(单词翻译:单击)
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According to new data, the number and rate of abortions have fallen to their lowest level in decades.
根据新的数据，美国堕胎的数量和比例已经下降到几十年来的最低水平。
The latest annual report was released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
最新的年度报告是由美国疾病控制和预防中心发布的。
It said the rate for 2013 was 12.5 abortions per one thousand women, ages 15 to 44.That is down five percent from 2012.
报告指出，2013年的比率是每一千名15到44岁女性有12.5个堕胎，比2012年下降了百分之5。
The last time the CDC recorded a lower abortion rate was in 1971, two years before the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.
上一次美国疾病控制和预防中心记录的较低堕胎率是在1971年，在美国最高法院罗伊诉韦德案的前两年。
That ruling established a nationwide right for women to have abortions.
该裁决规定女性具有堕胎权。
The CDC report suggests several factors that are behind the abortion decline.
美国疾病预防控制中心的报告显示，堕胎下降的背后有几个因素。
They include a sharp drop in adolescent pregnancies, expanded coverage of contraception costs by health care plans, and more use of effective, long-lasting contraceptive methods.
它们包括急剧下降的青少年怀孕，保健计划下避孕费用的覆盖，以及更多使用有效的、持久的避孕方法。
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词汇解析
1、release
释放;放出
He was released from custody the next day.
第二天他被从拘留所里放了出来。
He is expected to be released from hospital today.
他有望今天出院。
使免除;使免于
Divorce releases both the husband and wife from all marital obligations to each other.
离婚解除了夫妻双方相互之间所有的婚姻义务。
This releases the teacher to work with individuals who are having extreme difficulty.
这使得教师可以专门辅导学习特别吃力的学生。
发泄，释放(情感);展示(能力)
Becoming your own person releases your creativity.
保持自己的本色才有助于发挥自身创造力。
I personally don't want to release my anger on anyone else.
我个人并不想把自己的愤怒发泄在别人身上。
2、expand
扩充;扩大;增加
Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected.
工程师注意到管道并没有如预期那样膨胀。
The money supply expanded by 14.6 per cent in the year to September.
截至9月，当年的货币供应增加了14.6%。
扩大；发展；扩展
The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century.
到19世纪中期，大众制陶业得到了发展。
The interest rate's coming down. I'll be able to expand or stay in business.
利率正在降低，我可以扩大公司或者维持经营。
