高考One traditional belief about television is that it reduces a child's ability to think and to understand the world.

关于电视的一个传统观点是，它降低了孩子思考和理解世界的能力。

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

六级Instead of normalising the undesirable behaviour, the message needs to marginalise it, for example, by stating that if even one person buys yet another SUV, it reduces our ability to be energy-independent.

这条信息不是要让不良行为正常化，而是要将其边缘化，比如说，如果一个人再买一辆SUV，就会降低我们独立于能源的能力。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级Ruel says in the 1980s Thailand was able to reduce child undernourishment by recruiting a large number of volunteers to travel the countryside teaching about health and nutrition.

鲁埃尔说，在20世纪80年代，泰国通过招募大量志愿者到农村进行健康和营养教育，减少了儿童营养不良。

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

四级There have been half-hearted but well-publicized efforts by some food companies to reduce calories in their processed foods, but the Standard American Diet is still the polar opposite of the healthy, mostly plant-based diet that just about every expert says we should be eating.

一些食品公司一直在努力降低加工食品中的卡路里含量，但这一努力并不热心，但却广为宣传，但标准的美国饮食与几乎所有专家都说我们应该吃的以植物为基础的健康饮食仍然是截然相反的。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级right now, to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that mothers not sleep in the same bed as their babies, but sleep in the same room.

现在，为了降低婴儿猝死综合症的风险，美国儿科学会建议母亲不要和婴儿睡在同一张床上，而是睡在同一个房间里。

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

四级It will not necessarily reduce road accidents.

这不一定会减少交通事故。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级College graduates, for example, are particularly interested in driverless cars compared with those who have less education: 59 percent of college graduates said they would like to use a driverless car compared with 38 percent of those with a high-school diploma or lessWhere a person lives matters, toIt will not necessarily reduce road accidents.

例如，与教育程度较低的人相比，大学毕业生对无人驾驶汽车特别感兴趣：59%的大学毕业生表示他们愿意使用无人驾驶汽车，而高中或以下学历的人中，这一比例为38%。在人的生命重要的地方，这并不一定能减少交通事故。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级If supervisors do not acknowledge such outstanding performance, employees may either lose their enthusiasm and reduce their effort or search for a new job at a firm that will reward them for high performance.

如果主管不承认这些出色的表现，员工可能会失去热情，减少努力，或者在一家公司寻找一份新工作，以奖励他们的出色表现。

2013年12月阅读原文

考研In the US, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has pushed most public companies to defer performance bonuses for senior executives by about a year, slightly helping reduce "short-termism."

在美国，2002年的《萨班斯-奥克斯利法案》（Sarbanes-Oxley Act）促使大多数上市公司将高管的绩效奖金推迟约一年，这略微有助于减少“短期主义”

2019年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级They should also be sceptical of the growing tendency to try to reduce all human traits and actions to the level of brain activity.

他们还应该对试图将人类的所有特征和行为降低到大脑活动水平的趋势持怀疑态度。

2018年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

六级As long as robots add to the sum of human happiness, reduce suffering, and create time to read world-class journalism, we should be their fans.

只要机器人能增加人类的幸福，减少痛苦，创造时间阅读世界级的新闻，我们就应该成为他们的粉丝。

2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

六级Addressing differences in the earliest years, it seems, could reduce inequality in the next generation.

在最初几年解决差异似乎可以减少下一代的不平等。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级I think that by having people adopt a healthy lifestyle, both from a medical standpoint as well as nutritional and cognitive stimulation standpoint, we can reduce the incidence of cognitive decline, which will be proof that these factors are, in fact, imp

我认为，通过让人们采取健康的生活方式，无论是从医学角度还是从营养和认知刺激角度来看，我们都可以减少认知能力下降的发生率，这将证明这些因素实际上是imp

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

四级Parents and students who have invested heavily in higher education worry about graduates' job prospects as technological advances and changes in domestic and global markets transform professions in ways that reduce wages and cut jobs

在高等教育上投入巨资的家长和学生担心毕业生的就业前景，因为技术进步和国内外市场的变化改变了职业，降低了工资，减少了就业机会

2014年6月阅读原文

六级But telling them that eating lots of high-fiber foods could reduce the risk of breast cancer before middle age, that's a powerful message.

