VOA慢速英语:Knowing Women's Risk of Heart Disease

短语讲解：

1. An angiogram is a kind of X-ray test. Doctors use it to look for a buildup of fatty plaque material that can block arteries.

look for寻找，寻求
例句：He began to look for a new job immediately after he was fired.
他被解雇后立即开始寻找一份新工作。

2. Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.

carry away拿走, 带走, 搬走
例句：The wounded men were carried away.
受伤的人们被抬走了。

3. Carrie Vincent had a heart attack after giving birth to her first child.

give birth to生; 引起, 产生
例句：She gave birth to a fine healthy baby.
她生了一个健康可爱的婴儿。

4. Ms. Pollin urges women to learn about their blood pressure, cholesterol levels and other risk factors for heart disease.

learn about获得, 学得
例句：I like reading historical stories because I can learn about the lives that people led long ago.
我喜欢看历史故事, 因为这样可以知道过去人们的生活。

5. Ms. Pollin teamed up with a heart specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

team up (使)结成一队,合作,协作
例句：He teamed up with a friend and set up a trade business.
他与一个朋友联合, 做起了买卖。

6. Dr. Joanne Foody works mostly on prevention efforts.

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。

7. Dr. Mozaffarian places a lot of blame on the global epidemic of obesity.

place on施加压力; 迫使
例句：He failed to finish the plan. So they place great pressure on him to resign.
他没完成计划, 因此他们对他大施压力逼他辞职。