学个词Learn a Word 第1747 disability

　　今天我们要学的词是 disability。Disability 残障。有数字显示，The number of Americans on disability is skyrocketing in recent years. 美国享受残障补助的人近年来猛涨。There are more than 23 million people on some type of disability claim in 2011. 2011年，美国享受各种残障福利的人共有两千三百多万。Major reasons for the increase in disability claims include the recession¹, an aging population, advances of medical technology and a decade² of war. 造成申请残障福利人数猛增的主要原因包括经济衰退，人口老龄化，医疗技术进步和过去十年来的战争。好的，今天我们学习的词是 disability, disability, disability...

1 recession   

n.（工商业的）衷退（期），萧条（期）

参考例句：

• Manufacturing fell sharply under the impact of the recession.受到经济萧条的影响，制造业急剧衰退。
• A rise in interest rates plunged Britain deeper into recession.利率的提高导致英国经济更加萧条。

2 decade   

n.十年，十年期

参考例句：

• Prices have risen steadily during the past decade.过去的十年间，物价一直在上涨。
• The century has rounded into its ninth decade.本世纪已进入了90年代。