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兽医给动物们安装上假肢

2011-11-26来源:CRI

短语讲解:

1. The prosthetics he fits are - in many cases - more advanced than human equivalents, where the prosthetic limb is simply strapped on.

strap on (用皮革或布带等)绑住
例句:The climbers strapped on a variety of equipment.
登山运动员背上了各种装备。

2. We've done the world's first limb replacement with a piece of metal sticking out of the real living tissue and a new foot on the outside, we've done the world's first large endo-prosthesis where we replace an entire joint and bone with metal and allow tendons to grow into it and we've done some of the world's first spinal fusion devices which allow a paralyzed dog to walk again.

stick out伸出来, 突出; 竖起
例句:Someone stuck a leg out and tripped me up.
有人伸出一条腿, 把我绊倒了。

3. Fitzpatrick also operates on aggressive bone cancers and tumors.

operate on产生作用; 给…做手术
例句:This famous doctor has operated on many important people.
这位名医为许多重要人物做过手术。

4. An MRI picture shows a tumor in a dog's back, which has left the dog paralyzed - a condition that would traditionally result in the dog being put down.

result in导致,结果是
例句:The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
这次水灾造成相当大的减产。
put down杀死,杀掉(爱畜)使它免除痛苦
例句:The donkey broke a leg in the fall and had to be put down.
这头驴子跌断了一条腿,不得不杀掉。

5. So here's a metal rod with screws that go into what's left of the vertebrae, the whole roof and the side have been taken out and thrown away because that's tumor.

take out清除, 除掉; 把…带出去
例句:There's a nasty mark on the tablecloth, and I don't think the usual washing powder will take it out.
桌布上有一块污迹, 我想用普通洗衣粉是洗不掉的。
throw away扔掉
例句:Don't throw your tickets away!
别把车票扔掉!