VOA慢速英语:New Gene Therapy 'Precisely' Targets Cancer

短语讲解：

1. But a new therapy that works with an individual’s genes is on the horizon, says cancer expert William Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.

work with 与…在一起干; 从事…工作
例句：His secretaries work with system.
他的几位秘书工作有条不紊。

2. It is ranked as one of America’s top cancer research facilities, according to the National Cancer Institute.

according to 根据，按照
例句：She ranked her students according to their grades.
她按成绩排列学生的名次。

3. The White House said the program will speed up medical discoveries and give doctors “new tools, knowledge and therapies.”

speed up （使） 加速; 开快车; 加紧
例句：We will be able to speed up that day.
我们要促使这一天的来临。

4. As a result, there has been an “accelerating pace of anti-cancer drugs, discovery, development and approval,” continued Nelson.

as a result 结果， 因此
例句：Our water supply has diminished as a result of the drought.
由于旱灾我们的水贮备减少了。

5. The FDA approved 12 anti-cancer drugs in 2013, 10 in 2014 and eight so far in 2015.

so far 到目前为止
例句：It is merely a hypothesis; so far.
到目前为止，这仅仅是一种假设。