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VOA慢速英语:Young Programmer’s App Helps War Veteran Father Sleep Better

2016-08-30来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1. It turned out Patrick Skluzacek was suffering from sleep panic attacks.

turn out 关掉; 结果是; 制造
例句：Be calm and sit tight and everything will turn out well.
保持镇静，听其自然，一切都会好转。

2. The students had 36 hours to come up with a program.

come up with 想出; 提出; 追赶上
例句：Slow down a bit and let me come up with you.
跑慢一点让我赶上吧。

3. The smart watch would vibrate and gently wake up the sleeping person. That was enough to prevent a night terror from happening.

prevent from 阻止，防止
例句：Active cure of swoon patients was important to prevent from complications.
积极救治晕厥患者，对预防并发症有重要意义。