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1. A new study has found that the number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980 and now stands at nearly 350 million, many more than previously thought.
stand at達到; 處於某種狀態
例句：We stand at the portals of a new age.
我們處於新時代的開端。
2. Advanced statistical methods were then used to estimate the global prevalence of the disease.
be used to do被用來做…
例句：Cyanide is used to kill insects.
氰化物可用來殺害蟲。
3. The Taliban have strongly denied that they were responsible for a suicide car bomb attack that destroyed a hospital in eastern Afghanistan.
be responsible for為…負責,形成…的原因
例句：Everyone should be responsible for his work
每個人都應對自己的工作負責。
suicide car bomb attack自殺式汽車炸彈襲擊
4. The Taliban denied that they were to blame, saying they didn't attack civilians.
be to blame對某事應負責任的; 應受責備的
例句：She was in no way to blame.
絕不應該責備她。
5. The French authorities say an outbreak of E. coli in the city of Bordeaux appears to be linked to a charity event two weeks ago, at which soups were served sprinkled with rocket and mustard seed sprouts.
link to與…連線; 聯絡
例句：Fingerprints linked the suspect to the crime.
指紋使嫌疑犯與犯罪聯絡起來。
6. Eight people who've fallen ill had attended a charity event there two weeks ago, at which they'd been served soups including a gazpacho that was sprinkled with rocket and mustard sprouts grown in pots.
fall ill生病
例句：He had the misfortune to fall ill on the day of the examination.
他很倒黴，在考試當天生病了。
7. Five of the patients admitted to hospital are now suffering severe kidney problems, two of them infected with a highly virulent strain, similar to the one that killed 40 people in Germany, though as yet, there's no evidence of a direct link between the two outbreaks.
admit to允許(某人)進入…
例句：He opened the door and admitted me to the house.
他把門開啟讓我進屋。
infect with把…傳染給…
例句：The man has been infected with cholera.
這人已染上了霍亂。
similar to跟...類似,與...同樣
例句：His problem is similar to yours.
他的`問題和你的相似。
8. An official in Sri Lanka has appealed to families in the north to protect underage girls from sex traffickers.
appeal to向…呼籲; 向…請求;懇求
例句：The United Nations appealed to the people of the developed countries for aiding those of the backward countries.
聯合國呼籲發達國家的人民援助落後國家的人民。
9. Poor families are particularly at risk. Ms Dissanayake of the National Child Protection Authority is urging parents to guard against strangers who offer their daughters' jobs, for example, as house maids.
guard against避免, 預防
例句：We must guard against accidents.
我們必須謹防事故。
10. Greater freedom of movement, she says, is making it easier for traffickers to gain access to the north, where many families lack education and are desperate for extra income.
be desperate for極渴望
例句：He's desperate for money.
他極渴望得到錢。
11. The party of a government minister in Zimbabwe who was arrested on Friday says it fears for his safety and has called on the authorities to release him.
fear for為某人〔某事物〕擔心
例句：We feared for his safety.
我們擔心他的安全。
call on要求, 請求
例句：He called on his friends to help him.
他向朋友求助
12. defame vt. 誹謗, 中傷
例句：They’ve been defaming us for years.
多年來他們一直在中傷我們。
13. leisure n. 悠閒, 安逸
例句：He likes leisure and hates work.
他喜歡安逸, 討厭工作。
14. rapid adj. 快的; 急速的,迅速的;快速的;快捷的
例句：They asked their questions in rapid succession.
他們連珠炮似地提出了一系列問題。
15. trafficker n. 做(非法)買賣的人
例句：The police caught an international arms trafficker.
警察抓到了一個國際武器販子。
16. whereabouts n. 下落, 去向
例句：He became a person whose whereabouts is[are] unknown to me.
他的下落我不知道。
17. surgery n. 外科手術,;外科學
例句：Your condition is serious and requires surgery.
