和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Health Report--The H7N9 bird flu virus

2013-05-03来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. He spoke to reporters in Beijing last week about the H7N9 bird flu virus.

speak to 对…讲;围绕…谈
例句:Do they speak to each other?
她们之间是否相互交谈?

2. As of Monday, the virus had killed at least 24 people on the Chinese mainland.

at least 至少
例句:Can we at least try?
我们至少试试看吧?

3. The government has carried out thousands of tests on birds but only a small percentage were infected.

carry out 执行;进行
例句:We must carry out it wholeheartedly indeed.
我们必须尽力把它贯彻到底。