VOA慢速英语:Study: Nearly a Third of World Overweight

短语讲解：

1.And rates are increasing in many other countries, according to a report released on Monday.

according to 根据，按照
例句：Philip stayed at the hotel, according to Mr Hemming
据亨明先生所说，菲利普住在旅馆里。

2.About four million people died of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and other diseases linked to excess weight in 2015, according to the study.

die of 死于（疾病、过度悲伤等）; 强烈地感受到…
例句：Nowadays many people die of cancer.
现在有很多人死于癌症。

3.Growing populations have led to rising obesity rates in poor countries.

lead to 导致; 把…带到
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。