VOA慢速英语:Deadly Shark Bites Increase in Waters Near Western Australia

1. Today, we tell about deadly shark attacks near Australia’s west coast.

tell about 讲述
例句：He had learned how to tell about them. 
他早已学会了如何评论她们。 

2. The great white shark is about one and one half meters long at birth, but can grow to three times that size.

at birth 在出生时
例句：Man's nature at birth is good. 
人之初，性本善。 

3. The increase in deadly attacks has caused officials to question whether sharks should continue to be protected from fishers and others.

protect from 保护;防御
例句：Wild wood should be well protect from excessive hag. 
野生森林应该被保护以免过量砍伐。 

4. They say the increase in attacks has resulted from more people taking part in water sports now than in the past.

take part in 参加
例句：Take part in the physical exercises and build up your strength. 
参加体育活动增强体力。 

5. Probably the most common one is for people to get sick from food. Other transmission pathways include direct contact with animals.

contact with 联系
例句：He tried in vain to get into contact with the local branch. 
他试图与当地分部取得联络,但没有成功。 

6. It identifies 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 也，以及
例句：Let' s share in our troubles as well as in our joys. 
让我们同甘共苦吧。

7. 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, after an e-mail message has been sent, there is no undoing it. 
例如，电子邮件发送以后就不存在撤销了。 

8. JASEN BROWN: “We’re starting to initiate some communication between the navigation industry, the Coast Guard and the Corps, to make sure that we are accounting for all the things that need to be accounted for as water levels drop.”

make sure 确保
例句：Screen her bed and make sure she is not disturbed. 
把她的床隔开,确保她不受干扰。