Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words.
欢迎收看美国之音“新闻词汇”。
This word is used mostly in medical stories: symptoms.
这个词通常同于医疗报道：症状。
Without specific drugs or a vaccine for Ebola, the only thing doctors can do for those suffering from this disease is treat their symptoms and hope their bodies can fight the virus.
由于没有针对埃博拉病毒的特效药或是疫苗，医生能为患者做的就是针对病症治疗，希望他们的身体可以战胜病毒。
A symptom is a sign that a person is sick.
症状是一个人生病的迹象。
It is evidence of a change in a person's body or mind.
它是一个人身体或精神发生变化的证明。
And it means the person could have a disease.
它表明一个人可能患有一种疾病。

Some symptoms include pain, headache, a temperature and chills.
一些症状是疼痛，头痛，发烧，寒战。
Now, the next time you hear the word symptoms, your American English will be good enough to know what this News Word means.
现在，你下次听到症状这个词的时候，你的美语就足以听懂这个新闻词汇了。
And remember to check our website, LearningEnglish. voanews. com
记得查看我们的网站LearningEnglish. voanews. com