VOA慢速英语:Water Crisis in US City a 'Disaster, Not Just an Emergency'

短语讲解：

1. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder recently apologized for the water disaster in Flint, Michigan, according to the news agency cnn.

according to 根据，按照
例句：According to her, grandfather called at noon.
据她说,祖父在中午打来电话。

2. To save money, the city began using water from a local river rather than using pretreated water from the water system of Detroit, a nearby city

rather than （要） …而不…，与其…倒不如
例句：The policy will promote rather than hinder reform.
这项政策将促进而不是妨碍改革。

3. In a television interview, she says it is well-documented that high levels of lead in children can lead to learning disabilities and emotional problems that follow the child into adulthood.

lead to 导致
例句：Economic models often lead to the study of systems of equations.
经济模型经常导致对方程组的研究。