VOA常速英语:Study Shows Diabetes Surging Worldwide

短语讲解：

1. And it continues to surge, according to a new study in the journal Lancet.

according to根据, 按照
例句：You've been in prison three times according to our records.
根据我们的记录, 你曾入狱三次。

2. Researchers say much of this dramatic increase - in Pacific island countries, North America and some of the Gulf states - is due to aging populations and rapid population growth. 

due to由于，因为
例句：Her absence is due to illness.
她因病缺席。

3. A new study shows that one in 10 adults, in countries throughout the world, suffers from diabetes.

suffer from患(某种病); 受(某种病痛)折磨; 因(疾病)而痛或不舒服
例句：I often suffer from unaccountable headaches.
我常莫名其妙地头疼。

4. Most of the participants had Type-2 diabetes, a disease linked to aging, obesity and inactivity.

link to与…连接; 联系
例句：Fingerprints linked the suspect to the crime.
指纹使嫌疑犯与犯罪联系起来。

5. This can lead to heart disease and stroke, disability and early death.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

6. "Even if only two percent or one percent of the population is diabetic, but you have more than a billion people in your country, the sheer number of diabetes patients will drive the costs and resources that the health systems have to put into disease control and management," Dr. Danaei said.

even if 即使, 纵然
例句：I wouldn't lose courage even if I should fail ten times.
即使要失败十次, 我也绝不灰心。
put into 使处于某种状态
The plan began to be put into operation.
这计划已经开始实施。

7. Diabetes is one of the most expensive diseases to treat because it requires long term care - not just to regulate blood sugar levels, but to deal with its serious medical complications.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。

8. Many people in these countries cannot afford to buy the medications they need to control their diabetes and neither can countries with already slim public health budgets.

afford to (买)得起(某物)
例句：I cannot afford to go to the cinema .
我没有钱去看电影。

9. "I would just love to tell everybody that they have to exercise and they have to eat healthier, otherwise everyone is at risk to develop diabetes," Dr. Hatipolu said.

at risk 有危险
例句：The disease is spreading, and all children under five are at risk.
这疾病在蔓延, 五岁以下的小孩都有危险。

10. The study's authors say diabetes is likely to be one of the defining features of global health needs unless public health campaigns to prevent it are successful.

be likely to可能; 倾向于; 很可能
例句：The disease is likely to spread.
这种疾病可能会传播。