CRI听力:UK, Lifestyle Contributes to Higher Cancer Rate in Women

短语讲解：

1. While Claire doesn't believe her lifestyle contributed to developing cancer, she is worried that more and more women in Britain are getting the disease, because of increasing rates of obesity and alcohol abuse.

contribute to促成
例句：Your suggestion has greatly contributed to the accomplishment of our work.
你的建议大大地促进了我们工作的完成。

2. It slows down your system you're clogging your arteries - it's not just cancer, it's a lot of other things.

slow down (使)生产缓慢, (使)变得迟钝; (使)慢下来
例句：The increase of productions has now slowed down.
现在产品的增长速度已经慢了下来。

3. And do you want to go through something that I did?

go through遭受, 经受, 经历
例句：When he was a child, he went through one hardship after another.
孩提时代, 他经历了一个又一个的艰难困苦。

4. On average, one-fifth of women across Europe will develop cancer by the age of 75.

on average平均起来
例句：On average he watches three movies a week.
他平均一周看三部电影。

5. As much as a quarter of women in Britain will suffer from a form of cancer before they reach 75 years old.

suffer from因(疾病)而痛或不舒服;因...而更糟;受...之苦
例句：She often suffers from headaches.
她常常头痛。

6. Experts say many cases could be prevented by sticking to a healthy diet and being more active.

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

7. We know that, as a country, we tend to be more overweight than the European average and we tend to drink more alcohol.

tend to趋向
例句：My grandmother tends to go to bed early every day.
我祖母每天通常比较早睡。