(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
A new study revealed that almost one third of cancer deaths among Americans over 35 are due to smoking cigarettes.
一项新的研究显示，35岁以上的美国癌症死亡人数中近三分之一与吸烟有关。
The rate is a lot higher in the South, perhaps due to their lax smoking laws.
南方的比率更高，可能与他们宽松的吸烟法有关。
Patricia Folan of the Center for Tobacco Control at Northwell Health said, “States with underfunded tobacco-control programs have the highest prevalence of smoking, as well as the highest proportion of cancer deaths attributable to cigarette smoking.”
烟草控制中心的帕特丽夏·科兰表示，烟草控制计划资金不足的州最盛行吸烟，以及最高的吸烟引起的癌症死亡比例。
The study found that cancer deaths affected men more than women.
研究发现，癌症死亡对男性的影响高于女性。
Dr. Len Horovitz said, “Smoking continues to be the biggest threat to health in this country.it's time to help people quit.”
霍罗维茨博士表示，吸烟仍是这个国家健康的最大威胁。是时候帮助人们戒烟了。
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词汇解析
1、affect
影响;使改变
Nicotine adversely affects the functioning of the heart and arteries.
尼古丁会对心脏及动脉功能造成损害。
More than seven million people have been affected by drought.
已有超过700万的民众受到旱灾的影响。
（感情上）打动，震动，使悲伤（或怜悯）
The divorce affected Jim deeply.
离婚对吉姆打击很大。
Gregor loved his sister, and her loss clearly still affects him.
格雷戈尔爱他的姐姐，她的去世显然仍令他悲伤不已。
假装；佯装；装出…的样子
He listened to them, affecting an amused interest.
他装作饶有兴致地听他们说话。
Ms. Redgrave affects a heavy Italian accent.
雷德格雷夫女士假装带有浓重的意大利口音。
2、attribute
把…归因于;把…归咎于
Women tend to attribute their success to external causes such as luck.
女性倾向于将她们的成功归因于外部因素，比如运气。
认为(文章、艺术品或评论）出自…
This, and the remaining frescoes, are not attributed to Giotto.
这个，还有那些残存的湿壁画，都不是乔托的作品。
a Madonna and Child attributed to Pietro Lorenzetti.
被认为出自彼得罗·洛伦泽蒂之手的作品《圣母子》
（人或物的）品质，特征
Cruelty is a normal attribute of human behaviour.
残忍是人的天性之一。
He has every attribute you could want and could play for any team.
他具备你想要的所有品质，放在哪个队都行。
