VOA慢速英语:E. Coli Outbreak A Top Economic Worry For Europe

短语讲解：

1. European officials have not been able to find the cause of the infections.

be able to能,会
例句：Sleep is able to eliminate fatigue.
睡觉能够消除疲劳。

2. At first, German officials suggested that cucumbers from Spain were to blame.

at first起初, 当初
例句：At first, he was against our arrangement, but I managed to argue him round.
起初, 他反对我们的安排, 但我设法使他改变了看法。
be to blame对某事应负责任的; 应受责备的
例句：She was in no way to blame.
绝不应该责备她。

3. The Spanish agriculture minister, Rosa Aguilar, demanded that Germany pay for her country's losses.

pay for赔偿
例句：He paid for the damage done.
他赔偿了造成的损失。

4. Russia has refused to end its ban on European vegetables.

refuse to do拒绝做…
例句：He refused to change his mind.
他拒绝改变主意。

5. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said his country will not lift the ban until the EU provides details about the source of the infections.

not until直到...才...
例句：The party did not end until midnight.
晚会到半夜才结束。

6. By Wednesday, Mr. Ciolos had raised the amount to over three hundred million dollars.

amount to共计
例句：My savings amount to $2000.
我的储蓄共达2000美元。

7. European governments and the International Monetary Fund are considering as much as sixty-five billion dollars in new loans to Greece. 

as much as像…那么多；多达
例句：As much as 40 percent of uNPRotected cone-crops have been destroyed. 
没有采取措施的球果被损毁的多达40％．

8. But thousands of government workers protested the planned cuts on Thursday.

thousands of数千的
例句：A computer consists of thousands of components.
电脑由成千上万个部件组成。

9. He is seeking to become the first non-European to lead the international lender.

seek to设法; 企图，试图
例句：I sought to change her mind.
我试图改变她的心意。