VOA慢速英语:Minerals Important to Your Health(翻译)

Minerals are necessary for life-saving medicines.They are also useful in cutting-edge medical equipment.
矿物质对急救药来说非常重要。对一些高端医学设备来说也是非常有用。

Minerals and their uses are the subject of an exhibition at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Washington, D.C.
美国国立卫生研究院临床中心在华盛顿特区举行的一项展览的主题便是矿物质及其用途。

The Clinical Center worked in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of Natural History to tell the story of minerals in medicine.
该临床中心与史密森学会自然历史博物馆合作，讲述了矿物质在药品中应用的历史。

Visitors to the exhibit will see 40 minerals that look as if they could be used in costly jewelry.But these minerals are much more important than that.
参观人员将看到40种矿物质，这些矿物质看起来可以用于昂贵的珠宝。但这些矿物质的用途远远不止这些。

The show is called “Minerals in Medicine.”It explains how minerals dug up from the earth make a big difference in human health, medicines and treatment.
此次展览主题为“药物中的矿物质”。解释了从土里取出的矿物质对人体健康、药品以及治疗会有多大的作用。

John Gallin is director of the NIH Clinical Center.He says minerals are important not only for good health but also for treatments that keep us healthy.
约翰·加林是美国国立卫生研究院临床中心的总指挥。他表示矿物质不仅对人体健康有重要作用，对保持健康的疗法也有很重要的作用。

“Each mineral has a different role.Some are important as antibiotics, such as silver.Some are important in carrying certain proteins from one place to another, such as copper. Some are important in our teeth health, such as fluoride.They have different functions and that’s what makes them so magical.”
“每种矿物质都会有一种作用。有的可以用作抗生素，比如银。有的矿物质对输送蛋白质来说非常重要，比如铜。有的对牙齿健康来说非常重要，比如氟化物。他们有不同的作用，这也是矿物质神奇的原因。”

He adds that these minerals are necessary for medical equipment used in health care centers around the world.
他补充道矿物质对于全球各地医疗中心的医疗设备来说也是必须的。

“For example Beryl, which is beautiful crystal, is very important in our imaging equipment for high resolution imaging such as in CT (Computed Tomography) scans and breast mammography.”
“比如，非常漂亮的绿宝石，在CT（计算机断层扫描）以及乳房成像过程所用制作高清图片的成像设备来说非常重要。”

“This is the source of the CT, computed tomography…”
“这是CT的根本。”

That was Les Folio, a radiologist working at the National Institutes of Health.He notes that other minerals are also required in imaging devices.
放射科医师赖斯·弗利奥在国立研究院工作。他注意到成像设备还需要其他的矿物质。

“These are resultant CT images getting us three-dimensional information.You can see the lungs, the abdominal organs and these green areas are lymph nodes from metastatic cancer.CT picks those up beautifully thanks to the minerals on the exhibit.”
“CT成像能够为我们提供三维信息。我们可以看到肺部、腹部器官、这些绿色区域是转移性恶性肿瘤的淋巴结。CT可以为我们展示了完美的图像，这多亏了这些矿物质。”

Most gypsum comes from Spain.This mineral has long been used in dentistry – the study, prevention and treatment of diseases of the mouth.Robert Range is a dentist at NIH.
大部分石膏都来自西班牙。该物质已经用于牙科医学，用于研究、预防和治疗口腔疾病。罗伯特·朗治是国立卫生研究院的牙科医生。

“The gypsum in this case is a stone that is being used to create the mold of the patient’s gum tissue and teeth for diagnostic purposes.”
“石膏用来制作患者牙龈组织以及牙齿的模型，用于诊疗。”

The 40 minerals in the exhibit are on loan from the National Museum of Natural History. The exhibit is part of an ongoing arts exhibition at the clinical center.John Gallin says that art can have an effect on a person’s health.And he considers looking at beautiful minerals as a form of art.
展览上40种矿物质是从国家历史自然博物馆借来的。该展览只是临床中心举行的艺术展览的一部分。约翰·加林表示艺术可以对人体健康造成影响。因此，他将那些漂亮的矿物质看作是一种艺术。

“The impact of art on health is very intriguing – probably very important.Art can be paintings, it can be music as well as looking at things like crystals and minerals.(It) makes people smile and makes them feel better.”
“艺术对健康的影响非常迷人，或许还非常重要。艺术品可以是绘画，可以使音乐，也可以是矿物质和晶体。艺术让人微笑让人感觉好。”

Gallin says he hopes visitors can begin to understand the importance of minerals in their health and well-being.
加林表示希望参观者们也能开始了解矿物质对健康的重要性。

I’m Anna Matteo.
安娜·马蒂奥为您报道。