VOA慢速英语:New Treatment Helps Reduce Pain From Spinal Cord Injury

短语讲解：

1. Neuropathic pain creates feelings of electric shocks in parts of the body that no longer experience normal sensations.

no longer 不再，已不
例句：After about three months, I was no longer addicted to nicotine.
大约3个月后，我就不再对尼古丁上瘾了。

2. But then, he learned about a doctor in Colorado who uses spinal operations to stop "suicidal pain."

learn about 获得，学得
例句：He was deeply grieved to learn about his teacher's death.
他得知老师去世的消息，非常难过。

3. Falci has helped hundreds of paralyzed patients who suffer from severe neuropathic pain.

hundreds of 好几百，许许多多
例句：Hundreds of office buildings and homes developed large cracks in walls and ceilings.
数百栋写字楼和住宅楼的墙壁和天花板上都出现了裂缝。

4. He likens this to cars turning off a main road to avoid an accident.

turn off （把…） 关掉; 完成; 解雇
例句：Please turn off the power.
请把电源关掉。