VOA慢速英语:Boko Haram Dents Chad, Cameroon Economies

短语讲解：

1. Business is slow because of attacks on the store’s supply trucks.

because of 因为，由于
例句：John's jacket got out of shape because of the heavy rain.
约翰的夹克因为大雨而变形。

2. Tocba Haman is a truck driver. He says he no longer goes to Nigeria for supplies because Boko Haram targets trucks and kills drivers.

no longer 不再，已不
例句：The mine is no longer being worked.
这座煤矿现在已不开采了。

3. Many goods arriving in Chad and northeastern Cameroon are shipped from Maiduguri, in the center of Borno state.

in the center of 在中间，在中央
例句：The new building will be located in the center of town.
这座大楼将建在市中心。