(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Scientists say they have discovered the part of the brain that is responsible for us feeling miserable, anxious and stressed. A UK-based medical research company called Heptares Therapeutics said it has located the molecule related to depression. It is a protein found inside the brain called CRF1. The company said the protein, "is important in regulating the body's response to stress and is implicated in stress-related diseases such as depression and anxiety". The team used one of the world's most powerful x-ray machines in its research. Lead researcher Fiona Marshall said a greater understanding of the CRF1 protein could lead to ground-breaking drugs to control depression.
Britain's National Health Service (NHS) warned anyone suffering from depression or related illnesses not to get too excited about this research. It questioned whether a single molecule could really lead to depression, and said the condition actually resulted from a complex interaction of chemicals. An NHS statement expressed surprise at the way two of Britain's biggest newspapers have built the story up – "The Daily Mail" and "The Sunday Times". The latter reported that researchers had found the "miserable molecule," saying it was "the protein involved in all our feelings of stress, anxiety and even depression". The NHS said: "It's a great headline, but a hugely sweeping claim."
中文翻译
科学家称他们在大脑中发现了引起人类抑郁，焦虑的物质。一家名叫“Heptares Therapeutics”的英国医学研究公司称，他们找到了引发抑郁情感的分子。这是一种存在于大脑中的蛋白质，名叫“CRF1”。它在调节人类对压力的行为反应上起到了关键作用，并与抑郁，或是焦虑等疾病有关。在这项研究中，团队使用了世界上最先进的X光机，研究主任菲奥娜·马歇尔称，了解“CRF1”蛋白质将会让抑郁症的药物研发取得突破性的进展。
英国国家健康体系警告称，身患抑郁症或是其他相关疾病的患者并不对这项研究感到高兴。单一分子是否真的能够导致抑郁症，而抑郁症的发生却是化学物质的复杂作用所造成的。《每日邮报》和《星期日泰晤士报》，英国两大报纸对此事进行了大肆渲染，对此英国国家健康体系也表示了惊讶之情。《星期日泰晤士报》报道称研究人员发现了导致人类“抑郁”的分子。称这种蛋白质与压力，焦虑甚至是抑郁等所有情感有关。英国国家健康体系称：“标题非常震撼，但大部分都是一家之辞。”
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重点讲解
1.suffer from 遭受
例句：How long have you been suffering from a headache?
你头痛有多久了?
2.related to 与…有关
例句：The Belgian language is closely related to French.
比利时语与法语密切相关。
3.medical research 医学研究
例句：“People are being hurt and even dying” because of false medical claims, he says: not quackery, but errors in medical research.
因为错误的医学主张，“人们被伤害甚至导致死亡”他说：不是庸医，而是医学研究中的错误。
4.such as 比如
例句：Heroes such as Huang Jiguang will always live in the hearts of the people.
像黄继光这样的英雄人物， 将永远活在人民的心里。
听力题目
1.What feelings does the molecule control?
a) heartache, anxiety and loss
b) pain, hurt and fear
c) loss, remorse and guilt
d) misery, anxiety and stress
2.What does the protein regulate?
a) brain signals
b) our response to stress
c) body temperature
d) our pulse
3.What machine did the team use?
a) an MRI scanner
b) the K-CRF1 X2
c) a neurologitron
d) an x-ray machine
4.What could lead to better drugs?
a) greater funding
b) more volunteers
c) greater understanding
d) international cooperation
5.What drugs did a researcher say could be coming?
a) ones that raise happiness levels
b) cheaper headache pills
c) ones with unknown side effects
d) drugs to control depression
6.What did Britain's National Health Service warn?
a) depression will rise
b) not to suffer from depression
c) not to get too excited
d) illnesses are related
7.What did the NHS say caused depression?
a) a mix of chemicals
b) daily life
c) genes
d) alcohol and drugs
8.How did the NHS feel about newspaper reports?
a) shocked
b) saddened
c) surprised
d) stunned
9.Which newspaper reported on the "miserable molecule"?
a) "The Brain Weekly"
b) "The Sunday Times"
c) "Neurology"
d) "The World Gazette"
10.How did the NHS describe claims in newspaper headlines?
a) as "hugely sweeping"
b) as "not worthy of reading"
c) as "laughable"
d) as "scandalous"
听力答案
1.d
2.b
3.d
4.c
5.d
6.c
7.a
8.c
9.b
10.a
