和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:A Tax on Sugar?

2015-03-11来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. rise vi.上升; 增强
例句:Cotton consumption has continued to rise. 
棉花的消费一直在继续增长。 

2. contain vt.包含,容纳
例句:The off-flavored eggs were found to contain large amounts of trimethylamine.
人们发现异味蛋含有大量的三甲胺。 

3. reduce vt.减少; 缩小
例句:We must reduce the production cost. 
我们必须降低生产成本。 

4. proposal n.提议; 建议
例句:He made no comments on our proposal. 
他对我们的建议没有作评论。