VOA慢速英语:Smoking is the Leading Cause of Preventable Death

短语讲解：

1. The report led to anti-smoking measures, including a requirement to place warnings on cigarette packages.

lead to （道路）通向; 导致
例句：All these ideologies lead to repression.
所有这些思想最终都导致镇压。

2. Anyone visiting New York City’s famous Central Park may receive a fine for lighting up a cigarette.              

light up 照亮; 点烟
例句：It' s time to light up. 
该点灯了。

3. The WHO says that tobacco is responsible for over 20 percent of all cancer deaths and 70 percent of all lung cancer deaths.

be responsible for 为…负责，形成…的原因; 主管
例句：You'll be responsible for anything wrong. 
出了事唯你是问。 

4. The number of smokers is expected to grow, although rates have decreased in the higher income nations.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句：That could hardly be expected to last.
这很难预计将持续多久。

5. At least 250 of them are known to be harmful. And more than 50 are suspected to cause cancer.

at least 至少
例句：At least august was quiet.
至少八月是安静的。

6. The body grows to depend on nicotine.

depend on 依赖; 相信
例句：Details should depend on abstractions.
细节应该依赖于抽象。

7. E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that look like a real cigarette.

look like 看起来与（某人或某物）相像[相似]
例句：This is starting to look like a revolution.
这开始看起来像是一场革命。