VOA慢速英语:One Billion Young People Risk Hearing Loss From Loud Music

短语讲解：

1. The U.N. agency is asking young people to turn down the volume to prevent irreversible damage to their hearing.

turn down 减少，关小;拒绝
例句：Turn down the phonograph.
把唱机开小一些。

2. They are listening on their personal audio devices as well as at concerts, nightclubs and other entertainment places.

as well as 也，又
例句：Let' s share in our troubles as well as in our joys.
让我们同甘共苦吧。

3. It depends on how loud the sound is and how long you listen to it.

depend on 依赖;相信;信赖
例句：Our desired expenditures depend on our national income.
我们所需的支出取决于我们的国民收入。

4. Dr. Chadha says there are simple measures to protect people from unsafe sound levels.

protect from 保护，保卫
例句：The cover be supposed to protect the machine from dust .
这个盖子会保护机器不进灰尘。