VOA慢速英语:Anthrax Has Been Widely Feared Since the 2001 Anthrax Attacks in the United States

短语讲解：

1. The goal of the possible testing would be to learn if children could be protected from the disease in the event of a terrorist attack.

protect from保护, 保卫
例句：An umbrella will protect you from the rain.
雨伞可以保护你不至于淋雨。

2. The anthrax vaccine has been available for years on a limited basis.

be available for有效
例句：The passport is available for 5 years.
本护照5年有效。

3. It also can affect people who deal with infected animals or animal products.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。

4. Intestinal anthrax results from eating infected meat.

result from产生于…, 由…引起
例句：His failure resulted from not working hard enough.
他的失败是工作不够努力造成的。

5. Once there, the spores change into a deadly form.

change into (使)变为
例句：Ice changes into water rapidly on a hot day.
天气炎热的时候, 冰很快就化为水。

6. Health officials say people should take antibiotics for an extended period to treat or protect against anthrax infection.

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

7. Many biological and chemical agents have no color, smell or taste. So an attack could take place without the victims knowing it
.
take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。

8. It can be made into a form that is easily inhaled.

make into把…做成
例句：She made the material into a dress.
她将衣料制成一件衣服。

9. The United States and countries of the former Soviet Union have experimented with anthrax in their biological weapons programs
.
experiment with以…做试验
例句：They experimented with a new material.
他们用新材料来做试验。

10. For example, two-thousand spores lined up would measure only two millimeters.

line up排成一行
例句：Line up these men and see if the witness can recognize the criminal.
让这些人站成一排看看见证人能否从中把罪犯认出来。