福克斯新闻 美国前总统卡特表示癌细胞已扩散至其大脑

Speaking at the Carter Center in Atlanta, former President Jimmy Carter announced that although a recent operation was successful in removing cancer from his liver, the cancer has spread to four spots in his brain.

当天在亚特兰大举行的记者会上，前总统卡特宣布虽然去除肝脏上发现肿瘤的手术取得成功，但医生在检查中发现癌细胞已扩散到他的大脑。

“They are very small spots… about two millimeters, if you can envision what a millimeter is…

“非常小的斑点…大约2毫米,如果你能想象毫米是个什么样子…

and I'll get my first radiation treatment for the melanoma in my brain this afternoon.”

而今天下午对于大脑内的黑色素瘤我会第一次进行放射性治疗。”

Carter, who is 90 years old, will follow that up with three more chemotherapy sessions in three week intervals¹.

现年90岁的卡特将会利用3周时间开始3个化疗疗程。

The 39th President has remained very active in his humanitarian² work since his reelection defeat in 1980.

自1980年连任失败以来，这位美国第39任总统仍然在人道主义工作方面非常活跃。

He says that he's upbeat about what lies ahead in the next few months.

他对未来的治疗感到非常乐观。

1 intervals   

n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 )；间隔时间；[数学]区间；（戏剧、电影或音乐会的）幕间休息

参考例句：

• The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴，有阵雨。
• Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。

2 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。