纽约时报 腿部突然麻痹是什么原因?(4)

 

 

    The thyroid is a gland¹ located in the neck that helps control the body's metabolic² rate.

    甲状腺是位于颈部的腺体，帮助控制身体的新陈代谢率。

    Too much thyroid hormone³ causes the body to race. Too little, and it slows to a crawl. Unchecked, either state can be fatal.

    甲状腺激素过多会导致身体处于亢奋状态。而甲状腺激素过少，身体慢慢变得迟钝。如果放任不管，任何一种状态都可能致命。

    Rarely, in some people — usually young, often male — too much thyroid hormone can make circulating potassium levels drop and cause weakness.

    甲状腺激素过量会使循环钾含量下降，继而导致虚弱，这通常出现在年轻男性身上，但很罕见。

    Hassen called the lab. He ordered tests to check the level of thyroid hormone in the sample. It was very high.

    哈森打电话给实验室，要求化验样本中甲状腺激素的含量。结果显示甲状腺激素含量非常高。

    He called the patient and got no answer, and he had no way to leave a message.

    他随即打电话给那名病人，但没有人接，他也没有办法留言。

    He called the number a dozen times over the course of the next few weeks. Finally, maybe accidentally, the patient picked up.

    在接下来的几周里，他给这个号码打了十几次电话。最后，也许是不小心，病人接了电话。

    Hassen explained what he'd discovered. He gave the patient the name of an endocrinologist in the area.

    哈森解释了他的发现。他告诉了病人当地内分泌科医生的名字。

    It turned out the young man had what is known as Graves's disease.

    后经证实，这名年轻人得了格雷夫斯病。

    This is an autoimmune disease in which the patient's own antibodies induce the thyroid gland to produce too much hormone.

    这是一种自身免疫性疾病，患者自身抗体诱导甲状腺产生过多激素。

    It's often treated with radioactive iodine⁴, which kills off some or most of the hormone-producing cells in the gland.

    这种疾病通常用放射性碘来治疗，可以杀死腺体中的一些或大部分产生激素的细胞。

    This man, instead, chose to take a medicine that interferes⁵ with the gland's ability to make thyroid hormone.

    但是，这名病人选择服用干扰腺体分泌甲状腺激素能力的药物。

    This diagnosis⁶ was made almost four years ago.

    这个诊断在近四年前做出。

    The patient gave up his intensive diet and exercise regimen and is now trying just to stay in shape and eat smarter — and to take his medicine every day.

    病人已经放弃了他的强化饮食和锻炼方案，现在只想保持身材，合理饮食，并坚持每天服用药物。

    Sometimes when he feels his thighs⁷ are tired or weak, he eats a banana or avocado to get the potassium that he thinks his body is craving⁸.

    有时，当他感觉大腿疲劳或虚弱时，他会吃香蕉或鳄梨来获取他认为身体所渴望的钾。

    He is determined⁹ to never relive that kind of helplessness again.

    他决心不再经历那种无助感。

 

1 gland   

n.腺体，(机)密封压盖，填料盖

参考例句：

• This is a snake's poison gland.这就是蛇的毒腺。
• Her mother has an underactive adrenal gland.她的母亲肾上腺机能不全。

2 metabolic   

adj.新陈代谢的

参考例句：

• Impressive metabolic alternations have been undergone during embryogenesis.在胚胎发生期间经历了深刻的代谢变化。
• A number of intoxicants are associated with metabolic acidosis.许多毒性物质可引起代谢性酸中毒。

3 hormone   

n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌

参考例句：

• Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。

4 iodine   

n.碘，碘酒

参考例句：

• The doctor painted iodine on the cut.医生在伤口上涂点碘酒。
• Iodine tends to localize in the thyroid.碘容易集于甲状腺。

5 interferes   

vi. 妨碍，冲突，干涉

参考例句：

• The noise interferes with my work. 这噪音妨碍我的工作。
• That interferes with my plan. 那干扰了我的计划。

6 diagnosis   

n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断

参考例句：

• His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。

7 thighs   

n.股，大腿( thigh的名词复数 )；食用的鸡（等的）腿

参考例句：

• He's gone to London for skin grafts on his thighs. 他去伦敦做大腿植皮手术了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The water came up to the fisherman's thighs. 水没到了渔夫的大腿。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 craving   

n.渴望,热望

参考例句：

• a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力
• She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐，以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。

9 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。