和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:More Low Cost Anti-AIDS Drugs Mean More People Treated

2012-08-29来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. And for millions of people around the world, that is just what happened.

millions of 上百万的,许许多多的
例句:Millions of people gave freely in response to the famine appeal. 
千百万人响应救灾呼吁而慷慨解囊. 

2. But generic drugs were shown to be effective in treating HIV as far back as two thousand three.

as far as (远)至(某处);到……程度
例句:Our playing fields extend as far as those trees. 
我们的操场延伸到那些树前。 

3. PEPFAR has also been able to save millions of dollars by reducing transportation costs -- for example, using ships instead of airplanes to move the drugs.

be able to 能够
例句: I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism. 
我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。 
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。

4. A lot can be learned from the experience about accessing generics for the treatment of HIV.

learn from 向……学习
例句:We should learn from advanced workers. 
我们要向先进工作者学习。