但是告诉他们吃大量高纤维食物可以降低中年前患乳腺癌的风险，这是一个强有力的信息。

2017年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

四级Should a woman who possessed a small amount of drugs years ago be permanently unable to be licensed as a nurse?These laws are also counterproductive, since they make it harder for people with criminal records to find housing or land a job, two key factors that reduce backsliding.

几年前持有少量毒品的女性是否应该永久无法获得护士执照？这些法律也起到了反作用，因为它们使有犯罪记录的人更难找到住房或工作，这是减少倒退的两个关键因素。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级These make alcohol less easy to get and reduce the number of psychological cues to drink

这使得酒精更不容易获得，也减少了饮酒的心理暗示

2013年6月阅读原文

六级It will motivate all nations to reduce carbon emissions.

它将激励所有国家减少碳排放。

2016年12月阅读原文

考研In fact, allowing non-lawyers to own shares in law firms would reduce costs and improve services to customers, by encouraging law firms to use technology and to employ professional managers to focus on improving firms’ efficiency.

事实上，允许非律师拥有律师事务所的股份将通过鼓励律师事务所使用技术和雇佣职业经理人专注于提高事务所效率来降低成本并改善对客户的服务。

2014年考研阅读原文

考研If the district finds homework to be unimportant to its students'academic achievement, it should move to reduce or eliminate the assignments, not make them count for almost nothing.

如果学区发现家庭作业对学生的学业成绩不重要，它应该减少或取消家庭作业，而不是让它们几乎一文不值。

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级Initiatives also include efforts to reduce its environmental impact, water consumption and materials used in packaging by 2025.

倡议还包括到2025年减少其环境影响、水消耗和包装材料使用的努力。

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

考研Scientists have found that although we are prone to snap overreactions, if we take a moment and think about how we are likely to react, we can reduce or even eliminate the negative effects of our quick, hard-wired responses.

科学家们发现，尽管我们容易突然做出过度反应，但如果我们花一点时间思考一下自己可能会做出什么反应，我们可以减少甚至消除我们快速的、固定的反应所带来的负面影响。

2013年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

修复我们的财产和改变我们的消费习惯可能是减少垃圾数量和保护环境的最好办法。

2015年高考英语安徽卷 完形填空 原文

六级Both bills would reduce the rate of growth in annual Medicare payments to hospitals, nursing homes and other providers by amounts comparable to the productivity savings routinely made in other industries with the help of new technologies and new ways to organize work.

这两项法案都将降低医院、疗养院和其他医疗机构的年度医疗保险费用增长率，其数额相当于其他行业借助新技术和新的工作组织方式通常节省的生产力。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级This could reduce the amount of steel needed to make everything from automobiles to buildings and bridges.

这可以减少制造从汽车到建筑物和桥梁的所有产品所需的钢材数量。

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

六级This week the Italian government passed legislation that aimed to dramatically reduce the amount of food wasted in the country.

本周，意大利政府通过了一项旨在大幅减少该国食物浪费量的立法。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

四级Dr William Bird, researcher from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, states in his study, "A natural environment can reduce violent behaviour because its restorative process helps reduce anger and impulsive behaviour.

英国皇家鸟类保护学会的研究员威廉·伯德博士在他的研究中说：“自然环境可以减少暴力行为，因为它的恢复过程有助于减少愤怒和冲动行为。

2010年12月阅读原文

六级Both bills would reduce the rate of growth in annual Medicare payments to hospitals, nursing homes and other providers by amounts comparable to the productivity savings routinely made in other industries with the help of new technologies and new ways to o

这两项法案都将降低医院、疗养院和其他医疗机构的年度医疗保险费用增长率，其数额相当于其他行业借助新技术和新方法实现的生产率节约

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

高考Researchers have discovered that "night milk" contains more melatonin, which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.

研究人员发现，“夜奶”中含有更多的褪黑激素，这已被证明能帮助人们感到困倦和减少焦虑。

2016年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

六级with so much stuff in space, and a limited area around our planet, the government wants to reduce the chances of a collision.

由于太空中有这么多东西，而且地球周围的区域有限，政府希望减少碰撞的可能性。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

六级By creating more awareness around your efforts to reduce waste, and by developing a culture of responsibility, repair, and reuse, you can build customer loyalty based on shared values .

