VOA慢速英语:Burned Firefighter Gets Historic Face Transplant

短语讲解：

1. The Washington Post reported that a grant from the NYU medical center paid for operation.

pay for 赔偿; 为…付钱
例句：I' ll give you double pay for working overtime.
你加班我付你双倍工钱。

2. The perfect donor would have not only a matching blood type, but fair skin and hair.

not only ...but(also) 不仅……而且……
例句：These not only help in presentation but also help orient users.
这不仅有助于表达，而且可以帮助使用者在创建时更好地定位。

3. He had signed up to donate his organs.

sign up 报名; 跟…签订合同
例句：That sounds fantastic. Where do I go to sign up for that tour?
那听起来好极了。我到哪里去报名参加呢？

4. But, he said, life was hard. He has had a total of 71 surgeries.

a total of 总数为
例句：The mine had yielded a total of about 3714 tons of coal.
这座矿已生产了3714吨煤。

5. The former firefighter now has five children, two of whom have not seen their father’s face until now.

until now 到现在为止，迄今
例句：I never realized I loved you until now.
我至今才意识到我爱你。