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Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words.
欢迎来到美国之音新闻词汇。
New research shows that drinking alcohol is never good for your health.
新的研究表明，饮酒对你的健康没有一点好处。
Mitigate.
减少、减轻。
Dr. Amanda Cheung of Northwestern Medicine said a recent study on alcohol use found that even low amounts can be harmful to health.
西北医学的阿曼达·张博士表示，最近一项关于酒精使用的研究发现，即使是少量饮酒也可能对健康有害。
She added that with its use, it is important to have a plan to mitigate health risks.
她补充说，在饮酒时，有必要制定一个降低健康风险的计划。
To mitigate is to ease or lessen the effects of something bad.
缓解是指减轻或减少不好的事情的影响。
For example, firefighters wear protective equipment to mitigate their risks from flames and smoke intake.
例如，消防员会穿戴防护装备，以减少火焰和烟雾对他们造成的风险。