通过提高对减少浪费的意识，培养责任、维修和再利用的文化，您可以基于共享价值建立客户忠诚度。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级For example, but for the savings and loan debacle, there might be funds available to reduce the national debt and pay for education.

例如，如果没有储蓄和贷款崩溃，可能会有资金用于减少国家债务和支付教育费用。

2011年12月阅读原文

六级To reduce or avoid it, researchers have examined the effect of smoking, diet, brain-challenging games, exercise and other strategies.

为了减少或避免吸烟，研究人员研究了吸烟、饮食、挑战大脑的游戏、锻炼和其他策略的影响。

2016年6月听力原文

高考If producers are required to take back packaging they use to sell their products, would they reduce the packaging in the first place?

如果要求生产商收回用于销售产品的包装，他们会首先减少包装吗？

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

六级You can do your share to reduce the chances that your children will become part of the drug culture by treating all medicines with respect.

你可以尽自己的一份力量，通过尊重对待所有药物，减少你的孩子成为毒品文化一部分的机会。

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

四级Maintaining safe speeds and being electric, self-driving cars would drastically reduce pollution levels and dependency on non-renewable fuels.

保持安全的车速和电动、自动驾驶汽车将大大减少污染水平和对不可再生燃料的依赖。

2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级There is no doubt that spaceflight entails risks, and to pioneer a new mode of travel is to face those risks, and to reduce them with the benefit of hard-won experience.

毫无疑问，太空飞行会带来风险，而开创一种新的旅行方式就是要面对这些风险，并利用来之不易的经验减少这些风险。

2015年12月阅读原文

高考It turns out that just looking at green,growing things can reduce stress,lower blood pressure,and put people into a better mood.

事实证明，只要看着绿色的、成长中的东西，就能减轻压力，降低血压，让人们心情更好。

2019年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 七选五 原文

考研In order to "change lives for the better" and reduce "dependency", George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the "upfront work search" scheme.

为了“改善生活”和减少“依赖”，财政大臣乔治·奥斯本（George Osborne）推出了“前期工作搜索”计划。

2014年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考Having enough fat and salt in your meals will reduce the urge to snack between meals and will improve the taste of your food.

膳食中有足够的脂肪和盐将减少两餐之间吃零食的冲动，并将改善食物的味道。

2017年高考英语全国卷1 语法填空 原文

六级More than $100 billion in funding has been put on the table for supporting developing nations to reduce emissions.

超过1000亿美元的资金已经摆在桌面上，用于支持发展中国家减少排放。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级More than $100 billion in funding has been put on the table for supporting developing nations to reduce emissions.

超过1000亿美元的资金已经摆在桌面上，用于支持发展中国家减少排放。

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

考研If we adults could indulge in a bit of silliness and giggling, we would reduce the stress hormones in our bodies, increase good hormones like endorphin, improve blood flow to our hearts and ever have a greater chance of fighting off infection.

如果我们成年人能够沉迷于一些愚蠢和傻笑，我们就会减少体内的压力激素，增加内啡肽等有益激素，改善心脏的血流，并且有更大的机会抵御感染。

2016年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考A home environment in blue can help people reduce food intake.

蓝色的家庭环境可以帮助人们减少食物摄入。

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 题设

四级They reduce production drastically to boost oil prices.

他们大幅减产以提振油价。

2016年12月阅读原文

考研Taxes on low-wage labor need to be cut, and wage subsidies such as the earned income tax credit should be expanded: This would boost incomes, encourage work, reward companies for job creation, and reduce inequality.

低工资劳动力的税收需要削减，劳动所得税抵免等工资补贴应该扩大：这将提高收入、鼓励工作、奖励创造就业机会的公司并减少不平等。

2018年考研阅读原文

六级They hope to reduce both the number of components needed in a construction job and their weight一by replacing solid supports with hollow tubes, for example.

他们希望减少建筑工作所需的部件数量和重量一例如，用空心管代替实心支架。

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

四级The researchers argued that breakfast helps reduce daily calorie intake and improve the quality of our diet—since breakfast foods are often higher in fibre and nutrients.

