VOA慢速英语:Ethiopia's Meles Goes on Sick Leave

1. Spokesman Bereket Simon said Mr. Meles' health was good, but he needed time to recover from an illness caused in part by an overload of work.

recover from 痊愈,恢复
例句：It took a long time for him to recover from a bad cold. 
他患重感冒,很长时间才康复。 

2.  He has got very good treatment for the ailment, and definitely he's in good condition.

in good condition 状态良好
例句：You must alter your way of living in order to keep your health in good condition. 
为了维持良好的健康，你必须改变你的生活方式。

3. The spokesman said the government was operating as normal and that Mr. Meles was still in power.

in power 掌权
例句：He is obsequious to men in power. 
他对有权势者谄媚。 

4. A leave of absence does not mean there’s nobody in charge.

in charge 负责
例句：The first mate will be in charge when the captain is away.
船长不在时将由大副负责。

5. This was not some sort of a surprise issue, at least, that would be my guess.

at least 至少
例句：At least she is a paragon with her feet on the ground. 
她至少是一个脚踏实地的特殊人物。 

6. And if I am correct in that assumption then I would be willing to bet very good money that he has been planning for some way to deal with this issue in order to ensure some kind of reasonable succession of government in Ethiopia.

deal with 处理
例句：They agreed to press for the conference to deal with the problem. 
他们同意敦促大会处理这个问题。 
in order to 为了
例句：In order to accomplish this, we must formally record these expectations. 
为了达到这个目标，我们必须正式记录这些期望。 

7. Mr. Meles was last seen in public more than two weeks ago.

in public  公开地;当众
例句：I am not used to swimming in public pools. 
我不习惯在公共游泳池游泳。