VOA慢速英语:Easing Pain in the Sick and Dying

短语讲解：

1. Over the years, however, medical studies have led to new hope for patients who are hurting.

lead to 导致
例句：Mass unemployment may lead to social upheaval. 
大批失业会导致社会动乱。 

2. And, an international movement known as hospice has helped bring attention to difficult-to-treat pain for the dying.

known as 被认为是,被称为
例句：The resultant defect is known as chromatic aberration. 
由此而产生的缺陷叫做色差。 

3. She was completing her medical education at the center at the time.

at the time 在那时
例句：He was very poor at that time.
他那时候很穷。

4. These patients suffer from a number of sicknesses and conditions.

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。

5. Centuries later, a British doctor became an activist for better care for the dying in the nineteen forties.

care for 照料
例句：Who will care for the house while the family is away?
全家人都不在时,由谁照料这间房子呢?

6. Most of these narcotic drugs come from the poppy flower.

come from 来自
例句：Ambient noise may come from any direction. 
外界噪声可以来自任意方向。 

7. Doctors speak of three kinds of pain: acute, chronic and breakthrough.

speak of 提起
例句：Reading is the only hobby I can speak of. 
读书是我唯一值得一提的爱好。