VOA慢速英语:In US, Fear of Ebola Spreads Faster than Virus

短语讲解：

1. For Americans, Ebola started out as a disease in a far-away continent.

start out 启程，出发
例句：Did they tell you when to start out? 
他们是否告诉了你何时出发。 

2. But then a Liberian man, Thomas Eric Duncan, died from Ebola at a hospital in Dallas, Texas.

die from 死于（某种原因，不包括疾病、过度悲伤等）
例句：Every winter some old people die from hypothermia. 
每年冬天都有些老人死于体温过低。 

3. She says her group has been asking for better preparation since the Ebola outbreak began in West Africa in March

ask for 要求
例句：He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary. 
他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。 

4. Experts have stated that Ebola can only be spread through contact with an infected person’s body fluids -- like blood.

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

5. Borders can be porous. We won’t be able to check them for fever when they leave.

be able to 能，会; 能够
例句：How I hope to be able to show you what I feel! 
我多么希望我能让你看出我现在的感情！ 

6. This week, the administration announced that all travelers arriving in the United States from some African nations are required to pass through one of five airports.

pass through 经过;  通过; 经历
例句：The elephant is very big. It can't pass through the door. 
大象太大，通不过这扇门。