重點講解:
1. an alternative to 可供選擇的;可供替代的;
例句:New ways to treat arthritis may provide an alternative to painkillers.
關節炎的新療法可能是止痛藥之外的另一種選擇 。
2. die of 死于……;
例句:The little match girl died of hunger and cold.
賣火柴的小女孩饑寒交迫而死 。
3. account for (數量或比例上)占;
例句:Energy and resources now account for about 7% of the companies investments, up from 5% a year earlier.
能源和資源目前占公司投資額的約7%,高于一年前的5% 。
4. according to 據…所說;按…所載;
例句:According to research, only one smoker in a hundred is able to kick the habit without some kind of help.
研究表明, 一百名吸煙者中只有一名能夠不借助任何幫助成功戒煙 。
n. 防衛,防衛物,辯護
vt. 防守