每日新闻一分钟:阿茨海默症目前不能治愈
日期:2017-12-27 04:50
(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Five and half million Americans are currently diagnosed with Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia.目前有五百五十万美国人被诊断为阿尔茨海默氏症,这是最常见的痴呆症 。
Unfortunately a new study was published this week that states there may be no way to prevent the motor and memory skill loss it causes.
不幸的是,本周发表的一项新研究表明,可能没有办法避免这种病引起的运动和记忆技能丧失
。研究报告的撰写者之一玛丽·巴特勒说:“我们发现,灵丹妙药其实不存在 。
There isn't anything out there that is strongly supported -- nothing that has strong evidence."
这个说法找不到支撑,没有强有力的证据 。”
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词语解释
1. dementia 痴呆症
例句:Five drugs that do this are on the market, but they only delay the onset of dementia.
已经有五个此类药物上市了,但它们只是减缓了痴呆的进程而已 。
2. magic bullet 灵丹妙药
例句:But he cautions that it should not be considered a "magic bullet" in the fight against cancer.
但是他告诫说,不应当把这种治疗方式看作是治疗癌症的“魔术子弹” 。