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No. 98

Medical Service

1、My head is pounding.

我头疼。

2、My tooth is killing me.

我的牙疼死了。

3、How did you burn your hand?

你的手怎么烧伤的?

Traditional Chinese medicine

Lung water manifests in generalized swelling, difficult urination, and periodic duck's slop.

肺水者，其身肿，小便难，时时鸭溏。

Story Show

（8-7）

1、leave for 到…地方去;去某地

2、funeral n.葬礼;丧礼;出殡

3、wear my hair up 把我的头发梳起来

4、feature n.特色;特征;特点;面容的一部分(如鼻、口、眼)

5、dress up v.打扮，装饰；穿上盛装

6、night cream 晚霜

7、overcoat n.长大衣

8、remarkably adv.非常;极为;格外;出乎意料地

9、reception n.招待会；欢迎会；宴会

10、frightening adj.引起恐惧的;使惊恐的;骇人的；v.使惊吓;使惊恐

11、weather-wise 就天气来说;至于天气

（8-8）

1、loop n.环形;环状物；孔

2、spasm n.痉挛;抽搐;(感情或反应)一阵阵发作，阵发

World Insight

Is my senior moment the start of dementia?

Updated September 21, 2020

The number of cases of dementia in the US is rising as baby boomers age, raising questions for boomers themselves and also for their families, caregivers and society. Dementia, which is not technically a disease but a term for impaired ability to think, remember or make decisions, is one of the most feared impairments of old age.

随着婴儿潮一代的老龄化，美国老年痴呆症病例数在升高，这给婴儿潮一代本身及他们的家人、护理人员和社会带来了问题。从专业层面讲，老年痴呆症并不是一种疾病，而是表示思考、记忆或决策能力受损的术语，是老年期最令人害怕的一种障碍。

Incidence increases dramatically as people move into their 90s. About 5% of those ages 71 to 79 have dementia, and about 37% of those about 90 years old live with it.

随着人们步入90岁行列，老年痴呆症的发病率急剧上升。71至79周岁的人群中约有5%患老年痴呆症；而到90周岁左右，这个比例约达37%。

Older people may worry about their own loss of function as well as the cost and toll of caregiving for someone with dementia. A 2018 study estimated the lifetime cost of care for a person with Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia, to be US$329,360. That figure, too, will no doubt rise, putting even more burdens on family, Medicare and Medicaid.

老年人也许会担心老年痴呆导致的功能丧失，也会担心费用和出行问题。2018年的一项研究估计：老年痴呆症最常见的形式阿尔茨海默症的终身护理成本为329,360美元。而这个数字无疑还会上升，给家庭、医疗保险和医疗补助带来更大的负担。

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Source: CNN

重点词汇（Vocabulary）

1、swelling [ˈswelɪŋ] n.膨胀;肿胀;肿胀处;浮肿处

v.膨胀;肿胀;(使)凸出，鼓出;(使)增加，增大，扩大

2、dementia [dɪˈmenʃə] n. 痴呆

3、impaired [ɪmˈperd] adj. 受损的

4、incidence [ˈɪnsɪdəns] n. 发病率

5、Alzheimer [ˈælzˌhaɪmər] n. 阿尔茨海默病

6、burden [ˈbɜːrdn] n.负担

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