VOA常速英语:US Doctor Prescribes Food as Medicine

2. diagnose vt.诊断
例句：The doctor diagnosed my illness as a rare skin disease.
医生诊断我的病为罕见的皮肤病。

3. 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。

4. recommend vt.推荐, 介绍, 赞许某人[某事物]
例句：Can you recommend a classmate who can take up the job?
你能不能推荐一位能承担这项工作的同学?

5. approach n.靠近, 接近, 临近；通路, 入口, 途径；方式, 方法
例句：His approaches to the problem are wrong.
他处理这个问题的方法是错误的。

6. prestigious adj. 受尊敬的, 有声望的, 有威信的
例句：Her first novel won a prestigious literary prize.
她的第一部小说就获得了一个颇具声望的文学奖。

7. gap n.缺口, 裂口；间隔, 间隙；差距；不足, 缺陷
例句：There is a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen.
关于这点, 两位政治家的政见有很大分歧。

8. impress vt.给…以深刻印象, 使铭记
例句：I was very impressed by[at, with] her performance.
她的表演给我留下了深刻的印象。

9. chronicle vt.将(某事物)载入编年史
例句：History chronicles important events of the past.
历史记载了历代重要的事件。

10. replace vt. 取代;以...代替
例句：Electric lights have replaced candles.
电灯已经取代了蜡烛。

11. priority n.优先权, 重点；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。

12. reliance n. 依靠, 依赖,信任
例句：A child has reliance on his or her mother.
孩子都依赖于母亲。