和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:US College Students Missing Meals to Drink More Alcohol

2016-08-24来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. attend vi.出席; 致力于,献身于
例句:He is really too busy to attend to anything else.
他实在太忙, 无法分身。

2. demonstrate vt.论证; 证明,证实
例句:Can you demonstrate what you mean by that?
你那样做能说明你的意思吗?

3. normalize vt.使正常化; 使标准化
例句:Meditation tends to lower or normalize blood pressure
冥想有助于降低血压或使血压恢复正常。

4. alcohol n.乙醇,酒精; 含酒精的饮料
例句:Is the consumption of alcohol restricted by law in your country?
在贵国,酒的消耗量是否受法律限制?

5. affect vt.影响; 假装; 感动
例句:Such factors will directly affect the design of the instrument.
这些因素会直接影响仪表的设计。

6. involve vt. 包含; 使参与,牵涉
例句:It would involve all Rome in a fearful strife.
这将使整个罗马卷入一场可怕的战争。