经济学人下载: 热带疾病 (1)

1.infect 感染；传染
A single mosquito can infect a large number of people.
一只蚊子就能传染很多人。
2.transmit 传播
Parents can unwittingly transmit their own fears to their children.
父母自己的恐惧有可能在无意中感染了孩子。
3.intervene 干预；介入
The situation calmed down when police intervened.
警察干预后，局势平静了下来。
4.structural 结构的
The explosion caused little structural damage to the office towers themselves.
爆炸对办公大楼本身几乎没有造成结构上的损坏。