VOA慢速英语:When Collecting Things Becomes a Problem

look forward to期望, 盼望
例句：We look forward to seeing you again.
我们期待着与你再次相见。

2. Many Americans have a strong desire to clean up their homes.

clean up打扫; 清理
例句：This room needs cleaning up.
这间房间需要打扫一下。

3. This disorder causes people to have ideas that interfere with their daily activities. Such persons act on these ideas, even when they know the resulting actions are not reasonable.

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。
act on奉行; 按照…而行动
例句：The police are acting on the information received.
警方正根据获得的情报采取行动。

4. A room filled with newspapers, for example, can cause floor supports to break down.

fill with (使)充〔挤〕满
例句：The hall was filled with persons welcoming him.
大厅里挤满了欢迎他的人。
break down损坏, 发生故障
例句：Her telephone had broken down.
她的电话故障了。

5. Medical experts believed Langley had been dead for several days before his brother Homer died of starvation.

die of死于
例句：He died of a stroke.
他因中风而死。

6. Compulsive hoarding can have a severe effect on a family.

have an effect on对…有影响;对…起作用,产生效果
例句：Her parents' divorce had a profound effect on her life.
她父母的离异对她的生活有很深的影响。

7. It prevents the family from enjoying their home.

prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.
他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。

8. Severe health risks can result from collecting waste, food or materials that can cause fires.

result from产生于…, 由…引起
例句：His failure resulted from not working hard enough.
他的失败是工作不够努力造成的。

9. Some cities have formed groups to deal with the problems caused by hoarding.

deal with与...交涉,交易;应付;处理
例句：He has learnt to deal properly with all kinds of complicated situations.
他已学会恰当地应付各种复杂局面。

10. Persons suffering from Compulsive Hoarding Syndrome do not only collect objects.

suffer from因(疾病)而痛或不舒服;因...而更糟;受...之苦
例句：She often suffers from headaches.
她常常头痛。

11. A grand jury in New York recently charged a man and his wife with hoarding one hundred cats.

charge with指控…犯有罪
例句：They charged him with negligence of duty.
他们指责他玩忽职守。