VOA慢速英语:Simple Steps Can Save Millions of Newborn Lives

短语讲解：

1. Not delivering the baby onto a dirty surface, drying the baby, keeping the baby warm and feeding the baby straight away resulted in almost a halving of newborn deaths in very rural areas in India.

result in导致,结果是
例句：The game resulted in another victory for our team.
比赛结果, 我们队又获胜了。

straight away立即；马上
例句：Your baggage will be brought up straight away.
您的行李马上就会给您搬上来。

2. There is evidence that programs to reduce newborn deaths are starting to make progress, especially in parts of South Asia.

make progress进步, 发展
例句：During these years the labour movement of the United States has made great progress.
这些年来, 美国的工人运动已取得巨大的进展。

3.Millions of others suffer infections or injuries from pregnancy and childbirth.

suffer from患(某种病); 受(某种病痛)折磨; 因(疾病)而痛或不舒服
例句：You must have suffered from a cold.