CRI听力:Water Security in Cities Discussed in World Water Week

词汇讲解：

1. slum n.贫民窟, 贫民区
例句：As a social worker, she does a lot of work in slums.
作为一个社会工作者, 她在贫民区做了大量的工作。

2. related adj. 有关系的
例句：The related publications are far too numerous to list individually.
相关出版物太多，没法一一列举。

3. devastating adj. 毁灭性的
例句：It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.
这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。

4. livelihood n. 生计,谋生之道
例句：Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.
他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。

5. mankind n. 人类
例句：Mankind has always struggled forward no matter what difficulty lies in its way.
不管道路上有什么困难, 人类总是要奋勇前进。

6. organize v. 组织
例句：He has the ability to organize.
他很有组织才能。

7. stress vt. 重读；强调
例句：He stressed that we should always be honest.
他强调我们应该永远诚实。

8. mortality n. 大量死亡；死亡率
例句：Infant mortality is a highly sensitive barometer of socio-economic conditions.
婴儿死亡率能够充分反映社会经济状况。

9. equitable adj. 公正的,合理的
例句：This is an equitable solution to the dispute.
这是对该项争议的公正解决。

10. agenda n. 议事日程
例句：The agendas for the next two meetings have yet to be worked out.
下两次会议的议程尚需制定。

11. aggravate vt.使恶化, 使更严重
例句：The lack of rain aggravated the already serious lack of food.
缺少雨水加重了业已严重的食物短缺。