VOA慢速英语:WHO Says Health Debts Push 100 Million People a Year Into Poverty

1.WHO Director-General Margaret Chan says no one should have to risk financial ruin to take care of their health.

take care of照顾

例句：They appointed her to take care of that old man.
      他们委派她照顾那位老人。

2.So far, only Liberia, Rwanda and Tanzania have met that goal.

So far到目前为止；迄今为止；到这点为止

例句：So far, so good.
      到目前为止, 一切顺利。

      I can only trust him so far.
      我至今还信赖他。

3.In terms of financial risk protection, Thailand has introduced health insurance for everyone.

in terms of就…而言, 从…方面说来

例句：He referred to your work in terms of high praise.
      他对你的工作大加赞扬。

      He thought of everything in terms of money.
      他是从钱的角度来看每一件事。

4.And that health insurance is tax-funded, particularly for the poor, so that what happens is the insurance now pays the cost that the people would have paid previously out of their own pockets.

what引导名词性从句的五种用法

一、用法归纳

1)表示“……的东西或事情”：

They’ve done what they can to help her. 他们已经尽力帮助了她。

He saves what he earns. 他赚多少，积蓄多少。

What Mary is is the secretary. 玛丽的职务是秘书。

2)表示“……的人或的样子”：

He is no longer what he was. 他已经不是以前的那个样子。

He is what is generally called a traitor. 他就是人们通常所说的叛徒。

Who is it that has made Fred what he is now? 是谁把弗雷德培养成现在这个样子的？

3)表示“……的数量或数目”：

Our income is now double what it was ten years ago. 我们现在的收入是10年前的两倍。

The number of the students in our school is ten times what it was before liberation. 现在我校学生的数量是解放前的10倍。

4)表示“……的时间”：

After what seemed like hours he came out with a bitter smile. 似乎过了几个小时他才苦笑着出来。

The young girl was too frightened to speak, standing there for what seemed like hours. 小女孩吓得不敢说话，在那儿站了几个小时。

5)表示“……的地方”：

This is what they call Salt Lake City. 这就是他们称为盐湖城的地方。

In 1492, Columbus reached what is now called America. 1492年哥伦布到达了现在所称的美洲大陆。