研究人员认为，早餐有助于减少每日热量摄入，提高我们的饮食质量，因为早餐食品通常含有较高的纤维和营养素。

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

四级When Jonathan Swift proposed, in 1729, that the people of Ireland eat their children, he insisted it would solve three problems at once: feed the hungry masses, reduce the population during a severe depression, and stimulate the restaurant business.

1729年，乔纳森·斯威夫特（Jonathan Swift）提议让爱尔兰人吃他们的孩子，他坚持认为这将一次解决三个问题：养活饥饿的群众，在严重萧条时期减少人口，刺激餐馆生意。

2015年12月阅读原文

高考Walking will be banned on escalators as part of a trail designed to reduce congestion at some of the country's busiest stations.

为了减少该国一些最繁忙车站的拥堵，作为一条小径的一部分，在自动扶梯上行走将被禁止。

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

四级For example, having salt on the outside, but none on the inside, reduces the salt content without changing the taste.

例如，外面有盐，里面没有盐，在不改变味道的情况下减少了盐的含量。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级In-office wellness programs may help reduce stress levels, but they are hardly an ultimate solution to the problem.

办公室内的健康计划可能有助于降低压力水平，但它们很难最终解决问题。

2016年12月阅读原文

考研But we are now knowledgeable enough to reduce many of the risks that threatened the existence of earlier humans, and to improve the lot of those to come.

但我们现在有足够的知识来减少威胁早期人类生存的许多风险，并改善未来人类的命运。

2013年考研阅读原文

高考Consequently, she succeeded in making a kind of candy only using natural sweeteners, which can reduce oral bacteria.

因此，她成功地用天然甜味剂制作了一种糖果，可以减少口腔细菌。

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

六级That sense of urgency has increased interest in capturing and storing CO2, which the IPCC says could provide the more than 50% reduction in emissions thought needed to reduce global warming.

这种紧迫感增加了人们对捕获和储存二氧化碳的兴趣，IPCC表示，二氧化碳可以减少50%以上的排放量，以减少全球变暖。

2012年6月阅读原文

高考The idea is to get people fit and reduce their carbon footprint.

这个想法是为了让人们健康，减少他们的碳足迹。

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

高考This is how much temperatures would rise by 2100 even if nations live up to the initial Paris promises to reduce carbon emissions; this rise could still put coastal cities under water and drive over half of all species to extinction.

这就是到2100年，即使各国兑现巴黎最初承诺的减少碳排放量，气温仍将上升多少；这一上升仍可能使沿海城市陷入水下，并导致超过一半的物种灭绝。

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

六级Pricing carbon proves the most economical way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

碳定价证明了减少温室气体排放最经济的方法。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级The country is also planning to reduce its carbon footprint by 80-95% by 2050, sparking a shift to green energy in the country.

该国还计划到2050年将碳足迹减少80-95%，从而促使该国转向绿色能源。

2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

六级The combination of computational power and engineering advances will eventually enable lower-cost in-home care for the disabled, widespread use of driverless cars that may reduce drunk- and distracted-driving accidents and countless home and service-indus

计算能力和工程技术的进步相结合，最终将降低残疾人家庭护理的成本，广泛使用无人驾驶汽车，减少醉酒和分心驾驶事故，以及无数的家庭和服务行业

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

六级While yoga and meditation ( ' , 静思 ) are scientifically proven to reduce stress levels, these programs do little to target the root causes of burnout and disengagement.

而瑜伽和冥想(",，静思 ) 科学证明，这些计划可以降低压力水平，但对解决倦怠和脱离的根本原因几乎没有作用。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Cell phones also can diminish social tolerance because they reduce children's interactions with others who are different from them.

手机也会削弱社会容忍度，因为手机会减少儿童与其他与他们不同的人的互动。

2013年12月阅读原文

考研In order to “change lives for the better” and reduce “dependency”, George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the “upfront work search” scheme.

为了“改善生活”和减少“依赖”，财政大臣乔治·奥斯本（George Osborne）推出了“前期工作搜索”计划。

2014年考研阅读原文

六级Actually, it has to translate into more urgency to deal with the climate change problem and reduce emissions.

