VOA常速英语:UN to Plot Strategy against Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease

短语讲解：

1. She said the U.N. has the “potential to signal a change” in dealing with these illnesses.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。

2. There’s hundreds of millions of people that suffer from these diseases around the world.

suffer from患(某种病); 受(某种病痛)折磨
例句：You must have suffered from a cold.
你一定是感冒了。

3. Typically, they’ve been thought of as Western illness, so illnesses that affect rich countries.

think of有…想法, 有…看法
例句：They all thought of her as a nice girl.
他们都认为她是一个好女孩。

4. But increasingly what we’re seeing is more and more poorer countries are going to have a large number of people suffering from these illnesses to such an extent that in 20 years time, four out of five people will come from the developing world that have these illnesses

come from来自某处
例句：They came from all parts of the country.
他们来自全国各地。

5. And so the World Economic Forum has actually waded in and said, look, this is a threat to global economic security.

wade in猛烈攻击,插手
例句：The job has to be done, so let's wade in immediately. 
这件工作非做不可, 咱们说干就干吧。

6. And she says many proposed tough regulations have been eliminated or watered down.

water down削弱; 使缓和
例句：In the negotiations, they agreed to water down their original stiff demand to one acceptable to both sides.
在谈判中, 他们同意把原来的强硬要求降低到双方都可以接受的地步。

7. One of the problems with this is is that if you are going to tackle the illnesses, if you are going to prevent the illnesses, it does mean particular policy measures that will have an impact on the alcohol industry, the tobacco industry, the food industry and the pharmaceutical industry.

have an impact on对…有影响;对…起作用,产生效果
例句：This book have a far-reaching impact on readers.
这本书对读者产生了长远影响。

8. She said those industries have been busying lobbying prior to the summit.

prior to在…之前
例句：The will was made two days prior to his death.
遗嘱是在他死亡前两天立的。

9. But that’s come out.

come out结果是…; 得出答案
例句：Let me know how the voting comes out.
告诉我投票结果如何。

10. And I know that has concerned some global health advocates that really think governments need to sign up for specifics

sign up 跟…签订合同
例句：They manage to sign up all the best performers.
他们设法跟所有最佳演员签订合同。