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CRI听力:Less Sunbathing, Less Skin Cancer

2011-12-16来源:CRI

短语讲解:

1. Some 30 years after it was launched by Cancer Council Victoria in 1980, it appears that it's having an impact on a traditionally hard-to-reach target group - body-conscious teens.

have an impact on对…有影响;对…起作用,产生效果
例句:This book have a far-reaching impact on readers.
这本书对读者产生了长远影响。

2. Sydney teens say some kids still want to look tanned, but the message is sinking in. One says:

sink in被吸收, 被了解
例句:It took a long time for the bad news to sink in.
人们花了很长时间才弄明白这个坏消息。

3. It makes you look nice and makes you look fresh, but I think all teenagers know that it's not good for you to have a tan.

good for对…有益,能担当
例句:The Olympics will be good for business.
奥运会的召开对促进商业发展有好处。

4. I don't think a tan looks very natural on a person like me, and I think some people should stick to the color of skin they have and try not to tan.

stick to保留, 保有; 遵守, 坚持
例句:You must stick to your promise.
你必须遵守诺言。

5. Australia has one of the world's highest skin cancer rates due to its climate and high UV levels linked to its proximity to the equator and other factors.

due to由于,因为
例句:Her absence is due to illness.
她因病缺席。
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. In 2007, 448 people died of the disease.

die of死于
例句:People are dying of cancer more and more often.
死于癌症的人越来越多了。