VOA慢速英语:A UN Warning About Chemical Dangers

1. The agency says in a new report that better management of chemicals could save lives and billions of dollars.

millions of 上百万的，许许多多的
例句：Millions of people gave freely in response to the famine appeal. 
千百万人响应救灾呼吁而慷慨解囊. 

2. If you look at the estimated cost of poisoning from pesticide in sub- Saharan Africa, only the injury and the loss of working time is estimated to be 6.3 billion U.S. dollars in two thousand nine.

look at 看看
例句：He is keen to have a look at the Great Wall. 
他很想去看看长城。  
 
3. The World Health Organization estimates that more than twenty-five percent of all cases of disease are linked to environmental causes.

link to 把……和……联系起来
例句： Research finds genetic link to some types of gum disease 
研究发现遗传与某些牙龈疾病有关 

4. The U.N. report urges the chemical industry and governments to work together to develop safety policies.

work together 共事
例句：Let us sink our differences and work together. 
让我们忘记我们的歧见而共同工作。