VOA慢速英语:A Possible Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease

put on穿上, 戴上; 把…放在…上
例句：He put on his best clothes for the party.
为参加晚会他穿上了最好的衣服。

2. Alzheimer’s patients do die from its effects or conditions linked to it.

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。
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。

3. These people often are suffering from Alzheimer’s.

suffer from因(疾病)而痛或不舒服;因...而更糟;受...之苦
例句：She often suffers from headaches.
她常常头痛。

4. The most widely-held belief about the cause of Alzheimer’s is that a protein - called beta-amyloid - builds up in patients’ brains.

build up逐步建立, 增进, 增强,使增大
例句：Many a large and big business has been built up from small ones.
很多大企业都是从小规模发展起来的。

5. They think that the protein build-up may result from it.

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。

6. Still, most researchers say thick tangles or plaques of the protein are responsible for the condition.

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：Heavy rains were responsible for the shortage of vegetables.
大雨是蔬菜短缺的原因。

7. Those conditions need medical treatment that is different from treatment for Alzheimer’s.

be different from与…不同
例句：My idea is different from yours.
我的想法跟你的不同。

8. Another imaging test is Positron Emission Tomography, also known as PET.

known as被认为是，被称为
例句：Radio, television, newspapers and magazines are known as the mass media.
广播、电视、报纸和杂志被称为大众传媒。

9. We’re looking for blood proteins that might be indicative of the extent of brain damage that we know occurs very early on in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

look for寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

10. He says early intervention is important in the fight against the disease.

fight against与…作斗争〔争吵〕; 反对…
例句：We will have to fight against difficulties.
我们将不得不同困难作斗争。