VOA慢速英语:Getting to the Root of Hair Loss

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

2. The hair sticking out from the skin is known as the hair shaft.

stick out伸出来, 突出; 竖起
例句：Your hair is sticking out in the back.
你脑袋后面的头发竖起来了。

3. The shaft is made up of dead cells that have been pushed up through the root.

be made up of由…组成
例句：The audience was made up of very young children.
观众由小孩子们组成。
push up推上去; 增高, 提高
例句：If you can't ride your bike to the top of the hill, you'll have to push it up.
如果你没有办法把车骑到山顶, 那么你得把车推上去。

4. In time, the old cells are cut off from the blood supply and begin to form a hard protein called keratin.

cut off切断;中断
例句：I was cut off on my line to London.
我打伦敦长途时,电话线被切断了。

5. It is then that hair growth begins to slow down.

slow down (使)慢下来
例句：You have to slow down your car at the crossing.
在十字路口, 你得放慢速度。

6. So what happens when a person has trouble growing hair or suffers from hair loss?

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。

7. Problems with hair growth can result from thyroid problems or other conditions like anemia, diabetes and lupus.

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。

8. It is also the term used to describe the medical condition that results in the loss of hair.

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。

9. When hair loss takes place over the whole surface of the scalp, it is called alopecia areata totalis.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
晚会将在除夕那天举行。

10. In twenty ten, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center in New York reported findings that they hope will help lead to a cure.

lead to导致
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。