VOA慢速英语:The Ups and Downs of Living Longer

1. Almost 500 researchers in 50 countries took part in the study of global disease and disability.

take part in 参加
例句：We often take part in physical labour.
我们经常参加体力劳动。

2. The research found that far fewer people died of measles, tetanus, respiratory problems and diarrheal diseases in 2010 than in 1990.

die of 死于（疾病、过度悲伤等）
例句：He die of hunger before liberation.
解放前他死于饥饿。

3. Global efforts have focused on reducing HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

focus on  集中于
例句：Please focus on one of the key issues.
请将思绪集中于其中一个关键问题上。

4. But each of these diseases still kills more than a million people every year.

more than 多于
例句：She was no more than 16.
她是不超过16个。

5. The study found that these kinds of non-communicable diseases caused more than half of the global burden of disease in 2010.

kinds of 各种各样的
例句：There are many kinds of animals in the zoo.
动物园里有很多种动物。

6. "I think in general we've been more successful at reducing mortality and less successful at actually addressing chronic disability."

in general 通常
例句：I don't mean happy in general.
我不是指通常意义上的快乐.