VOA慢速英语:Pope Francis to Meet with Christian, Muslim Leaders in Egypt

短语讲解：

1.More than 40 people were killed and more than 100 others were injured.

more than 超过; 不只是; 很; 在…次以上
例句：He supervised and trained more than 400 volunteers.
他指导和培训了400多名志愿者。

2.Recently, Islamic militants carried out an attack on Christians in El Arish, a town in the northern Sinai Peninsula.

carry out 进行; 执行; 完成; 抬出去
例句：The Social Democrats could still carry out their threat to leave the government
社会民主党人仍有可能将其退出政府的威胁付诸实施。

3.Kassem noted that it takes place at a time when “Christians are facing the brunt of terror attacks and their security in the country is in jeopardy.”

at a time 依次， 逐一， 每次
例句：Can I borrow two books at a time?
我可以一次借两本书吗？

4. Pope Francis is expected to meet with Egypt’s President, Abdel Fattah al Sisi.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句：The ad could hardly be expected to boost sales.
不可能指望这样的广告会起到促销作用。

5.A papal spokesman told Italian media that Pope Francis would not be using an armored vehicle because of concerns that it would keep him from meeting the Egyptian people.

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

6.Egyptian political sociologist Said Sadek told VOA that the papal visit will be good for Christians and the government.

be good for 值得，有效; 利于
例句：They argued all the time and thought it couldn't be good for the baby
他们一直在争论，认为这对孩子肯定不好。