干旱威胁肯尼亚图尔卡纳的生活

词汇讲解：

1. indigenous adj. 土生土长的
例句：Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia.
袋鼠为澳大利亚本地的动物。

2. supplies n.日用(必需)品；供应；补给
例句：We must try to ensure that vital food supplies are maintained.
我们必须确保维持生命所必需的食物之供应。

3. tend vt. 照料, 照顾, 伺候
例句：She tended her husband carefully during his illness.
她丈夫生病期间, 她无微不至地照顾他。

4. dominance n. 优势;支配地位;控制力
例句：Ex-colonial countries began to challenge the cultural dominance of Europe.
摆脱了殖民统治的国家开始挑战欧洲的文化统治。

5. fade v. (使)褪去, (使)变弱, (使)枯萎
例句：The flowers faded for want of water.
花儿因缺水而凋谢了。

6. demise n. 死；终止
例句：The war brought about the industry’s sudden demise.
战争道致这个行业就这么突然垮了。

7. drastic adj. 严厉的, 极端的, 极严重的,急剧的
例句：His dissertation is on the drastic social change brought about bu the French Revolution.
他的学术论文是关于法国革命所带来的剧烈社会变动。

8. apiece adv. 每个;每件;每人;各
例句：The tickets are one pound apiece.
这些票是每张一英镑。

9. empower vt.授权, 准许
例句：The new law empowered the police to search private house.
新法律给予警察搜查私人住宅的权利。

10. integrate v. (使)融入; 使结合成为整体
例句：Immigrants are integrated into the community.
移民与该地区的居民融为一体。

11. intervention n. 介入, 干涉, 干预
例句：The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.
政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。