VOA慢速英语:Scientists Continue Their Search for Better Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis – and a Cure

短语讲解：

1. Those who have multiple sclerosis often say they live with it, instead of saying they suffer from it.

live with学会去适应; 接受并忍受
例句：Whether you like it or not, you will have to live with the new tax law.
不管你喜欢与否, 你得接受新税法。
suffer from患(某种病); 受(某种病痛)折磨
例句：You must have suffered from a cold.
你一定是感冒了。

2. Multiple sclerosis is different from many other diseases.

be different from与…不同
例句：Their tastes are different from mine.
他们的爱好与我的不同。

3. Experts say these problems could results from disorders other than MS.

result from产生于…, 由…引起
例句：His failure resulted from not working hard enough.
他的失败是工作不够努力造成的。

4. But researchers are working on being able to do so.

work on致力于…
例句：He has been working on a new novel for over a year now.
近一年多来, 他一直在写一部新小说。

5. Today, there are eight approved therapies that are making a difference in the lives of people with MS.

make a difference有关系；有影响；有意义
例句：What you have told me may make a difference to my own position. 
你告诉我的一切，可能影响我自己的看法。 

6. This results in problems in different parts of the body.

result in引起, 导致; 以…为结局
例句：The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
这次水灾造成相当大的减产。

7. Many believe there may be events known as triggers that take place when a person’s natural defenses misunderstand signals and attack the body.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。

8. He says some of the drugs could protect the brain from damage.

protect from保护, 保卫
例句：An umbrella will protect you from the rain.
雨伞可以保护你不至于淋雨。

9. MS symptoms can depend on where the nerve scars are in the central nervous system.

depend on随…而定
例句：Whether the game will be played depends on the weather.
比赛是否举行要看天气而定。

10. Despite a diagnosis of something, whether it’s MS or, or any other ailment that it could be, uh, an indicator to somebody that they don’t have to give up their dreams.

give up放弃
例句：She will give up this journey.
她将放弃这次旅行。