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1、无需积分，无需回复，只要你带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 大家论坛考研论坛http:/ http:/无需积分，无需回复，只要你带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 真正的全免费公益性考研论坛，等待您的光临！声明：本资料由 大家论坛考研论坛 http:/ 收集整理，转载请注明出自 http:/VOA 慢速讲解:纪念绿色革命之父诺曼博洛格Remembering Norman Borlaug This the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Norman Borlaug led what was known as

2、 the Green Revolution. As a plant scientist, he may have saved more lives than anyone else in history - as many as a billion, by some estimates. He traveled the world to help poor people develop better ways to produce food. He worked in the fields to show farmers new ways to grow wheat, rice and oth

3、er crops. And he worked in the laboratory to breed new wheat varieties that could resist disease. Lately he worried about a new threat, a fungus called Ug99. It was discovered in Uganda ten years ago and has spread in Africa and now Asia.NORMAN BORLAUG: “This is a new strain of stem rust organism th

4、at has the power to destroy most of the wheat varieties being grown around the world.“Norman Borlaug taught at Texas A教养 ,抚养，引起,惹起; 产生例句：These goats are specially bred for their wool.这些山羊是专为剪取羊毛而饲养的。His father bred him to be a sailor.他父亲栽培他当船员。2.variety n.多种多样,各种不同的 ;种类例句：We have a great variety of

5、them in stock.这些我们现有许多花色品种。无需积分，无需回复，只要你带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 大家论坛考研论坛http:/ http:/His lecture ranged over a variety of topics.他的讲座涉及到各种各样的题目。3.resist vi.抵抗 ,耐得住,抵制, 反抗例句：A Bacterium that resisted the antiBiotic.抵抗菌素的细菌He was helpless to resist the temptation.他无法抵御诱惑。4.intensive a.加强的,集中的例句：Ah

6、ead of us lay ten days of intensive training.我们当前有十天的强化训练。We concentrated intensive fire on the enemy.我们集中密集的火力向敌人攻击。bine vt.使结合,使联合;兼有, 兼备;使化合例句：It would be more profitable to combine the two factories.把这两家工厂联合起来更能赚钱。The two small shops combined to make a large one.这两个小店合并起来成为一个大商店。1.As a plant sci

7、entist, he may have saved more lives than anyone else in history - as many as a billion, by some estimates. 无需积分，无需回复，只要你带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 大家论坛考研论坛http:/ http:/may have saved 对过去的猜测。如果是 must have saved 则是对过去事实肯定的猜测。2.Lately he worried about a new threat, a fungus called Ug99. late, later,

8、latter, latest, lately 的区别及用法。1)late adj. & adv. 迟，迟的，晚的，晚期，在晚期。如： He is never late for school. 他上学从不迟到。 The train was 10 minutes late. 火车晚点十分钟。 Its never too late to mend. 改过不为晚。 (Its)Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。 The workers in the south often go to work early and leave off late. 南下打工仔经常是早上工，晚下

9、班。 请记住以下几种搭配： in the late afternoon 傍晚，在下午较晚的时候 in the late 1990s/1990s 在二十世纪九十年代末 work late/far/deep into the night 工作至深夜 late in autumn 深秋 另外， late 用作形容词还可用来表示“已故的，去世不久的；前任的，不久前卸任的”。如： 无需积分，无需回复，只要你带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 大家论坛考研论坛http:/ http:/the late Chairman Liu Shaoqi 前国家主席刘少奇 the late gove

10、rnment 前任（上一届）政府 2)later adj. & adv. 为 late 比较级，意指较迟，较晚一些。如： two hours later, the ship sank. 两小时后，轮船沉没了。 See you later! 再见！ 要记住以下几个固定搭配： sooner or later 迟早（early or late） no later than 不迟于 later on 以后，后来。如： The problem will be solved sooner or later. 这个问题迟早会得到解决。 Lets discuss the question later on.

11、让我们以后再讨论这个问题吧。 He is to arrive at no later than 10 p.m. 他最迟不过晚上十点赶到。 另外，later 还可用作状语，表示“后来”之意。如： Later he became a general. 后来他当上了将军。 3)latter adj. 意思是指（两者中）后者的，后者，反义词是 former，（两者中）前者。注意，不要把 latter 与 late 的比较级 later 混淆。如： Of the two the latter is far better than the former. 两者中后者远比前者好。 无需积分，无需回复，只要你

12、带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 大家论坛考研论坛http:/ http:/Of pigs and cows, the latter (=the cows) are more valuable. 猪牛两种动物中，后者较有价值。 Did he walk or swim? The latter seems unlikely. 他走路还是游泳？后者好像不太可能。 4)latest adj. & adv. 为 late 的最高级。意思是最新、最近或最迟。如： The radio is broadcasting the latest news about the man-made

13、satellite. 电台正在播送有关人造卫星的最新消息。 A British car company was about to sell its latest type of car in Germany. 一家英国汽车公司正要在德国出售其最新型的汽车。 5)lately adv. (=recently) 最近，近来，通常用于现在完成时态，如： The old palace has lately been rebuilt. 古老的宫殿最近得以重建。 Have you seen him lately? 你最近见到过他吗？3.He was ninety-five and suffering fr

14、om cancer.suffer from 受之苦,患有某种疾病例句：Proper clothing ensured us against suffering from the cold.适当的着装使得我们免受寒冷之苦。VOA 常速讲解:世卫组织官员承诺向贫困国家提供 H1N1 疫苗WHO Chief Promises H1N1 Vaccines for Poorer Nations无需积分，无需回复，只要你带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 大家论坛考研论坛http:/ http:/The head of the World Health Organization urg

15、ed Asian health chiefs to continue health-care reforms despite the global economic downturn. Margaret Chan says the WHO is working to give poorer nations access vaccines to fight the H1N1 flu pandemic.Health chiefs from 35 countries in the Asia-Pacific region opened their annual meeting in Hong Kong

16、, their first major gathering since the H1N1 pandemic was declared in June.High on the agenda for the delegates is how their countries can afford sufficient supplies of H1N1 vaccines to protect citizens, as the virus is expected to spread rapidly during the cooler season in the next few months. The

17、WHO is concerned about poorer nations access to the vaccine and has pledged to provide limited supply. The Philippines is expected to receive an initial 100,000 doses, in a nation of 80 million people. China is relying on local vaccine manufacturers to meet demand. Singapore says it is buying one mi

18、llion doses from the manufacturer Glaxo Smithkline.无需积分，无需回复，只要你带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 大家论坛考研论坛http:/ http:/World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan says early clinical trials show a single dose is sufficient to inoculate people from the virus.“If confirmed, this finding wil

19、l literally double the amount of vaccine available,“ she said. “Here is the big question: will this result in more equitable distribution of vaccines? Let me assure you: I am pursuing this opportunity from several angles.“Three billion doses of the vaccine are expected to be produced annually. The U

20、nited States, Britain, France, Australia and five other nations pledged to make 10 percent of their vaccine supply available to other countries in need. H1N1 has killed more than 3,000 people worldwide since being identified earlier this year. Chan urged the ministers to continue health care reforms

21、 despite the global economic downturn. She says the H1N1 pandemic underscores the need for greater access to public health systems, especially in poorer nations.She said governments need to focus on making their health care systems more efficient and on providing basic care to all. Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization speaks with AFP in Hong Kong, 21 Sep 2009