VOA慢速英语:Travel Industry, Fisheries Depend on Threatened Coral Reefs

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。

2. She says the threat to coral reefs could have a major effect on sea life.

have an effect on对…有影响;对…起作用,产生效果
例句：Alcoholic drink can have a bad effect on your body.
含酒精的饮料会对你身体有很坏的影响。

3. Millions of species of sea life depend on coral reefs for their survival.

depend on依赖, 依靠
例句：All living things depend on the sun for their growth.
万物靠太阳生长。

4. He goes sailing in search of objects floating near the ocean’s surface.

in search of寻找
例句：He went in search of a doctor for his sick wife.
他去为他生病的妻子找医生。

5. The gyre is formed by ocean currents that couple with the spinning of the Earth, the Earth’s rotation.

couple with与…连接在一起
例句：Gambling is always coupled with degradation.
赌博总是与堕落相联系。

6. They don’t break down, they can’t be digested by marine organisms and they persist in the ocean for thousands of years.

break down拆散; 分类; 损坏, 发生故障
例句：Her telephone had broken down.
她的电话故障了。

7. The plastic out there. It’s not a condensed island of trash.  It’s really spread out. And it’s this plastic soup, that is from continent to continent.

spread out伸展; 延长
例句：A scene of prosperity spreads out before us.
一种欣欣向荣的景象展现在我们面前。

8. We looked into my blood serum to find, do I have the same chemicals that we know stick to plastic.

look into在...里查资料;深入地检查,研究;调查
例句：The government will look into how to reduce unemployment.
政府将研究如何降低失业率。
stick to紧跟; 粘住
例句：The gum stuck to my fingers.
口香糖粘住了我的手指。

9. As a woman, I know that these chemicals in my body will pass on to the next generation.

pass on传递; 传授
例句：The story is passed on from generation to generation in the village.
这故事在村民中世代相传。

10. She says people can help by planting flowers and learning to live with weeds, some of these provide food for bees.

provide for供给，为…提供
例句：The local government provided special buses for the guests.
地方政府为宾客提供了专车。