VOA常速英语:Scientists Uncover Why Massage Heals Sore Muscles

recover from恢复, 痊愈
例句：Has he recovered from his illness?
他的病好了吗?

2. Now, a new study suggests that massage may work on the cellular level in a manner similar to pain-relieving medications such as aspirin and other anti-inflammatory drugs.

work on影响; 激起
例句：The medicine the doctor prescribed worked upon his illness.
医生开的那种药对他的病有疗效。

3. The men underwent muscle biopsies in each leg prior to jumping on the bikes, and each participant had one leg - chosen at random - massaged after exercise. 

prior to在…之前
例句：The duty to protect my sister is prior to all others.
保护我的妹妹是我最重要的责任。
at random任意地; 随便地
例句：The teacher might suddenly address individual students at random.
老师可能突然随意地与个别学生谈话。

4. “What we did is we looked at whatever genes were influenced by exercise in a different way in the massaged versus the non-massaged leg," Tarnopolsky says. 

look at看, 注视
例句：My work hasn't been looked at for a week.
我干了一个星期的工作也没人看一眼。

5. And what came out of that were two different pathways.

come out of由…产生,从…出来
例句：His family has come out of poverty.
他家里已摆脱了贫穷。

6. In the muscle tissue of the massaged leg, researchers found a decrease in inflammatory cytokines, or proteins, and an increase in mitochondria, the energy producing units in cells, compared to tissue from the unmassaged leg.

compare to把…比作, 喻为; 与…相比
例句：Life is compared to a voyage.
人生好比航海。

7. The researchers say the findings suggest that massage acts on the cellular level in the same way as many pain medications, which are known to have some serious side effects.

act on对…起作用〔有功效〕
例句：This medicine acts on the heart.
这药对心脏起作用。
be known to为…所熟知
例句：He is known to everyone in this university.
在这所大学里, 人人都知道他。