VOA常速英语:Climate Change Panel Says Expect More Extreme Weather

2. mitigate vt. 减轻, 缓和
例句：Governments should endeavour to mitigate distress.
政府应努力缓解贫困问题。

3. deluge vt. 泛滥; 淹没
例句：The campsite was deluged by a flash flood.
露营地被突发的洪水淹没。

4. duration n. (时间的)持续,持久;持续期间
例句：The duration of the examination is three hours.
考试时间为三个小时。

5. trend n. 趋势, 倾向
例句：The rise in violent crime is a disturbing new trend.
暴力犯罪的上升是一种令人担忧的新趋势。

6. projection n. 预测；推断；设想
例句：He declined to make projections about the next quarter’s earnings.
他拒绝对下一季度的盈利作出预测。

7. boost vt. 增加, 提高
例句：These changes will help to boost share prices.
这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。

8. trigger vt. 引发, 引起(连锁反应)
例句：The incident triggered an armed clash.
这起事件触发了一场武装冲突。

9. delay vt. 耽搁;延误
例句：The accident delayed the train for two hours.
事故使火车耽搁了两小时。

10. exceed vt.超过; 超越
例句：Their total grain output still exceeded that of the previous year.
他们的粮食总产量仍超过头一年。