VOA慢速英语:Blue Holes: Some of the Least Explored Areas on Earth

词汇讲解：

1. gather vt.收集
例句：He is gathering materials for a new book.
他正在收集资料准备写一本新书。

2. mixture n. 混合物；混杂的事物[人群]；混合(状态)
例句：He stood in a mixture of desire and apprehensions.
他怀着渴望和恐惧交加的心情伫立着。

3. poisonous adj. 引起中毒的；有毒的
例句：This medicine is poisonous if taken in large quantities.
这种药如服过量是会中毒的。

4. survival n. 幸存, 生存
例句：The doctor told my wife I had a fifty-fifty chance of survival.
医生告诉我的妻子, 说我活下去的可能性只有50%。

5. suck v. 吸; 吮
例句：He sucked hard for air to keep breathing.
他拼命吸气以维持呼吸。

6. disrupt vt. 使混乱, 扰乱
例句：An accident has disrupted railway services into and out of the city.
一场事故使得进出该城市的铁路交通陷入混乱。

7. phrase vt. （以某种方式）表达，推敲叙述; 措词
例句：The moment I'd said, I could see that I'd phrased it wrong.
我一说完那句话就知道措词不对。

8. permit vt. 允许; 许可
例句：Time does not permit that I stay longer.
时间不允许我久留。

9. preserve vt. 保存；防腐；保藏
例句：The ancient Egyptians knew ways to preserve dead bodies from decay.
古埃及人懂得保存尸体，使之不会腐烂的方法。

10. awareness n. 察觉;觉悟;意识
例句：There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.
人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。