短语讲解:
1.The most recent Ebola epidemic took place from 2013 to 2016.
take place 发生,举行
例句:A total solar eclipse is due to take place some time tomorrow.
明天某个时刻会发生日全食。
2.It killed more than 11,000 people and infected 29,000 in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.
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。
3.And, he says, he hopes they can ultimately be used both as a treatment and as a vaccine to prevent people from getting Ebola in the first place.
prevent from 阻止, 防止
例句:That will prevent the wings of the aircraft from icing up.
这样可防止机翼结冰。