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

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。