和谐英语

VOA常速英语:US Cancer Deaths Decline

2012-01-07来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. death n.死, 死亡;毁灭, 消失, 终止
例句:Car accidents have caused many deaths.
车祸造成了许多人死亡。

2. reduction n. 减少, 缩小; 减少的量, 降价
例句:You will have a reduction for cash.
付现金可以打折扣。

3. deadly adj. 致死的, 致命的
例句:She suffered from a deadly disease.
她患了绝症。

4. decline vi. 下降,下跌;减少;衰退,衰落
例句:Unemployment declined to 4 percent last month.
上个月失业率降至百分之四。

5. improvement n.增加或修改;改进, 改善, 改良
例句:There is room for further improvement in English.
你的英语尚有进一步提高的余地。

6. rosy adj. 一切都称心如意;事事顺遂
例句:She pretends that everything in the garden is rosy, but I’ve heard that she’s heavily in debt.
她假装一切都很顺利,我却听说她负债累累。

7. incidence n. 发生率,;影响范围;发生范围;影响程度
例句:This area has a high incidence of crime, disease, unemployment, etc.
这个地区的犯罪率、发病率、失业率等很高。

8. vary vi.呈现不同
例句:This pile of apples vary in size.
这堆苹果大小不一。

9. broad adj. 广泛的;非限制的;各式各样的
例句:The menu offers a broad choice of desserts.
菜单上有各式各样的甜点心。

10. link n. 环节;纽带;联系,关系
例句:The special envoy's visit established a link between the two countries.
特使的出访在两国间建立了联系。