经济学人下载:全球自杀率下降的背后(3)

1.contemplate an action 考虑
For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor.
他曾一度考虑做一名军医。
2.commit suicide 进行(自杀)
There are unconfirmed reports he tried to commit suicide.
有未经证实的报道说他曾企图自杀。
3.account for 导致，解释
The gene they discovered today doesn't account for all those cases.
他们今天发现的那种基因解释不了所有的那些情况。