VOA慢速英语:Disabilities in Old, Young Studied in Developing Nations

1.The researchers disagree with the World Health Organization which says blindness and other vision problems are the leading cause.

disagree with不同意,不一致

例句：That guy will always disagree with me on political issues.
       那小子在政治议题上和我总是意见不合。

2.The team found that dementia was the largest cause of disability in the elderly in areas other than rural India and Venezuela.

other than除了

例句：Does anybody other than yourself know this?
      除你本人之外还有别人知道这事吗?

      She has no close friends other than him.
      除了他以外她没有好朋友。

还要注意这个短语另外一个用法：

绝不是，而且一般与否定词连用：

例句：I have never known him behave other than selfishly.
      我知道他一向自私自利。

      He can hardly be other than annoyed about it.
      他当然只会对此感到烦恼。

3.The researchers say increased importance should be given to chronic diseases of the brain and mind.

注意这句话中，只说了某问题应该被引起足够重视，而没有指出动作的主语。这种用法经常出现在科学类的写作中。

4.A separate study of eighteen low and middle income countries dealt with children.

deal with涉及，与……相关

例句：Mechanics is a science dealing with force and motion.
      力学是一门有关力和运动的科学。

      Arithmetic deals with numbers.
      算术讨论数字的问题。

5.The same was true of those who did not receive vitamin A supplements and those who were underweight.

The same was true.表示与前面的情况相同。不需要再重复性的说明。