CRI听力:Meditation Helps Cancer Patients Appreciate Life

短语讲解：

1. At a meditation group in Brisbane, people affected by the disease are learning meditation techniques to help deal with it.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。

2. The WHO's figures in 2008 estimate that cancer accounts for 7.6 million deaths worldwide each year.

account for说明〔解释〕…原因
例句：Lack of money accounts for her discontinuing her studies.
缺钱是她辍学的原因。

3. When faced with a diagnosis, the future for many patients and their families can be unclear.

face with使面临; 把…摆在面前
例句：We are now faced with new problems.
我们正面临新的问题。

4. Participants are encouraged to put the distress of cancer aside, and awaken a new outlook on life.

put aside把...放在一边;撇开
例句：He put aside his work to spend more time with his son.
他把工作暂时搁下以便有更多时间陪儿子。

5. Now in remission, she has learned to stop striving to keep up with contemporary life.

keep up with跟上, 不落人之后
例句：We have to work hard to keep up with these excellent students.
为了跟上那些优秀学生, 我们得努力学习了。

6. It simply makes you aware of your environment in a way that stops you worrying about the future, stops you dwelling on the past.

worry about担忧, 烦恼
例句：He worried about how to make his living.
他为如何谋生发愁。
dwell on老是想着
例句：His mind dwelt on the sad events.
他老想着那些悲惨的事。

7. A recent Australian trial of men with advanced prostate cancer found those who took part in meditation were less depressed, less worried about the cancer recurring, and enjoyed a better quality of life.

take part in参加…, 参与…活动
例句：John takes part in many school activities.
约翰参加很多学校里的活动。