VOA慢速英语:Breast Cancer Study Could Change How Early Growths Are Treated

in the hope of怀着…的希望

例句：He's in the hope of success.
      他满怀成功的希望。

      We returned to the park in the hope of finding her wallet.
      我们回到公园, 希望能找到她的钱包。

2.But that can lead to shoulder pain and permanent swelling of the arm.

lead to导致, 引起

例句：In given conditions, a bad thing can lead to good results.
      在一定条件下, 一件坏事可以导致好的结果。

      An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
      一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

3.In each case, the cancer had spread to no more than two lymph nodes.

no more than只是

例句：It's no more than a platitude.
      无非是老生常谈。

      Money is no more than our servant.
      金钱不过是我们的仆人。

4.Doctors removed an average of seventeen lymph nodes.

an average of平均

例句：An average of ten students are absent each day .
      每天平均有10个学生缺课。

5.The five-year survival was about ninety-two percent regardless of which operation.

regardless of不管, 不顾

例句：I shall go regardless of the weather.
      无论天气好坏我都要去。

      Regardless of danger, he climbed the tower.
      他不顾危险地爬上了高塔。