和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Ebola Is Top Health Story for 2014

2014-12-24来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Ebola has killed more than 6,800 people and infected more than three times that number.

more than 不只是; 很; 超过; 在…次以上
例句:True friendship is worth more than money. 
真正的友谊比金钱更有价值。 

2. It crossed into cities and over national borders. The world reacted with shock and fear.

cross into 穿过
例句:Where and how did you cross into swaziland?
你是在哪儿,又以什么方式越过边界进入斯威士兰的?

3. Today health workers continue to go door-to-door looking for possible cases.

look for 寻找
例句:You came just at the right moment. I was just going to look for you. 
你来得正巧, 我正想去找你。 

4. Health care workers like Dr. Brantley and Ms. Writebol are most at risk.

at risk 有危险
例句:Were those patients now at risk? 
那些病人现在是否处于危险之中呢? 

5. People can no longer care for their sick or bury their dead in traditional ways.

no longer 不再,已不
例句:That model no longer works.
这种模式现在不再有效。
care for 喜欢; 照料
例句: I wonder whether they will care for us all to go there. 
我不知道他们是否喜欢我们都到那儿去。