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研究:轮状病毒疫苗是安全的

2012-03-05来源:VOA
短语讲解:
1. Nearly every child in the world gets infected with rotavirus by age three.

infect with把…传染给…
例句:The man has been infected with cholera.
这人已染上了霍乱。

2. The diarrhea it causes can result in severe dehydration and death.

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。

3. Several years ago, a rotavirus vaccine was taken off the market because it increased a baby's risk of developing a rare, but potentially deadly, intestinal blockage.

take off中止,中断;停止(演出),取消;(使火车、公共汽车等)停运
例句:The play was taken off after only 2 performances.
这出戏只演了两场就停演了。

4. They were looking for incidents of intussusception, the medical term for this kind of blockage.

look for寻找
例句:She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

5. The benefits from rotavirus vaccine in terms of reducing the number of hospitalizations and deaths from rotavirus disease far outweigh the potential risk of intussusception that might exist.

in terms of就…而言, 从…方面说来
例句:He thought of everything in terms of money.
他是从钱的角度来看每一件事。