每日一词 63 | alarming

美国的自杀率在过去几年有所上升，这尤其令人担忧。

The US has seen an alarming increase in suicide in the past few years. 或 It is particularly disturbing that suicide has been on the rise in America in the last few years. 或 It is particularly worrying that a growing number of Americans have taken their own lives over the past few years.

2）结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等，想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景，再造句。

例子： It is alarming that Chinese students spend so much time learning English without actually learning something.

场景 ： 现在很多孩子在学习英语上花了很多时间，但其实并没有真正学到什么东西。