VOA慢速英语:The Global Problem of Preterm Births

短语讲解：

1. The study was the first of its kind, and shows that the problem exists in poor countries as well as in wealthy ones.

as well as 和...一样;和;也
例句：Boys as well as girls are taught cookery in school these days. 
现在学校里男女学生都学烹饪。

2. They found that more than one in ten babies are born too soon.

more than 多于
例句：Rob likes apples more than bananas. 
罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。

3. JOY LAWN: "They would survive with really basic care. So, being breastfed, being kept warm. And they are at much higher risk of infection, so treating with antibiotics."

treat with 处理, 应付
例句：The management refused to treat with the workmen. 
资方拒绝与工人谈判。 

4. JOY LAWN: "Really we can't point to one solution and say this is what caused it.

point to 表明
例句：All this points to the same conclusion.
所有这些都说明了同样的结论。