CRI听力:Doctors Prescribe Smartphone Apps to Patients

suffer from因(疾病)而痛或不舒服;因...而更糟;受...之苦
例句：She often suffers from headaches.
她常常头痛。

2. She's using an app on her phone that is linked to her doctor's surgery that helps her track her condition.

link to与…连接; 联系
例句：Fingerprints linked the suspect to the crime.
指纹使嫌疑犯与犯罪联系起来。

3. Free to download or at a very low cost, the apps allow patients to track diseases, stay in touch with their doctor, also known as a General Practitioner or GP, and even give them access to their medical records.

stay in touch with与…保持联系
例句：She decided that she would no longer stay in touch with him
她决定中断与他的联系。

4. It frees patients up, so patients don't have to sit around waiting for (inaudible) to visit them or have to spend half the day exhausting themselves going to a GP surgery to have their readings done.

wait for等待, 等候
例句：I've been waiting for the bus for half an hour.
我等车已等了半个小时了。

5. This way it's convenient for the patient and everyone and the by-product is yes, it should save money for the NHS.

save for为…积蓄〔储存〕…
例句：I'm saving for a new car.
我正为买新车而存钱。

6. Apps are also being designed for doctors, one of which aims to turns a smartphone into a stethoscope.

turn into (使)变成
例句：The old building was turned into a library.
这座旧房子被改作了图书馆。

7. The Patients Association in the U.K. has warned that elderly people could become excluded from healthcare in the future if they struggle to get to grips with using smartphones.

exclude from把…排斥〔排除〕于…之外
例句：The university had no right to exclude the student from the examination.
学校无权阻止这位学生参加考试。

8. But for patients like Christine, the app is giving her the opportunity to remain in the comfort of her own home while being watched over by medical experts.

watch over照管
例句：Will you watch over my clothes while I have a swim?
我去游泳,你帮我看一下衣服好吗?