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VOA慢速英语:South Africa Faces an Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever

2010-07-12来源:和谐英语
1.South Africa launched an expanded program to watch for public health threats during the World Cup.

watch for守候,注意,监视

例句:She was watching for the postman.
      她正留意着等邮差送信来。

2. Infected mosquitoes can also pass the disease to humans. So can drinking unpasteurized or uncooked milk from infected animals.

So can,后面说的句子和前面属于同一种情况,表示...也是如此,用so+系动词、助动词、情态动词+主语来表示。如果表示...也不的否定形式,将so换成neither.

3.Some patients do not get sick at all.

not at all一点也不,丝毫不

例句:I was not at all pleased with the results.
      我对结果觉得一点也不满意。

     I came near to not doing my homework at all.
     我几乎不作家庭作业。

4.Current vaccines to protect against Rift Valley fever are limited to use in animals.

protect against保护, 保卫

例句:We protected him against his enemy.
      我们保护他使他不受敌人侵犯。

     You need warm clothes to protect you against the cold.
     你需要暖和的衣服来御寒。