VOA常速英语:New Breast Cancer Treatment Shows Great Promise

词汇讲解：

1. spare vt. 省去, 免除
例句：The doctor tried to spare him from pain.
医生尽力使他免受痛苦。

2. disfigure vt. 损毁…的外形, 使变丑
例句：He was badly disfigured by the accident.
事故使他严重毁容。

3. opt vi. 选择, 挑选
例句：What courses are most students opting for?
多数学生选什么课程？

4. removal n. 移走, 脱掉
例句：After the removal of the soup, fish was served.
汤撤去后, 鱼就上来了。

5. originate vi. 起源于, 来自, 产生
例句：His book originated from a short story.
他的书是根据一个短篇小说撰写的。

6. eliminate vt. 排除,消除,消灭
例句：Our goal is to eliminate poverty.
我们的目标是消灭贫困。

7.  concentrate v. 集中, 聚集, 使…集中（或集合、聚集）
例句：The general decided to concentrate his forces near the capital.
这位将军决定把他的部队集中在首都附近。

8. cancerous adj. 癌的;像癌的;恶性肿瘤的
例句：He had a cancerous growth on his lung.
他的肺上长了个恶性肿瘤。

9. administer vt.管理, 支配；给予；执行, 实施
例句：The doctor administered some medicines to his patient.
医生给了他的病人一些药。

10. estimate v. 估计; 评价, 评估
例句：The gardener estimated that it would take him four hours to weed the garden.
园丁估计他给花园除草需要四个小时。