解答该题需要理解第二句话中 “ increase...” “ ban...” “ outlaw...” “legislate...” 四个短语。outlaw作及物动词，意思与ban和 forbid相同。英文中 的很多单词有多种语法功能，可以兼作名词、动词甚至形容词使用，但作为不同词性使用的频率有所不同。考生对很多词比较熟悉的一般是其高频使用的词性，而对 其使用频率不高的词性则不一定熟悉。该题中的outlaw与其他同义词相比使用频率 不是很高，所以可能因为不熟悉而在听力理解时出现问题。该题作为一个例子说明了全面掌握基本词汇属性及功能的重要性。 

[重点难点]
熟悉常用词的多功能属性及其用法。

[录音原文]
Anti-smoking policies in Uruguay have curbed the rate of heart attacks by 17 percent in the past decade. Among the measures the government took were to progressively increase the price of cigarettes, ban smoking in enclosed spaces, outlaw tobacco advertising, and legislate to have health warnings, including images of the damage tobacco can do, cover 80 percent of cigarette packages.