VOA常速英语:Wind Offers Clue to Curbing Malaria

2. persist vi. 持续;存留
例句：The storm persisted for a week.
暴风雨持续了一个星期。

3. emerge vi.出现; 显出; 暴露
例句：The submarine at last emerged.
那艘潜艇终于浮出了水面。

4. association n. 联合,结合;交往
例句：I benefited much from my association with him.
我跟他的交往中获益匪浅。

5. scent n. 气味, 香味
例句：The winds came down with scents of the grass and wild flowers.
微风送来阵阵青草和野花的香气。

6. potential adj. 潜在的,可能的
例句：The dispute has scared away potential investors.
这一争端吓走了潜在的投资者。

7. peak vi.达到高峰, 达到最大值
例句：Middle school enrolments will peak this year.
今年中学入学人数将达到高峰。

8. identify vt. 确认;识别;鉴定,验明
例句：She identified him as her attacker.
她认出他就是袭击她的人。

9. distribution n. 散布, 分布; 分发, 分配
例句：Pines have a very wide distribution.
松树的分布很广。

10. tailor vt. 修改;使合适
例句：The clinic tailors its treatment to individual needs.
那个诊所的治疗方法适合个别需要。