英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable0814 - 为啥你挨咬？

 　　Topic1-36 drugs covered in medical insurance catalog at lower price

　　The price of 36 pharmaceutical¹ drugs has been slashed² and included by the medical insurance fund.

　　Which patients can benefit directly with the price cut? Will it help solve the problem of expensive medical expenses?

　　Motivational Monday

　　We share quotes that have motivated us at the start of week.

　　Topic2-Seven Reasons Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others

　　Are you a mecca for mosquitoes? Studies show that 20 percent of people are especially irresistible³. Let's find out who would make mosquitoes swoon and how to avoid their attack in the summer.

1 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

2 slashed   

v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
• He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 irresistible   

adj.非常诱人的，无法拒绝的，无法抗拒的

参考例句：

• The wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.历史车轮滚滚向前，势不可挡。
• She saw an irresistible skirt in the store window.她看见商店的橱窗里有一条叫人着迷的裙子。