和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Overweight Children in Developing Countries

2013-06-13来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. obese adj.极为肥胖的,肥大的
例句:Obese parents display considerable brain activity, she has found.
她发现肥胖的父母大脑活动相当丰富。

2. measure vt.测量;估量
例句:What do you measure to find out?
怎么测量才能算出来?

3. complex adj.复杂的;合成的
例句:Our weather is simple, jupiter's is complex.
地球的天气是简单的,木星的天气是复杂的。

4. vitamin n.维生素;维他命
例句:Vitamin c in particular is thought to benefit skin.
尤其是维他命c对皮肤最好。

5. prevent vt.预防;阻碍
例句:Inflation can prevent money acting as store of value.
通货膨胀会阻碍货币发挥价值贮藏的功能。