Unit 3 Prevention and Treatment of Disease
Text A
Questions
1. What was I once like? Then What happened to me two decades ago? “I was at a crossroads.” what does it refer to?
2. What did I do to myself by self-experimenting? And how about the result?
3. Why did I begin e-stim? And how about the result?
4. What important epiphany did I have?
5. Is my self-experimentation successful?
Crisp: 脆，干脆，清爽，利落
Thrill of sparring: （拳击）试击的兴奋；
Ring: 拳击台
Ducking: 躲避，闪开，突然低下头
Dodging: move to and fro at a irregular pace
Tornado kick: 旋风腿
The surge of adrenaline: 肾上腺素上升
Tournament: 锦标赛
Internal medicine residency: 内科住院医生
Academic general internist: 学究型的一般内科医师
Chronic disease: 慢性病
Autoimmune disease: 自身免疫疾病
Stamina: 体力，耐力
Bouts of pain: 一次次疼痛
Dips in visual acuity: sudden drop in visual acuity
Multiple sclerosis: pathological hardening of tissue 多重硬化症
Foot drop: 足下垂
Begin the assault on…
Interferon: 干扰素
Copolymer: 共聚物
Transient: 短暂的，临时的
Pharmacotherapy: 药物疗法
Tilt-recline: 斜靠轮椅
Bedridden: 卧床不起
Self-experimentation:
Passionate belief
Go to our demise: 走向死亡
Option: right of choice
optimal treatment: 最佳治疗方案 most desirable possible treatment
basic science literature: 基本科技文献
magic bullet: 魔弹
clinical trial: 临床试验
neurodegeneration: 神经退化
dementia: 痴呆
mitochondrial failure: 线粒体功能丧失
immerse myself in this literature:
cellular physiology: 细胞生理学
neurophysiology: 神经病理学
dose: 剂量
omega-3 fatty acids:
alpha lipoic acid: 硫辛酸
coenzyme Q: 辅酶
L-carnitine: 左旋肉碱
Reclassify: 重新分类
Cane: 拐杖， stick
Metamorphosis: a striking change, or rapid transformation in appearance or character; 变形，改变
Protocol: rules determining the format and transmission of data; plan
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation:
Cerebral palsy: 脑瘫
Stroke: 中风
Session: discussion; talk
Endorphin: 内啡肽
Implement: 贯彻，执行
Epiphany: 对事物真谛的顿悟， twelve days after Christmas
Micronutrient: 微量营养元素
Sulfur amino acid: 硫氨基酸
Kelp(iodine)大型褐藻（碘）
Reseratrol(flavonoids) 白黎芦醇(类黄酮)
Regimen: 养生法
Building blocks: 建筑石料
Optimal brain health:
Fatty acid:
Registered dietician: 注册营养师，饮食学家
Grass-fed meat:
Neurological and psychological symptoms: 精神与心理症状
Food allergies and toxic load:
A myriad of: countless
Abdominal complaints: 腹部的症状
Gluten：面筋，谷胶
Mercury store: 水银储量
Dental fillings: 牙齿填充物
Herbicide atrazine: 除草剂
Private well:
Pesticide exposure: 农药接触
Nucleotide polymorphisms: 核苷酸多态性
Inefficient clearing of toxins: 毒素清除不力
A mouthful of…
Registered with…: 在,.,,.登记的
Methylated folate: 甲基化的叶酸
Sulfur amino acid: 硫氨基酸
Optimize their nutrition: 优化营养
Angina: 绞痛，咽峡炎
Text B
Contagious: 传染性的
Emerging discipline: 新兴学科
Social neuroscience: 社会神经学
Battle cancer:
Grinding mix of chemotherapy: 折磨人的混合化疗
Necessary indignities of oncology: 肿瘤性上必须的伤害
Dire prognose: 可怕的预后
Inspiring: 有激励作用的，励志的
Longevity: 长寿
Add a missing piece to the jigsaw
Neural mechanism: 神经机制
Emotional contagion: 情绪感染
Feelings of rapport: 对于关系的感知
Synchronization: 同步
Posture: 姿势，态度
Vocal pacing: 发音的速度
Orchestration of shifts in physiology: 生理学上的变化，如弦管乐曲般的共鸣
Cardiovascular reactions: 心血管的反映
Infant
Marital partner: 婚姻伴侣
Infelicitous： 不贴切的，不恰当的
Mutually regulating psychobiological unit: 相互调节的心理学与生物学单元
Discrete physiologies: 散乱的生理学因素
Parallel: 平行的，相当的，
Neuroendocrine: 神经内分泌的
Bump: 碰撞，重装
Nurturing love: 有滋养作用的爱
Ally: 同盟
Hackle: 猛砍，
Make sb’s hackles rise: 惹某人生气
Claim solid data: 声称有坚实的证据
Intermingling of physiologies: 生理学因素的混合
Solace: 慰藉
A case in point
Apprehension: 不安，忧惧
Incite: 引发
Brain circuitry: 脑回路
Lexicon: 词汇
Deprivation of : 对…的剥夺
Channel …into…: 把…引入…
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