for six days because of the huge cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland.

come to a halt停住,停下来

例句：The train came to a halt.
      火车停了下来。

      Production has come to a complete halt owing to the lack of raw materials.
      由于缺少原材料，生产已全部停止。 

类似结构 come to an end结束 结束,终止

例句：The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.
       那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

2.The travel ban this past week lasted twice as long in some European countries.

twice as long表示倍数。

3.Some had no place to stay except the airport.

no place to stay except除了……之外没有，可以换一种表达方式：have no other place to stat other than……

4.Others tried to make their way by train, bus, boat or car.

make their way取道

例句：They make their way through a jungle weave with creeper and vine.
       他们穿过一个为攀缘植物和藤蔓植物缠绕的丛林。

      The prospectors struggled in the snow, trying to make their way forward.
      勘探者们在雪中挣扎，想闯出一条路。