非洲国家使用DDT抗疟疾
2011-07-14来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. pesticide n. 杀虫剂
例句:The pesticide was spread over the vegetable plot.
菜田里撒上了农药。
2. ban vt. 取缔, 查封, 禁止
例句:The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations.
新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
3. reduction n. 减少, 缩小; 减少的量, 降价
例句:The reduction in white blood cell counts lowers resistance to disease.
白细胞总数的减少, 会降低对疾病的抵抗力。
4. undertake vt. 着手, 开始
例句:Their team will undertake exploration for oil.
他们队将着手进行石油勘探工作。
5. personnel n. (总称)人员; 员工;全体人员;职员
例句:The personnel are not happy to change these rules.
全体工作人员对改变这些规定很不高兴。
6. spray v. 喷; 喷洒;向…喷洒
例句:He is spraying insecticide.
他在喷杀虫剂。
7. manpower n. 人力;体力
例句:The police are seriously short of manpower.
警方人手严重不足。
8. pandemic n. 流行病;大流行病
例句:A flu pandemic which originated in China in 1918 went on to kill more than 20 million people worldwide.
1918年发源于中国大陆的一次流感疫情陆续造成全球超过两千万人的死亡。
9. endemic adj. 某地特有的;(尤指疾病)地方性的, 流行的, 难摆脱的
例句:The chest disease is endemic among miners in this area.
这种胸部疾病是流行于本地区矿工中的地方病。
10. mosquito n. 蚊子
例句:Mosquitoes carry disease.
蚊子会传播疾病。
11. affordable adj. 负担得起的
例句:There are few affordable apartments in big cities.
在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。
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