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VOA慢速英语:Experts Link East Africa Drought to La Niña in the Pacific
2011-08-23来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. drought n. 干旱(时期)
例句:The crops failed because of the drought.
干旱造成农作物歉收。
2. equator n. 赤道
例句:Singapore is near the equator.
新加坡位于赤道附近。
3. current n. 流动,水流,气流
例句:The current in this place is very rapid.
这儿的水流很急。
4. last vi. 延续; 继续
例句:The rain lasted quite a few days.
雨一连下了好几天。
5. moisture n. 水分, 水气, 湿气
例句:The moisture in the air makes it humid today.
今天空气中水气大, 天气很潮湿。
6. rainfall n. 雨量
例句:The amount of rainfall determines the quality of the crop.
降雨量决定着收成的好坏。
7. fail vi.衰退, 衰弱;破产;不足, 短缺, 缺乏
例句:The oil supply failed.
石油供给不足。
8. prevail vi. 说服, 劝说; 诱使;盛行, 流行
例句:This fashion still prevails.
这种式样仍在流行。
9. productive adj. 多产的, 富饶的
例句:They lived on the productive land.
他们生活在富饶的土地上。
10. suffer vi. 受痛苦; 受损害
例句:She suffered greatly as a child.
她童年深受苦难。
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