VOA常速英语:Warnings of Horn Drought Came Early

词汇讲解：

1. severe adj. 严重的, 剧烈的
例句：There is a severe shortage of fuel.
燃料严重短缺。

2. vulnerable adj. 易受伤的, 脆弱的, 敏感的
例句：He volunteered to protect her as she looked so vulnerable.
她看上去很脆弱, 他就主动去保护她。

3. recommendation n. 推荐, 劝告, 建议(尤做法)
例句：The government has agreed to implement the recommendation in the report.
政府已同意实施报告中的建议。

4. lessen vt. 使变小,使变少;使减轻
例句：The talk lessened the tension.
这次交谈缓和紧张局面。

5. accumulate vt. 累积,积聚;积攒
例句：They set to work accumulating a huge mass of data.
他们开始累积大量的资料。

6. relevant adj. 有关的;切题的;恰当的
例句：His nationality isn't relevant to whether he is a good lawyer.
他的国籍跟他是不是一个好律师不相关。

7. priority n. 优先考虑的事
例句：The development of the national economy is a top priority.
发展国民经济是应予以最优先考虑的事。

8. famine n.饥荒
例句：Many people die of starvation during famines every year.
每年发生饥荒时都有许多人饿死。

9. facilitate vt. 使便利, 减轻…的困难
例句：Tractors facilitate farming.
拖拉机使耕作便利。

10. fertile adj. 多产的, 富饶的
例句：The district is fertile of wheat.
该地区盛产小麦。