VOA慢速英语:Worst Case Possible Comes True: Louisiana Sinking Fast

1.subsidence n.沉淀，陷没，下沉; 沉淀物
例句：A surveyor said that the problems were caused by subsidence and the house needed to be underpinned.
一名勘测员说是地面下陷导致了这些问题出现，房子需要加固地基。

2.increase vt.增加，增大，增多
例句：The population continues to increase
人口继续增长。

3.compare vt.比较，对照;
例句：Compare the two illustrations in Fig 60
比较图60中的两幅插图。

4.combine vt.使结合; 使化合
例句：Some films combine education with recreation.
有些影片把教育同娱乐融合在一起。

5.explain vt.讲解，解释
例句：Not every judge, however, has the ability to explain the law in simple terms
然而，不是每个法官都能用简单的语言来解释法律。

6.protect vt.保护，保卫; 贸易保护
例句：Game laws protect wild life.
狩猎法保护野生动物。

7.restore vt.修复; 归还; 交还; 使恢复;
例句：The army has recently been brought in to restore order
最近军队被调来重整秩序。

8.coastline n.海岸线; 海岸地形（或轮廓）
例句：This is some of the most exposed coastline in the world
这里的海岸线属于世界上最无遮蔽的一段了。