事实上，它必须转化为处理气候变化问题和减少排放的更紧迫性。

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

高考She visits a different home each week and with the help of chef Matt Tebbutt offers top tips on how to reduce food waste.

她每周都会去不同的家，在厨师马特·特布特的帮助下，她提供了一些减少食物浪费的建议。

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

六级When China starts to reduce its current foreign reserves.

当中国开始减少其现有外汇储备时。

2012年12月阅读原文

四级They choose purpose over happiness—having a clear sense of purpose even reduces the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

他们选择目标而不是幸福。有明确的目标感甚至可以降低患老年痴呆症的风险。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考It took years of work to reduce the industrial pollution and clean the water.

减少工业污染和清洁水需要多年的工作。

2014年高考英语全国卷1 语法填空 原文

高考This tip reduces outside noise so that television dialogue is clear and understandable.

这个技巧可以减少外界噪音，使电视对话清晰易懂。

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

四级Annan stressed the need for the negotiations to focus on increasing the flow of money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards while still curbing the emissions of the heat-trapping gases

安南强调，谈判的重点必须是增加富国向穷国的资金流动，以帮助它们减少对气候危害的脆弱性，同时仍然控制吸热气体的排放

2011年6月阅读原文

四级How rich countries can better help poor regions reduce climate hazards

富国如何更好地帮助贫困地区减少气候危害

2011年6月阅读原文

六级Sommerkorn says a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming needs to come out of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit in December.

索默科恩说，一项减少温室气体排放的计划需要在12月的哥本哈根气候变化峰会上出台。

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

四级Marine life may be affected too: El niños can reduce the rising of the cold, nutrient-rich water that supports large fish 35 populations, and the unusually warm ocean temperatures can destroy coral.

海洋生物也可能受到影响：厄尔尼诺现象可以减少支持大型鱼类种群的寒冷、营养丰富的海水的上升，而异常温暖的海洋温度可以破坏珊瑚。

2015年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

高考Though the relationship may not be causal, helping divided communities to prepare for disasters would at least reduce the risk that those disasters are followed by killing and wounding people.

尽管这种关系可能不是因果关系，但帮助分裂的社区为灾难做好准备至少可以降低灾难发生后造成人员伤亡的风险。

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考His strange habit makes sense when you consider that he's an environmental scientist who studies how to reduce litter, including things that fall off garbage trucks as they drive down the road.

当你认为他是一个研究如何减少垃圾的环境科学家时，他的怪癖是有道理的，包括在路上开车时掉落垃圾车的东西。

2018年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

四级There is no effective way to reduce people's sugar consumption.

没有有效的方法来减少人们的糖消费。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级According to the same study, efforts to reduce consumption should focus on improving consumer awareness and behaviour.

根据同一项研究，减少消费的努力应侧重于提高消费者的意识和行为。

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

四级PepsicCo's plan for its foods and drinks is based on guidelines from the World Health Organization, which last week backed using taxes on sparkling drinks to reduce sugar consumption.

百事可乐的食品和饮料计划基于世界卫生组织的指导方针，该组织上周支持对起泡饮料征税以减少糖的消费。

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

六级A simple consumption tax of, say, 5% would significantly reduce the country's huge government deficit without damaging productivity.

比如说，5%的简单消费税将在不损害生产率的情况下显著减少该国巨大的政府赤字。

2012年6月阅读原文

六级Conventional wisdom would seem to suggest that companies have no incentive to lengthen the life cycle of their products and reduce the revenue they would get from selling new goods.

传统观点似乎表明，公司没有动机延长产品的生命周期，减少销售新产品的收入。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级The finding points to longstanding evidence that fiber may reduce circulating female hormone levels, which could explain the reduced risk.

这一发现指出了长期以来的证据，即纤维可以降低循环中的女性激素水平，这可以解释降低风险的原因。

2017年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

四级These laws are also counterproductive, since they make it harder for people with criminal records to find housing or land a job, two key factors that reduce backsliding.

这些法律也适得其反，因为它们使有犯罪记录的人更难找到住房或工作，这是减少倒退的两个关键因素。

2015年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

四级These make alcohol less easy to get and reduce the number of psychological cues to drink.

