VOA慢速英语:世卫组织：太多人死于非传染性疾病

non-communicable – adj. not able to be passed to another person

cardiovascular – adj. of or relating to the heart and blood vessels

chronic – adj. continuing or occurring again and again for a long time

respiratory – adj. of or relating to breathing or the organs of the body that are used in breathing

diabetes – n. a serious disease in which the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar in your blood because it does not have enough insulin

adolescent – n. a young person who is developing into an adult; a young person who is going through adolescence

obese – adj. very fat; fat in a way that is unhealthy

stressed – adj. having a lot of pressure

conventional – adj. used and accepted by most people; usual or traditional