VOA慢速英语:Doctors Lack Many Ways to Treat Radiation Exposure

far away 遥远
例句：The cinema was not as far away from here as you think. 
 电影院离这儿并没有你想像的那么远。

2. Some medicines, like Prussian blue pills, can help expel radioactive elements from the body.

radioactive elements 放射性元素
例句：Radium and uranium are radioactive elements. 
 镭和铀是放射性元素。 

3. The pills block the thyroid from absorbing radioactive iodine and reduce the cancer risk.

reduce the risk 减低风险，减少伤害
例句：To reduce the risk of damage a light mulch only should be used. 
 为了减少受害的危险，只应进行薄薄的覆盖。

4. The World Health Organization is warning the public not to use potassium iodide unless health officials advise them to.

advise sb to do sth 建议某人做某事
例句：I advise you to learn, for German is a valuable accomplishment to teachers. 
 我劝你继续学下去，因为对教师来说，德语是一门很重要的学问。 

5. Indiscriminate use of the product can cause side effects such as inflammation of the salivary glands, nausea, rashes, intestinal upset and possible severe allergic reactions.

side effects 副作用
例句：It was rare for any drug to be free from occasional side effects. 
 对任何药物来说，全然没有任何副作用是极其罕见的。

6. It can also interact with other medications, especially certain types of cardiovascular medications such as ACE inhibitors, receptor blockers and potassium-sparing diuretics

interact with 与..相互影响，与…相互作用
例句：These two chemicals interact with each other at a certain temperature to produce a substance which could cause an explosion.
这两种化学物质在一定的温度下相互作用产生一种引起爆炸的物质。