VOA慢速英语:Avoiding the Danger of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

例句：The traffic accidents in the city decreased last year.
      该城市去年交通事故减少了。

      The population began to decrease.
      人口开始减少。

2.awake adj.醒着的

例句：He was the only one boy awake at that time.
      他是当时惟一醒着的男孩。

      This thought kept me awake all night.
      这种顾虑使我通宵未能合眼。

3.correctly adv.正确地;得体地；恰当地

例句：Has the form been correctly completed?
      表格已经正确地填好了吗？

      He behaved correctly,according to his lights.
      他按自己的见解正确行事。

4.expel v.排出，喷出

例句：The whale expelled water from his blowhole.
       鲸鱼从鼻孔排出水。

5.amount n.量, 数量, 数额

例句：Large amounts of money were wasted.
      浪费了大量的钱。

6.inspect vt.检查；查看；审视

例句：The fire prevention branch inspects factories and all sorts of public buildings.
       消防部门对工厂和各种公共建筑进行检查。