VOA慢速英语:Researchers Hunt for Clues about Parkinson’s Disease

result in导致,结果是
例句：The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
这次水灾造成相当大的减产。

2. The symptoms of Parkinson's differ from person to person. They also differ in their intensity.

differ from与…不同
例句：She differs from her sister in the color of her eyes.
她与她姐姐眼睛的颜色不同。
differ in在(某方面)不同
例句：These bags differ in size, but not in shape.
这些手提包只是大小不同, 并无形状之异。

3. The disease is named after James Parkinson.

name after以…的名字起名
例句：The machine is named after its inventor.
这台机器是以其发明者的名字命名的。

4. People who develop the disease often want to link it to something they can identify.

link to与…连接; 联系
例句：Fingerprints linked the suspect to the crime.
指纹使嫌疑犯与犯罪联系起来。

5. The study compared three hundred nineteen Parkinson’s patients to more than two hundred family members.

compare to把…比作, 与…相比
例句：Life is compared to a voyage.
人生好比航海。

6. The PPMI will be carried out at twenty-one clinical centers in the United States and Europe.

carry out执行; 贯彻
例句：If you make a promise, it should be carried out.
你许了诺言, 就一定要兑现。

7. When it reaches the brain, levodopa is changed into dopamine, the chemical that is lacking in people with the disease.

change into (使)变为
例句：Ice changes into water rapidly on a hot day.
天气炎热的时候, 冰很快就化为水。

8. They can be given alone or in combination with levodopa.

in combination with与…联合, 与…结合
例句：He carried on the business in combination with his friends.
他与朋友们合伙做生意。

9. Since taking office, President Obama ended restrictions on the use of federal money for studies of human embryonic stem cells.

take office就职
例句：When will the new President take office?
新总统什么时候就职？

10. Stem cells from very early embryos are able to grow into any tissue in the body.

grow into伸入…之中; 成长为…
例句：The tree has grown into the wall of the building.
这棵树长进建筑物的墙中。