VOA慢速英语:Health Experts Warn of Overuse of Antimicrobials

短语讲解：

1. For today’s report, we talk about the dangers, not of an illness, but of medicines -- antimicrobial medicines.

talk about 讨论，谈论;考虑（做…）
例句：Let's not talk about it.; Don't mention it.
别提了。

2. Health experts are more and more concerned about the overuse of antimicrobials.

concern about 使（自己）关心…
例句：There is a concern about replenishment of the population.
有人担心人口的补充问题。

3. It said their use and abuse has led to a growing number of disease-causing microbes that are resistant to traditional medicines.

be resistant to 抵抗…的，对…有耐药力的
例句：The wood has been specially treated to be resistant to decay.
木头已经做了特殊防腐坏的处理。

4. "Their use," it says, "is essential to food security, human well-being and animal welfare."

be essential to 对…必要的
例句：It will be essential to establish how the money is being spent
查清楚这笔钱将作何用途至关重要。

5. The action plan calls for strengthening governmental agencies that deal with public health, food and agriculture.

deal with 应付; 对待;惠顾
例句：He's a hard man to deal with.
要跟他这个人做生意很难。

6. It also calls for sharing of information with each other and with medical experts.

each other 互相，彼此
例句：They support each other in their work.
他们在工作中互相支持。

7. Lubroth says "the long-term consequences of not being able to use an antimicrobials because of resistance” would be terrible.

because of 因为，由于
例句: It is mainly because of my fault.
这主要是由于我的过错。