题目内容：

填个单词,然后说明一下中文意思,
1.A lot of work is involved to m_______ sure that the magazine is ready before the middle of june.
2.About 4,000,000 people around the world die each year a_______ a result of smoking.Smoking reduces life expectancy b______ 7 or 8 years.

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1.A lot of work is involved to make sure that the magazine is ready before the middle of june.
要确保在六月中旬之前筹备好这本杂志,需要做很多工作.
make sure：确定；确信,证实
2.About 4,000,000 people around the world die each year as a result of smoking.Smoking reduces life expectancy by 7 or 8 years.
世界上每年有大约4百万人死于吸烟.吸烟会缩短7到8年的寿命.
as a result of：作为结果