VOA慢速英语:Burkina Faso Scientist Wins Award for Mosquito Research

短语讲解：

1. So you will have more female than male.  And because the female really need the male to mate, and then to be able to lay eggs -- so if there is no male, no mating, no eggs, no mosquitoes.

be able to 能，会; 能够
例句：You should be able to converse comfortably.
你应该能够舒服地进行谈话。

2. The findings may lead to new malaria control technologies, including genetically engineered mosquitoes and even mosquitoes that are unable to reproduce.

lead to 把…带到; 领到
例句：That can lead to serious consequences.
这会导致严重的后果。

3. That is because doctors are using a small piece of cotton covered with distilled white vinegar to test for the disease.

cover with 用…遮盖住，用…填满
例句：Place the gammon in a large saucepan and cover with cold water.
把腌猪腿放进一个大平底锅并用冷水覆盖住它。

4. Most cervical cancer comes as a result of the human papilloma virus, which is passed through sexual contact.

as a result of 由于…的结果; 起因
例句：As a result of this new awareness, attitudes toward health are changing.
由于认识到了这一点，人们对待健康的态度正在转变。

5. But the country’s Ministry of Health says the issue is not always a lack of food.

a lack of 缺乏，缺少
例句：The second is a lack of political co-ordination.
第二方面是欧洲各国之间缺乏政治协作。

6. The Ministry of Health reports that 10 percent of children under the age of five suffer from severe malnutrition.

suffer from 患（某种病），受（某种病痛）折磨
例句：All three panelists suffer from mental illnesses themselves.
这三个小组成员本身就患有精神疾病。