VOA慢速英语:Looking for New Ways to Ease the Pain of Fibromyalgia

短语讲解：

1. Many people with fibromyalgia have trouble persuading doctors that their pain is real. Some of the most common symptoms of fibromyalgia are the same as those of other diseases. As a result, doctors often have trouble recognizing and confirming the presence of the disease.

have trouble在…有困难
例句：I have trouble using chopsticks correctly.
我很难正确地使用筷子。
the same as与…同样的
例句：Twins look the same as each other
双胞胎看上去长得一样。
as a result结果, 因此
例句：As a result, he had to leave.
结果他只得离开。

2. Since there is no cure, doctors may experiment with different treatments and medicines.

experiment with以…做试验
例句：They experimented with a new material.
他们用新材料来做试验。

3. For many patients, he says, a thirty percent reduction in pain is enough so they can work and take care of their family.

take care of照顾
例句：They appointed her to take care of that old man.
他们委派她照顾那位老人。

4. At the same time, the agency said it is not known why Lyrica works.

at the same time同时; 一起
例句：All speak at the same time.
大家同时说。

5. Lyrica’s primary effect we believe is on pain, we believe is on calming down excited nerves, and its impact on fibromyalgia overall is there beyond just the pain of fibromyalgia.

calm down (使)平静下来
例句：At last the wild wind calmed down.
狂风终于过去了。

6. But she notes that people can be healthy one day and the next day wake up feeling tired and everything hurts. And, she adds, the disease can last many years, even a lifetime.

wake up醒来; 唤醒, 弄醒
例句：I woke up in the night feeling cold.
我夜间醒来感到很冷。

7. Doctor Cawkwell says people are rarely hospitalized because of fibromyalgia, and most patients do not die from it. She says this is why it can be difficult to know how many people suffer from the disease.

because of因为, 由于
例句：I came back because of the rain.
因为下雨, 所以我回来了。
die from死于
例句：In a severe winter, wild animals can die from lack of food.
在寒冷的冬天, 野兽可能因为缺乏食物而饿死。
suffer from患(某种病); 受(某种病痛)折磨; 因(疾病)而痛或不舒服
例句：You must have suffered from a cold.
你一定是感冒了。

8. He is critical of doctors who look to drugs first to help their fibromyalgia patients.

look to依靠〔指望〕(某人或某事)
例句：I look to my parents when I need help.
当我需要帮助时我依赖我的父母。

9. He says it is wrong to expect that patients will take a drug and all of their symptoms will go away.

go away (疼痛等)消失；停止，停息
例句：The pain will go away soon.
疼痛马上会减轻。

10. Doctor Walitt says drug manufacturers market their treatments because they are concerned about making a profit.

be concerned about关心,挂念
例句：We are concerned about his welfare.
我们关心他的健康。

11. Patients know they may be able to regain control of their life with the right medicine and by setting aside time each day to rest.

set aside把…放置一旁, 不理会
例句：I warn them not to do it, but my objections were set aside.
我警告他们不要那样做, 但他们没有理会。