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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与…连接; 联系

例句：Fingerprints linked the suspect to the crime.

指纹使嫌疑犯与犯罪联系起来。

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.

他很倒霉，在考试当天生病了。

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允许(某人)进入…

例句：He opened the door and admitted me to the house.

他把门打开让我进屋。

infect with把…传染给…

例句：The man has been infected with cholera.

这人已染上了霍乱。

similar to跟...类似,与...同样

例句：His problem is similar to yours.

他的问题和你的相似。

8. An official in Sri Lanka has appealed to families in the north to protect underage girls from sex traffickers.

appeal to向…呼吁; 向…请求;恳求

例句：The United Nations appealed to the people of the developed countries for aiding those of the backward countries.

联合国呼吁发达国家的人民援助落后国家的人民。

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, 预防

例句：We must guard against accidents.

我们必须谨防事故。

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极渴望

例句：He's desperate for money.

他极渴望得到钱。

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为某人〔某事物〕担心

例句：We feared for his safety.

我们担心他的安全。

call on要求, 请求

例句：He called on his friends to help him.

他向朋友求助