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中国呼吁建立正式器官捐赠制度

2012-04-01来源:CRI
短语讲解:
1. Statistics from the Chinese Ministry of Health show that each year nearly 1.5 million Chinese patients require organ transplants, but only 10,000 operations are made due to a severe shortage of donors.

due to由于,因为
例句:Her absence is due to illness.
她因病缺席。

2. To tackle the issue, Vice Minister of Health Huang Jiefu expressed hope that a formal system of organ donation could be set up within three to five years, a move that would decrease reliance on organs from those given the death penalty.

set up建立,建造, 创立, 竖立
例句:Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。

3. Aside from the government's reasons, Qiu Renzong thinks the outdated mindset of some Chinese people also poses an obstacle in the country's development in organ donation.

aside from除…之外
例句:Everything was quiet, aside from the occasional sound of a car in the distance.
除了远处偶尔有汽车的声响外, 四周一片寂静。

4. Such a concept is very out of date and not only exerts a negative impact on the organ transplant problem but also hinder hospitals from carrying out autopsies that are important for a hospital to ascertain the cause of death.

out of date过时的, 陈旧的
例句:This kind of machine is out of date.
这种机器过时了。
carry out执行; 贯彻
例句:If you make a promise, it should be carried out.
你许了诺言, 就一定要兑现。

5. The baby, who died of Fanconi syndrome, donated his corneas, as his liver and lungs were found to be unsuitable for donation.

die of死于
例句:He died of a stroke.
他因中风而死。

6. In addition to being moved, he pointed out that the number of volunteer donations is too small considering the demand.

in addition to除…之外,还……
例句:In addition to French, he has to study Japanese.
除了法语外,他还得学日语。
point out指出
Mistakes in the printing should be pointed out at once.
印刷上的错误应立即予以指出。

7. He called for a formal system to support organ donation.

call for需要
例句:Your plan will call for a lot of money.
你的计划需要许多钱。

8. In accordance with the pace of China's social development, the country is urgently in need of a formal system of organ donation.

in accordance with与...一致;依照
例句:In accordance with his father's wish he gave the money to the school.
他遵照他父亲的愿望把钱捐赠给了学校。