VOA慢速英语:Health Hackers: Alzheimer’s Patients Help Themselves

短语讲解：

1. Susan, who gives only her first name, says her father died from Alzheimer's.

die from 死于；因…而死
例句：Forty-thousand children a day die from preventable diseases
每天有4万个孩子死于本可以预防的疾病。

2. In other words, they wanted to figure out how to help themselves without the help of traditional doctors, nurses and hospitals.

in other words 换句话说;就是说
例句：In other words, you need to succinctly state what your application does.
换句话说，您需要简洁地描述应用程序完成的工作。
figure out 想出;解决;计算出
例句：I simply couldn't figure out his intention.
我简直揣摩不透他的用意。

3. A “senior moment” refers to a time when an older person forgets something.

refer to 参考;指的是;涉及
例句：I mention this point now in passing and shall refer to it again.
这一点现在顺便提一下，以后还会讲到。

4. They are using many different ways to help the brain, such as exercising, eating healthy foods, cutting down on stress and getting enough sleep.

cut down 减少;裁短
例句：A vandal with a chainsaw cut down a tree.
一个故意破坏公物的人用链锯伐倒了一棵树。

5. “What’s happened up until now is that people will say, ‘Don’t bother to find out your APoE status because if you find out you’re APoE4 positive, then there will be nothing to do about it.'

find out 发现;使发作;使受惩罚
例句：I hope we can find out about it.
我希望我们能查清此事。

6. Members of the group say the sooner a person starts taking control of their brain health, the more likely that a genetic risk won't become their fate.

take control of 控制
例句：He failed in his attempt to take control of the company
他试图掌控公司，但以失败告终。