VOA常速英语:Ensuring Food Security, Tackling Climate Change

词汇讲解：

1. 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。

2. appropriate adj. 合适的，适合的，适宜的，适当的，恰当的，恰如其分的
例句：Her bright clothes were not appropriate for a funeral.
她那身鲜艳的衣服不适合参加葬礼。

3. consumption n. 消费, 消耗; 消费[耗]量
例句：Consumption of oil has declined in recent years.
石油消耗量在最近几年下降了。

4. exacerbate vt.使恶化;使加重
例句：The drugs they gave her only exacerbated the pain.
他们给她吃的药只是加重了她的痛楚。

5. indicate vt. 表明;象征;暗示
例句：His hesitation indicates unwillingness.
他的犹豫表明不愿意。

6. forecast vt. 预言, 预报，预测
例句：Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.
现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。

7. comprehend vt. 理解, 领会；包括
例句：I did not comprehend his meaning.
我不理解他的意思。

8. emission n. 排放,散发,发出(气体、光、热)
例句：Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions.
大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。

9. halve vt. 把…分成两半;把…减半，对分
例句：The shares have more than halved in value since the summer high of 572p.
股价从夏天572 便士的高价已经下跌了一半以上。

10. ignore vt.不顾, 不理, 忽视
例句：Even the best of men ignored that simple rule.
甚至最优秀的人也忽略了那条简单的规则。

11. contribution n. 捐助物, 贡献
例句：This is Chekhov's contribution to Russian literature.
这是契诃夫对俄罗斯文学的贡献。