VOA慢速英语:Major Progress in Health Through Technology

短语讲解：

1. Today, we tell about a woman who can use signals from her brain to move a robotic arm.

tell about 谈及；讲述
例句：What would he tell about now?
他现在会说些什么？

2. She is suffering from a degenerative neuromuscular disease that paralyzed her from the neck down.

suffer from 遭受
例句：Do you suffer from insomnia?
你患了失眠症吗？

3. It enables Ms. Scheuermann to pick up and hold objects, and feed herself.

pick up 捡起
例句：Are you going to pick up those carrot sticks?
你要把这些胡萝卜丁给捡起来吗？

4. Jan Scheuermann took part in a 13-week-long program to teach her brain to move the arm.

take part in 参加
例句：We often take part in physical labour.
我们经常参加体力劳动。

5. She was able to use her mind to move the robotic arm after just two weeks of training.

be able to 能够
例句：We'll be able to smooth away these difficulties.
我们能够克服这些困难。

6. The researchers would like to create a wireless system that helps the brain communicate with the robotic limbs.

communicate with 与…联系，与…交往；与…相通
例句：Love is the best way to communicate with children.
爱是与学生沟通的最好的方式。

7. As a result, the country has failed to meet the targets of what health officials have called the “Abuja Declarations.

as a result 因而
例句：As a result start look for thin living track that settle.
因而开始寻求淡定的生活轨迹.