VOA慢速英语:Marijuana Helps Children with Epilepsy

短语讲解：

1. For example, one kind of medical marijuana is reported to ease effects of epilepsy, a disease of the nervous system.

for example 例如
例句：For example, third parties often affect discussions.
比如，第三方常常会对谈判产生影响。

2. Rachael and Shawn Selmeski are happy that their baby girl, Maggie, can hold up her head.

hold up 举起; 支撑
例句：There are two large wooden supports that hold up the roof. 
有两根大木柱支撑着房顶。 

3. Selmeski says these treatments also had other severe effects on his little girl.

have effect on 对…有影响
例句：Your eating habbits have effect on your health.
你的饮食习惯对你的健康有影响。

4. He says he would like to compare this high CBD medicinal marijuana to federally approved drugs for epilepsy.

compare...to 比作…，比喻为…
例句：They have nothing to compare to.
没有东西让他们来比较。

5. He says he does not care about the political effects or personal emotions around the medicinal marijuana debate.

care about 担心; 喜欢; 在乎; 对…感兴趣
例句：Why should we care about food waste?
为什么我们要在意食品浪费呢？

6. If it works, I’d like to be able to use it.”

be able to 能，会; 能够
例句：I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism. 
我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。