VOA慢速英语1500基础单词 [more]

proteins [substances responsible for the growth of tissue and for fixing damaged tissue]
Proteins fix damaged tissue and help tissue grow.

robot [a machine that moves and perfomp3s tasks]
A robot is a machine that moves and does work.

tissue [living material; a group of cells that are similar in appearance and do the same thing]
Tissue is a group of living cells.

virus [a kind of organism that causes disease]
A virus is a tiny organism that invades cells and causes disease.

x-rays [a kind of radiation that can pass through most solid materials, often used in medicine]
X-ray radiation is used to make images of bones and tissue for medical purposes.

(SOME CHEMICAL ELEMENTS)

hydrogen: H
helium: He
carbon: C
nitrogen: N
oxygen: O
sodium: Na
magnesium: Mg
aluminum: Al
silicon: Si
phosphorus: P
sulfur: S
chlorine: Cl
potassium: K
calcium: Ca
titanium: Ti

iron: 铁　Fe
nickel: Ni
copper: 铜　Cu
zinc: Zn
silver: 银　Ag
tin: Sn
iodine: I
platinum: Pt
gold: 金　Au
mercury: 水银　Hg
lead: 铅　Pb
radon: Rn
radium: 　Ra
uranium: U
plutonium: Pu

(PARTS OF THE BODY)

head:头
hair:毛、头发
face:
ear:耳
mouth:口
nose:鼻
eye:目
chin:
neck:首
shoulder:肩
chest:胸
amp3:腕
elbow:
wrist:手首
hand:手
thumb:
fingers:手指
leg:脚
knee:
ankle:
foot:足
toes:足指

(ORGANS OF THE BODY)

breast
The breast produces mother's milk to feed a baby.

heart
The heart pumps blood through the body.

intestines
The intestines are tubes through which food passes after it is broken down in the stomach. Part of the intestines also remove solid wastes from the body.

kidney
The kidneys clean wastes from the body.

liver
The liver makes some proteins and enzymes. It also removes poisons from the blood.

lung
The lungs take in and expel air from the body.

prostate
The prostate is a part of the male reproductive system.

stomach
The stomach breaks down food for the body to use.

uterus
The uterus is a part of the female reproductive system where a fetus develops.

(DISEASES)

AIDS:
Alzheimer's:
botulism:
cancer:
chicken pox:
cholera:
cystic fibrosis:
dengue fever:
diabetes: 糖尿病
diarrhea:
encephalitis:
hepatitis: 肝炎
influenza:
leukemia: 白血病
multiple sclerosis:
muscular dystrophy:
malaria:
measles:
meningitis:
Parkinson's:
polio:
pneumonia: 肺炎
rheumatic fever:
river blindness:
syphilis: 梅毒
tetanus: 破伤风
tuberculosis: 结核
typhoid fever:
yellow fever: 黄热病
whooping cough:

(THE PLANETS)

North Pole: 北极
South Pole: 南极
Moon: 月
Sun: 太阳
Mercury: 水星
Venus: 金星
Earth: 地球
Mars: 火星
Jupiter: 木星
Saturn: 土星
Uranus: 天王星
Neptune: 海王星
Pluto: 冥王星