VOA慢速英语:Six Researchers Who Gave All to Their Work

词汇讲解：

1. mosquito n. 蚊子
例句：Mosquitoes carry disease.
蚊子会传播疾病。

2. bite v. 咬, 叮, 蛰
例句：Barking dogs seldom bite.
爱叫的狗不咬人。

3. sacrifice n. 牺牲, 舍身，舍弃
例句：His parents made a lot of sacrifices to make sure he got a good education.
他的父母为确保他得到良好的教育而作了很多牺牲。

4. diet n. 日常饮食，日常食物
例句：The rich diet increased his weight.
丰富的食物使他的体重增加了。

5. permission n. 允许, 许可, 准许,批准
例句：I have obtained a written permission from the chairman.
我从主席那里获得了书面许可。

6. pardon n. 赦免；特赦
例句：His pardon came through only three hours before he was due to be executed.
在他要被处死之前三个小时传来了对他的赦免。

7. throat n. 咽喉, 嗓子
例句：My throat tickles.
我喉咙发痒。

8. outbreak n. 爆发，突然发生
例句：An outbreak of typhoid followed.
继而爆发了伤寒。

9. mourn v. 为…哀痛, 向…志哀; 哀悼
例句：She mourned the loss of her brother.
她因为失去了哥哥而悲痛。

10. communicable adj. 可以传授的,会传染的
例句：Some communicable diseases are transmitted only through the agency of insects.
某些传染病只通过昆虫来传播。

11. cancerous adj. 癌的;像癌的;恶性肿瘤的
例句：He had a cancerous growth on his lung.
他的肺上长了个恶性肿瘤。

12. gastric adj. 胃的,胃部的
例句：Miners are a high risk group for certain types of gastric cancer.
矿工是极易患某几种胃癌的高风险人群。