VOA标准英语2008年-Economy, Iraq, Health Care Still Prominent Issu

By Carol Pearson
Washington
21 May 2008
 

The United States is the only wealthy, industrialized nation that does not provide universal health care for its citizens. And now, rising costs for both health care and for insurance premiums¹ put health care out of reach for many Americans. Forty-seven million do not have health insurance. VOA's Carol Pearson has more.

 

1 premiums   

n.费用( premium的名词复数 )；保险费；额外费用；（商品定价、贷款利息等以外的）加价

参考例句：

• He paid premiums on his life insurance last year. 他去年付了人寿保险费。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Moves are afoot to increase car insurance premiums. 现正在酝酿提高汽车的保险费。 来自《简明英汉词典》