VOA慢速英语:Thailand Reports Second MERS Case

短语讲解：

1. Officials are closely watching 37 people who came in contact with the man.

come in contact with 接触
例句：Farm workers frequently come in contact with these insecticides.
农场工人常常接触这些杀虫剂。

2. These people are in quarantine to prevent them from passing the disease to others.

prevent from 阻止， 防止
例句：We must take steps to prevent this from happening again.
我们一定要采取措施，使这样的事不再发生。

3. Because of the earlier MERS case, the Thai health ministry says it has improved its methods of finding the virus, monitoring and treating patients.

because of 因为，由于
例句：All the planes were socked in yesterday because of the thick mist.
由于雾大，昨天所有的飞机都停飞了。

4. MERS is similar to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, another coronavirus.

be similar to 与…相似; 类乎
例句：The scrapie agent in sheep may be similar to viroids.
绵羊的搔痒病因子可能也是类病毒。