VOA慢速英语:Study of Paralyzed Man May Offer Hope for New Treatment

词汇讲解：

1. athlete n. 运动员, 体育家
例句：He is over the hill as a professional athlete.
作为一名职业运动员, 他的巅峰时期已过。

2. electrode n. 电极
例句：A voltage is then applied across the cell electrodes.
然后给电池的正负电极施加电压。

3. signal n. 信号, 暗号
例句：Signals are made with flags or lamps.
用旗或灯传递信号。

4. hip n. 臀部, 屁股
例句：Women have rounder hips than men.
女人的臀部比男人的圆。

5. treadmill n. 跑步机
例句：The treadmill has a heart rate monitor.
跑步机上有个脉搏监视器。

6. generate vt. 发生，产生，引起
例句：The alternator fails to generate electricity.
发电机不能发电。

7. bear v. 承担, 负担
例句：The ice is too thin to bear your weight.
冰太薄, 承受不了你的重量。

8. extensive adj. 广阔的, 广大的, 大量的; 广泛的, 大规模的, 广博的
例句：He has an extensive vocabulary.
他词汇很丰富。

9. breakthrough n. 突破, 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。

10. paralyze vt. 使瘫痪,使麻痹
例句：A stroke paralyzed half his face.
中风使他半边脸瘫痪。

11. sensation n. 知觉
例句：He lost all sensation in his legs through cramp.
他的腿部因抽筋而失去知觉。