VOA慢速英语:How Pain Treatment Has Improved in Recent Years

例句：The sentence was mild.
      判刑判得很轻。

2.strike vt.攻击, 袭击; 侵袭

例句：A hurricane struck the city.
      飓风袭击了该城市。

      A bullet struck him dead.
      一颗子弹把他击毙了。

3.breakthrough n.突破点, 突破性进展, 重要的新发现

例句：Scientists have made a breakthrough in their treatment of that disease.
      科学家在治疗那种疾病方面已有突破。

4.monitor vt.监听, 监视

例句：This instrument monitors the patient's heartbeats.
      这台仪器监听病人的心跳。

      You must monitor the latest intelligence on armaments.
      你们必须密切注意有关军备的最新情报。

5.confirm vt.证实, 证明; 肯定, 确认

例句：We have confirmed the report.
      我们证实了那则报道。

6.prescribe vt.vi.给…开（药）；让…采用（疗法）；开（处方）

例句：The doctor prepared to prescribe a receipt.
       医生准备开个药方。