CRI听力:China Launches Campaign against Sex Determinations and Sex-selective Abortions

词汇讲解：

1. campaign n. 运动,活动
例句：The city hall is planning to start a campaign against smoking.
市政府计划发起禁烟运动。

2. awareness n. 察觉;觉悟;意识
例句：There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.
人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。

3. abortion n.人工流产(手术), 堕胎
例句：Abortion is illegal in many countries.
在许多国家, 堕胎都是违法的。

4. census n. 人口普查, 统计
例句：A census of population is taken every ten years.
人口普查每十年进行一次。

5. decline vi. 下降,下跌;减少;衰退,衰落
例句：Unemployment declined to 4 percent last month.
上个月失业率降至百分之四。

6. undermine vt. 暗中破坏; 逐渐削弱
例句：Many severe colds undermined the old man's health.
多次严重的感冒损害了老人的健康。

7. enact vt.制定(法律); 通过(法案)
例句：They're trying to enact a “nationality” bill.
他们正试图通过一项“国籍”法案。

8. curb vt.限制, 克制, 抑制
例句：I began to curb my appetite for food and drink.
我开始节制饮食。

9. strip vt. 夺去,剥夺;掠夺
例句：It was wrong of him to strip his daughter of the right to education.
他不该剥夺他女儿受教育的权利。

10. license n. 许可证;执照,牌照
例句：We are applying for a license to sell wine.
我们正申请执照卖酒。

11. thrive vi. 兴盛; 兴隆；长得健壮
例句：The real estate business is thriving.
房地产生意兴隆。