经济学人下载:人口即命运? (3)

1.plague 瘟疫
A cholera plague had been killing many prisoners of war at the time.
当时霍乱疫情已在夺去很多战俘的生命。
2.consensus 共识
There is a general consensus among teachers about the need for greater security in schools.
教师们对必须加强学校的保安有普遍的共识。
3.amplify 扩大
Her anxiety about the world was amplifying her personal fears about her future.
她对世界的忧虑加剧了她对自己未来的恐惧。
4.immutable 不可变得
Nothing in the world is immutable.
世界没有一成不变的东西。