39. food surpluses 失误过剩
trade surplus 贸易盈余
trade deficit 贸易赤字
surplus value 剩余价值
40. mortality rate = death rate 死亡率
mortal adj. 致死的
moral → morality
41. practice medicine 行医
medical literature 医学文献
medical school 医学院
42. climate change = climate shift
lower greenhouse gas emission 减少温室气体排放
relieve/ ease / lighten the economic burden = lower financial load
lower the barrier (to sth) 减少阻碍 barrier to = obstacle
43. inhabit sth 住在--- inhabitant 居民
reside in sth resident
dwell in sth dweller
44. before the arrival of European colonists/ settlers 殖民者/ 定居者
45. intensify = escalate 升级
intensify one s effort at doing sth 加紧努力做sth
46. prone 倾向于--- 易于---
drought-free but flood-prone
47. live beyond one s means 入不敷出
We are living beyond our ecological means.
means 资产、财力
48. as a result of sth 源于---
arising from s second-largest economy in less than a decade.
overtake = surpass s largest smart-phone maker.
49. be interpreted as 被解释/ 阐释为
be defined as 被定义为
be deemed as 被认为是
People once deemed it suitable to do sth 人们曾经认为做某事是合适的
50. drive sth home 使sb了解/ 理解
to drive this point home 为了使这个观点让人懂
51. so far
up to date/ now
52. battle over 为---作斗争
与---作斗争 fight
fight against
combat/ battle
Eg: as young adult, we should fight against conventional wisdom.