英国佝偻病的新研究

短语讲解：

1. But as a result of modern lifestyles, more and more cases of rickets are emerging across the country.

as a result of由于…的结果
例句：He was injured as a result of boiler explosion.
他因锅炉爆炸而受伤。

2. A lack of exposure to sunlight can lead to a vitamin D deficiency, preventing the body from absorbing enough calcium. A lack of calcium causes the disease.

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。
prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.
他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。

3. 4-year-old Toby Ault has rickets - not because of poverty but, as his mum Kathryn says, because they look after him too well

look after照顾, 照看(某人或某物)
例句：These children have been well looked after.
这些孩子们受到很好的照顾。

4. It's quite surprising but it does make sense because we do drive a lot of places, so he's not really exposed as much as he perhaps should be.

make sense是明智的, 是合情合理的
例句：It would make sense to leave early.
还是早点走好。

5. A recent study carried out by Professor Nicholas Clarke, a consultant orthopedic surgeon at Southampton General Hospital, discovered that 479 cases of rickets were recorded in 2009 compared to 185 cases in 2001.

carry out执行; 贯彻
例句：He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。
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. I saw an infant a month ago who was referred to me because of delayed walking.

refer to参考，查阅，涉及，提到; (把…)归因〔功〕于…
例句：The invention of the compass was referred to China.
指南针是中国发明的。

7. Similarly children, and particularly adolescents, don't go out as much; there isn't as much school sport and when they do go out they tend to cover up.

tend to易于; 倾向
例句：My grandmother tends to go to bed early every day.
我祖母每天通常比较早睡。
cover up盖起来, 裹住, 盖严; 掩盖, 掩饰
例句：He covered the child up with a blanket.
他用一条毯子把孩子盖严。