(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Medical experts are questioning why so much money was spent developing and then stocking up on medicationsfor influenza. The tablet Tamiflu and nasal spray Relenza are commonly prescribed by doctors to treat the flu. Governments have heavily stockpiled the drugs as a precaution in the event of an influenza epidemic. However, new research casts doubt on their effectiveness and on the claims made by their manufacturers. The Cochrane Collaboration, a non-profit healthcare research network, and the British Medical Journal published a report based on clinical trials of the drugs. The study questions whether governments should be spending money on the drugs.
The research says Tamiflu does what manufacturers claim in that it shortens the symptoms of influenza by half a day. However, it says there is insufficient evidence to support claims that the drug reduces the likelihood of hospitalization or serious complications. The researchers also found Tamiflu increased the riskof nausea and vomiting by up to five per cent, and could cause headaches and depression. Tamiflu's makers said the research excluded "real-world data". The research team said Relenza worked little better than gargling with salt water or taking over-the-counter pain relievers. The maker, GlaxoSmithKline, said: "When used appropriately, in the right patient, it can reduce the duration of flu symptoms."
中文翻译
大量资金花费在了研发和储存治疗流感的药物上,这一话题引起了医学专家的质疑
。达菲和鼻喷雾剂葛兰素史克瑞乐沙是治疗流感的常见性药物,也是医生开设处方药最多的药物 。为了对付流感,政府都会囤积大量这种药物 。但是,一项新研究却对其功效,以及生产商的言论产生了质疑 。考科蓝合作组织是一个非盈利的医疗研究组织,英国医学杂志刊登了一篇这种药物的临床试验报告 。这项研究对政府是否需要在这些药物上花费大金钱产生了质疑 。这项研究认为达菲确实有生产商所说的延缓流感症状半天的功效
。但是,该药物有减少住院,或是发生严重并发症可能的言论却没有充足的证据 。研究人员还发现达菲增加了患者呕吐的几率,这一几率增长了5%,并能够引发头疼和抑郁 。达菲的制造商说这项研究没有真实的数据作为支撑 。研究团队认为葛兰素史克瑞乐沙与用盐水漱口,或是在药店买止疼药无异 。制造商葛兰素史克说:“如果对症病人使用方法正确的话,它就能够减少流感病症的时间 。译文属可可原创,仅供学习交流使用,未经许可请勿转载
重点讲解
1.stock up 囤货
If I spend more to stock up in some months, then I should be able to spend less during other months.
如果我在某些月份花费更多的钱去备货,那么我们在其他月的消费就少了
。2.non-profit 非营利的
Through a Denver non-profit, I traveled with about 20 other college kids to teach English in China.
经丹佛一家非营利机构的介绍,我和另外约20名大学生一起去中国教英语
。3.pain reliever 止疼药
If needed, you can use an over-the-counter pain reliever like acetaminophen until the pain is tolerable.
如果伤口处实在很痛,你可以服用非处方的镇痛药,如;醋氨酚
。4.Gargle with 漱口
Gargle with MMS, or breath the ClO2 gas produced by MMS, and resume taking a 4 drop MMS mix every 1.5 hours.
用MMS漱口,或着呼吸MMS产生的二氧化氯气体,每一个半小时加入4滴MMS混合液
。听力题目
1.Who is questioning the money governments spent?
a) patients
b) medical experts
c) drugs companies
d) the government
2.What kind of spray is Relenza?
a) an inflammable one
b) an aerosol spray
c) a handy one
d) a nasal spray
3.What is the stockpiling of the drugs a precaution against?
a) competition
b) price rises
c) an influenza epidemic
d) drug-company bankruptcies
4.Whose claims are in doubt regarding the drugs?
a) manufacturers
b) doctors
c) patients
d) pharmacists
5.What kind of trials was the report based on?
a) court trials
b) clinical
c) indecisive ones
d) difficult ones
6.How long can Tamiflu reduce influenza symptoms by?
a) half a day
b) a few hours
c) a week
d) several days
7.What kind of evidence supports claims of reduced hospitalizations?
a) court evidence
b) forensic evidence
c) insufficient evidence
d) hard evidence
8.What goes up by 5% with taking Tamiflu?
a) the risk of vomiting
b) inflation
c) body temperature
d) share prices of the drug company
9.What kind of pain relievers are mentioned in the article?
a) generic ones
b) ones that stop headaches
c) ineffective ones
d) over-the-counter ones
10.Who did a manufacturer say its product could help?
a) children
b) adults
c) the right patient
d) everyone
听力答案
1.b
2.d
3.c
4.a
5.b
6.a
7.c
8.a
9.d
10.c