Audio-visual-oral English for ContemporaryMedicine—Health Management当代医学英语视听说教程

Unit 6

Cardiovascular Diseases

Section A  Pre-audio-visual Tasks

Task 1  Glossary Preview

Get familiar with the words and expressions listed below, and then complete each of the following sentences with a proper word from the list.

ischemic stroke                  缺血性脑卒中

hemorrhagic        adj.        出血的

bleeding          adj.               流血的

disability         n.                  无力，残疾

blood clots                            血块

inspect      v.                          检查，视察

cerebral     adj.                    大脑的

infarction      n.                   梗死

blockage      n.                      阻塞

atrial fibrillation                房颤

coronary =coronary artery  n.    冠状动脉

microvascular    adj.          微脉管，微血管

angiogram     n.                    血管造影

buildup （aggressively）n.    （迅速）形成

fatty plaque                            脂肪斑

trans-fats                                反式脂肪

nausea             n.                     恶心

incredibly       adv.                难以置信地

prescription     n.           处方

funeral      n.                    葬礼

flunk      v.                       (使）失败， （使）考试不及格

clogged      adj.                塞满的，阻塞的，堵住的

lining      n.                        衬里，内层

the stress test                  压力测试 

angioplasty     n.              血管成形术， 血管修复术

stenting      n.                   支架（术）

bypass surgery               分流手术

deposition      n.              沉积

aggressively      adv.      侵略性地， 有干劲地

appropriate       adj.      适当的

1.    Infarction      is the most common cause of secondary intraerebral hemorrhage.

2.Secondhand smoke also damages blood vessels, interferes with circulation and increases the risk of   ischemic stroke   .

3. She is deaf, but refuses to let her   disability   prevent her from doing what she wants to do. 

4. Research data indicates that moderate and high levels of physical activity may reduce the risk of total, ischemic, and  hemorrhagic   strokes. 

5. After his daughter found him and called an ambulance the old man died because of a respiratory tract    blockage   by a nosebleed.

6.Inside this water-eroded cave is a spectacular world of various stalactites, stone pillars and rock formations created by carbonate  deposition   .

7. He picked it up gingerly, holding it away from his body as one might    inspect     a suspicious package.

8. Both steps would require huge courage by the two leaders; both may well  incredibly  .

9. “I’m going to get more aggressive with exercise and use   the stress test   as a last resort. " Ms Molnar says.

10. I didn't think his comments were very   appropriate   at the time.

11. All bags contain an inner waterproof    lining  .   

12. Tight control of hypertension is essential to reduce not only major cardiovascular events but also  cerebral   complications.

13. Remember, it is possible to lower cholesterol without medication: get at least 30 minutes a day of aerobic exercise and reduce the amount of saturated fat and  trans-fats      in your diet.

14. The massive   buildup  of China's highways will soon leave the U.S., the originator of the national highway system, in the dust.

15. He tangles you up in these rallies and you can't do anything about it because if you play too  aggressively    you lose and if you play too passively you lose.