VOA慢速英语:Heat May Be Nature’s Deadliest Killer

短语讲解：

1. Last month, for example, some towns and cities on America’s East Coast set all-time temperature records.

for example例如, 譬如
例句：I know many women who have a career and a family—Kehr for example.
我知道有许多妇女能事业家庭兼顾——凯尔就是其中之一。

2. Doctors say people can do many things to protect themselves from the dangers of extreme heat.

protect from保护, 保卫
例句：An umbrella will protect you from the rain.
雨伞可以保护你不至于淋雨。

3. Wear light colored clothing made of natural materials.

made of由…组成、由…构成
例句：That bridge is made of stones.
那是座石头桥。

4. Untreated heat stress can lead to a more serious problem called heat exhaustion. A person suffering from heat exhaustion loses too much water through perspiration.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。
heat exhaustion中暑
suffer from患(某种病); 受(某种病痛)折磨
例句：You must have suffered from a cold.
你一定是感冒了。

5. Doctors say people with such problems should rest quietly in a cool place and drink plenty of water.

plenty of很多, 大量的
例句：She had plenty of imagination.
她有丰富的想象力。

6. Each day, the body loses only a little more water than is taken in.

take in吸入
例句：The boat is taking in water!
船进水啦!

7. The treatment for dehydration exhaustion is the same as for heat exhaustion. Drink plenty of water and rest in a cool place.

the same as与…同样的
例句：Michael looks just the same as before .迈克尔看上去跟以前一样。

8. Begin by moving the victim out of the sun. Raise the person’s feet up about thirty centimeters.

move out迁出, 搬出
例句：We're moving out of our old house next week.
下星期我们要搬出老房子。

9. They also can interfere with mental ability, make muscles weak and cause pain in the head.

interfere with干预, 阻挠, 妨碍, 阻止
例句：The noise interferes with my work.
这噪音妨碍我的工作。

10. Doctors say actions other than drinking water can protect against the health dangers of heat.

protect against保护, 保卫
例句：You need warm clothes to protect you against the cold.
你需要暖和的衣服来御寒。