VOA慢速英语:Senegal Threatened with Loss of Lions

短语讲解：

1. We also tell about a life-size model of the final resting place for Egypt’s “boy king.”

tell about 谈及; 讲述
例句：We will tell about the effects of that decision next week.
下周，我们将向你讲述这一决定所带来的影响。

2. Some experts say as many as 40,000 lions once lived in West Africa.

as many as 和…一样多; 不下于
例句：Here. Read as many as you like.
那着这些书。想看多少看多少。

3. In fact, he says, Senegal spends about one-tenth of the amount spent in similar parks in Burkina Faso and Benin.

in fact 事实上
例句：In fact, it could help.
事实上，这可能有利无害。

4. Their increased investment increases the number of visitors, which helps pay for conservation operations.

pay for 赔偿; 为…付钱
例句：Pay for low-skilled workers has fallen.
低技能工人的工资已经降低。

5. Temperature changes made pieces of the paint fall off.

fall off 减少; 跌落
例句：They fall off their bikes.
他们从自行车上摔下来。

6. But some people thought of him as being too close to the Mubarak government, which he denies.

too...to 太…以至于不能
例句：It's too early to tell.
现在做判断还为时过早。