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

短语讲解：

1. I turned to the doctor and said 'Obviously, you don't know me very well.

turn to求助于
例句：He was turned to for advice by all sorts of people.
各种各样的人都向他求教。

2. Mr. Summers learned about experimental research at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. Doctors placed small electrodes in his lower back.

learn about获得, 学得
例句：It's no use learning facts about a subject if you don't understand it.
只了解某一学科的知识而并不理解, 那是毫无用处的。

3. These send electrical signals to his damaged spinal cord to move his hips, legs and feet.

spinal cord脊髓
例句：I must provide security for Joe's 18-inch spinal cord. 
我必须为乔的那个18英寸的脊髓提供安全保护。 

4. I was unable to move a toe or anything for four years, and on the third day of turning the simulator on, I was able to stand independently.

turn on打开（水、电视、收音机、灯、煤气等）
例句：You should light the gas as soon as it is turned on.
一扭开煤气管, 你就应该点燃煤气。

5. Mr. Summers can stand for up to four minutes at a time, or up to an hour with assistance.

up to多达
例句：I can take up to four people in my car.
我的汽车最多能坐四个人。

6. Also, the researchers point out that they have studied only one person so far.

point out指出
例句：When the mistake was pointed out to him, he hastened to correct it.
当有人向他指出错误时, 他赶紧纠正。
so far到目前为止；迄今为止
例句：So far, so good.
到目前为止, 一切顺利。

7. Money for the research came from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.

come from来自某处
例句：They came from all parts of the country.
他们来自全国各地。