VOA慢速英语:When Animals Make People Sick

短语讲解：

1. She  works at the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi, Kenya.

work at 从事于
例句：I finished my work at 6 p.m. 
下午6点我下班了。 

2. Probably the most common one is for people to get sick from food.

get sick 生病
例句：Take this medicine with you in case you get sick. 
如果你病了，吃这种药。

3. Other transmission pathways include direct contact with animals.

contact with 与……联系
例句：No, I have no contact with her. 
没有。我和她没有一点儿联系。 

4. She points out that poverty and disease are closely linked, so preventing the transmission of animal diseases could help reduce poverty.

point out 指出
例句："No matter who point out our shortcoming, we will correct them." 
不管谁指出我们的缺点，我们都改正。 

5. The report lists places where a disease has existed for a long time, a so-called endemic zoonosis, as well as places with new threats.

as well as 和...一样;和;也
例句：Let' s share in our troubles as well as in our joys. 
让我们同甘共苦吧。 

6. Delia Grace says things could get worse in the coming years as meat production increases to feed a growing world population.

get worse 转坏
例句：Food shortage will probably get worse towards the end of the century . 
食品短缺在本世纪末将会更加严重。 

7. Another concern is the use of antibiotics in food animals, not only to prevent and treat diseases but to increase growth.

not only... but(also) 不仅…… 而且……
例句：These not only help in presentation but also help orient users. 
这不仅有助于表达，而且可以帮助使用者在创建时更好地定位。 

8. For example, small farmers could receive training and other help that would lead to official certification that their products are safe.

for example 例如
例句：For example, it can easily remember such things as: 
例如，它可以轻易地记住下面这些信息。