VOA慢速英语:Study: Earth’s Aquifers Being Emptied

1.irrigation n.灌溉; 水利; [医] 冲洗;
例句：Rivers and lakes provide us with water transport and irrigation.
江河湖泽给我们以舟楫和灌溉之利。

2.affect vt.影响; 假装; 感动
例句：Nicotine adversely affects the functioning of the heart and arteries
尼古丁会对心脏及动脉功能造成损害。

3.measure n.措施; 测量，测度
例句：I continued to measure his progress against the charts in the doctor's office
我继续比照医生办公室里的图表来判断他病情的发展。

4.replenish vt.补充; 重新装满; 把…装满
例句：Three hundred thousand tons of cereals are needed to replenish stocks
需要30万吨谷类补充库存。

5.recognize vt.承认; 识别; 认出
例句：The receptionist recognized him at once
接待员一眼就认出他了。

6.challenge n.挑战; 质疑; 盘问
例句：I like a big challenge and they don't come much bigger than this
我喜欢大的挑战，而所有挑战中再没有比这更大的了。

7.adjust vt.（改变…以） 适应，调整，校正
例句：We have been preparing our fighters to adjust themselves to civil society
我们一直在培训我们的战士，以使他们适应普通的社会生活。

8.survival n.幸存，生存; 幸存者
例句：Survival is our first imperative.
我们当务之急是设法生存下来。