(单词翻译:单击)
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Across the country, more than 90 people die every day of an opioid overdose, but the crisis might be even worse than we know.
在全国范围内,每天有超过90人死于阿片类药物过量,但危机可能比我们知道的更糟。
Researchers looked at unexplained death records from the Minnesota Department of Health. Specifically, they looked at toxicology screenings in deaths marked as pneumonia and other infectious diseases for traces of opioids.
研究人员查阅了明尼苏达卫生部的死因不明记录。具体来说,他们研究了死于肺炎和其他感染性疾病的毒理学,寻找阿片类药物的踪迹。
Between 2006 and 2015 they found 59 reports that showed evidence of opioid use in the deceased. Twenty-two deaths involved toxic levels.
在2006年到2015年间,他们发现59份报告显示死者服用阿片类药物的证据。22人死亡涉及中毒水平。

Problem is, the death records didn't reflect that. Instead, they were filed under infectious diseases with no clear cause of death.
问题是,死亡记录没有对此反映。相反,他们被感染传染病,没有明确的死亡原因。
Opioids are sometimes used to relieve pain, but they can also weaken the immune system and complicate infections.
阿片类药物有时被用来缓解疼痛,但也可以削弱免疫系统和复杂的感染。
There's no way to tell how many deaths with links to opioid use are sliding under the radar. Still, the researchers hope these findings will help inform people of risks and further prevention efforts.
目前还无法确定有多少人的死亡与阿片类药物有关。尽管如此,研究人员希望这些发现将有助于告知人们存在的风险以及进一步的预防工作。
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词汇解析
1、involve
需要;包含
Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed.
料理好厨房需要把一切都安排得规规矩矩,且要讲求速度。
Nicky's job as a public relations director involves spending quite a lot of time with other people.
尼基作为公共关系主管,需要花很多时间与别人打交道。
牵涉;涉及
If there was a cover-up, it involved people at the very highest levels of government.
如果有人想要隐瞒实情,那其中就涉及政府部门最高层的人物。
a riot involving a hundred inmates.
有 100 名囚犯参与的暴动
使参与;使介入
Noel and I do everything together, he involves me in everything.
我和诺埃尔什么事情都一起做,他让我参与所有的事。
Before too long he started involving me in the more confidential aspects of the job.
不久,他便开始让我介入工作中更机密的方面。
2、reflect
反映;表现;显示
The Los Angeles riots reflected the bitterness between the black and Korean communities in the city.
洛杉矶的暴乱反映出这个城市的黑人社区和韩裔社区之间的仇恨。
Concern at the economic situation was reflected in the government's budget.
政府的预算反映了对经济运行状况的关注。
(光、热或其他射线)反射
The sun reflected off the snow-covered mountains.
冰雪覆盖的山峰反射着阳光。
The glass appears to reflect light naturally.
玻璃似乎可以自然反射光线。
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