这使得酒精更不容易获得，减少了饮酒的心理暗示。

2013年6月阅读原文

四级Annan stressed the need for the negotiations to focus on increasing the flow of money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards while still curbing the emissions of the heat-trapping gases.

安南强调，谈判的重点必须是增加富国向穷国的资金流动，以帮助它们减少受气候危害的脆弱性，同时仍要控制吸热气体的排放。

2011年6月阅读原文

考研To be fair, the FSA says it is not telling people to cut out roast foods entirely, but to reduce their lifetime intake.

公平地说，英国食品安全局说，它并没有告诉人们完全不要吃烤食品，而是要减少他们一生的摄入量。

2020年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

考研Instead, use it as an opportunity to reduce decision fatigue.

相反，把它当作一个减少决策疲劳的机会。

2016年考研阅读原文

四级In a press release describing the report, Mr. Annan stressed the need for the negotiations to focus on increasing the flow of money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards while still curbing the emissions of the heat-trapping gases.

在描述该报告的新闻稿中，安南先生强调，谈判需要侧重于增加从富国到穷国的资金流动，以帮助它们减少对气候危害的脆弱性，同时仍然控制吸热气体的排放。

2011年6月阅读原文

六级In response to the embargo, the US government enforced a series of policies designed to reduce reliance on foreign oil

为了应对禁运，美国政府实施了一系列旨在减少对外国石油依赖的政策

2013年6月阅读原文

高考You may drink, smoke, be overweight and still reduce your risk of dying early by running.

你可能会喝酒、吸烟、超重，但仍然可以通过跑步来降低早死的风险。

2018年高考英语全国卷I 语法填空 原文

四级There have been half-hearted but well-publicized efforts by some food companies to reduce calories in their processed foods, but the Standard American diet is still the polar opposite of the healthy, mostly plant-based diet that just about every expert sa

一些食品公司为减少加工食品中的卡路里做出了半心半意但广为宣传的努力，但标准的美国饮食与几乎所有专家都认为是健康的、以植物为主的饮食相反

2015年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级In response to past critics, Twenge and her co-researchers stress they are not trying to prove that the use of digital devices reduces young people's well-being.

针对过去的批评，特温奇和她的合作研究者强调，他们并不是在试图证明使用数字设备会降低年轻人的幸福感。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

高考Simple improvements to infrastructure 基础设施can reduce the spread of disease.

基础设施的简单改进基础设施可以减少疾病的传播。

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

四级Offering support services to spouses caring for their other halves may reduce marital stress and prevent divorce at older ages, she said.

她说，为照顾另一半的配偶提供支持服务可以减轻婚姻压力，防止老年人离婚。

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

四级Parents and students who have invested heavily in higher education worry about graduates' job prospects as technological advances and changes in domestic and global markets transform professions in ways that reduce wages and cut jobs.

在高等教育上投入巨资的家长和学生担心毕业生的就业前景，因为技术进步和国内外市场的变化改变了职业，降低了工资，减少了就业机会。

2014年6月阅读原文

四级A dry mouth may reduce taste sensitivity, but taste is restored by drinking fluids.

口干可能会降低味觉敏感性，但通过喝水可以恢复味觉。

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

高考One of the most effective ways to reduce stress is to talk about feeling with someone you trust.

减轻压力最有效的方法之一是与你信任的人谈论感受。

2015年高考英语浙江卷 单项填空 原文

六级In the future, more effective washing techniques, management procedures, and recycling and purification of water will be needed to reduce wastage

未来，需要更有效的清洗技术、管理程序以及水的回收和净化，以减少浪费

2013年12月阅读原文

六级By far the most effective method to restrain pension spending is to give people the opportunity to work longer, because it increases tax revenues and reduces spending on pensions at the same time.

到目前为止，抑制养老金支出的最有效方法是让人们有机会工作更长时间，因为这可以增加税收收入，同时减少养老金支出。

2010年12月阅读原文

四级optimistic about Obama's effort to reduce CO2 emissions

对奥巴马减少二氧化碳排放的努力感到乐观

2013年6月阅读原文

四级What we are suggesting is that a population-wide effort to reduce salt intake, even slightly, will have health benefits.

我们的建议是，全民努力减少盐的摄入，哪怕是一点点，也会对健康有益。

2013年6月阅读原文