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今天我们要学的词是slum. Slum贫民窟。The United Nations human rights chief has slammed Israel, saying that 1.9 million people in Gaza are "caged in a toxic¹ slum from birth to death." 联合国人权事务高级专员批评以色列，说加沙地带190万人“从生到死一直都被关在毒气冲天的贫民窟牢笼里”。Four members of an NGO that provided sanitary² products in the slums of Mumbai were invited to the royal wedding of Prince Harry³ and Meghan Markle.一个为孟买贫民窟居民提供卫生用品的非政府组织的四位成员应邀出席了英国王子哈里和梅根·马克尔的皇家婚礼。好的，我们今天学习的词是 slum, slum, slum ...

1 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

2 sanitary   

adj.卫生方面的，卫生的，清洁的，卫生的

参考例句：

• It's not sanitary to let flies come near food.让苍蝇接近食物是不卫生的。
• The sanitary conditions in this restaurant are abominable.这家饭馆的卫生状况糟透了。

3 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。