拉丁美洲的老年痴呆症患病率高

短语讲解：

1. She can still perform basic tasks like putting out the laundry, but she seems to be in a world of her own.

put out把…送到外面去做
例句：We put out the washing.
我们把要洗的衣服送到洗衣店去洗。

2. It seems to be a waste now because she just don't pay attention to it.

pay attention to注意，关心
例句：No attention was paid to his advice.
他的建议没有引起注意。

3. That's kind of frustrating.

kind of稍微, 有点儿, 有几分
例句：I'm feeling kind of tired.
我感到有点累。

4. Experts believe Hispanics may be more susceptible to Alzheimer's because they have higher rates of diabetes and high blood pressure, and also because they are living longer.

be susceptible to 对…敏感, 易受…的影响;
例句：We are all susceptible to advertising.
我们都易受广告的影响。

5. The report noted that Hispanics will constitute a much larger proportion of the older population compared to African Americans by 2050, 20 percent compared to 12 percent.

compare to与…相比
例句：The writer was compared to Shakespeare.
把这个作家与莎士比亚进行了比较。

6. The latest survey of Hispanics by the Alzheimer's Association - the largest private, none-profit foundation of Alzheimer research - found that 64 percent of those responding were not very aware or not at all aware of the disease.

be aware of意识到, 知道
例句：He doesn't seem to be aware of the problems.
他好像没有意识到这个问题。

7. He says the figures back up the anecdotal evidence.

back up支持，证实；增援，后援
例句：He backed up his arguments with facts.
他以事实支持自己的论点。

8. These latest figures really confirm what we have already known and been seeing in the outpatient setting, that a large number of people in the Latin community just come in to this with less knowledge or maybe less exposure than other folks.

a large number of很多
例句：A large number of people were present.
很多人出席了。

9. The stigma many attach to mental illness is one barrier to treatment, and better knowledge could lead to better outcomes
.
attach to (使)相关; (使)牵连; (使)依附
例句：The blame of the accident attached to the boy who put out the street lamps.
事故的责任在熄灭路灯的那个男孩身上。
lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。