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  语音:英式发音 适合泛听
  语速:200词/分钟
  关键词:common cold, cure, immune system
  
  For anyone with a 2)sniffle, a 3)tonic, not just another cold 4)remedy that 5)takes the edge off the6)symptoms, but a cure that stops the virus in its tracks. Cambridge scientists have discovered a new 7)immune defense mechanism that could lead to the first effective treatment for the common cold. With each of us suffering three colds a year, children even more, it’s little wonder that the medicine would prove popular.
  
  Woman A: So you haven’t got any sniffles or sore throat or anything like that. I think a lot of people would be up for that.
  
  Woman B: You know, anything that can help people get well again, get back on their feet, get back to work, looking after the family, and your own children back at school as soon as possible sounds a really good idea.
  
  For the first time, Medical Research Council scientists have shown that 8)antibodies are able to 9)cling to a virus as it invades a human cell. It had been thought that once inside, the virus couldn’t be attacked by the immune system and took over the cell to make copies of itself. But the new discovery shows that the antibodies in fact 10)trigger a virus 11)shredder to move in, destroying the bug within two hours, long before it has a chance to 12)highjack the cell.
  
  Dr. Leo James (Lead Researcher): These are viruses that live in our 13)respiratory systems and in our14)sinuses, so an effective way to deliver a drug would be something in the form of a15)nasal spray. It would certainly be something that you would think about taking during the very, you know, early stages, as soon as you thought that you had a 16)viral 17)infection. You’d perhaps want to take the drug as early as possible for it to be as effective as possible.
  
  The scientists say the discovery rewrites the medical textbooks, but it could be at least 10 years before it leads to that 18)elusive cure for the common cold.
  
  感冒,鼻塞流鼻涕……未来的感冒药可不仅仅是减轻感冒症状,它是要把病毒消灭于萌芽状态之中。剑桥科学家最近发现了一种新的免疫防御机制,这有可能推动有效治愈感冒药物的首次诞生。我们平均每年患三次感冒,儿童甚至更多,该新发现无疑会广受欢迎。
  
  女子甲:如此一来,你不会再受鼻塞流鼻涕或喉咙痛之苦。我想这对许多人来说都是福音。
  
  女子乙:你知道,无论任何方法,只要它能帮助人们迅速回复健康、恢复元气、重返工作岗位、照顾家庭、使孩子尽早回归课堂,那它就是个好东西。
  
  医学研究理事会的科学家有史以来第一次证实,抗体可以随入侵的病毒一起进入人体内细胞。在此之前,人们一直认为病毒一旦进入人体,就不会受到人类免疫系统的攻击,病毒进而可以在细胞中蔓延,进行自我复制。然而最新研究发现,抗体实际上会激发“病毒粉碎机”进入细胞中,从而在两小时内,远在病毒还没有机会攻击细胞之前,就将病毒摧毁。
  
  里奥·詹姆斯博士(主研究员):感冒病毒存活于我们的呼吸系统里和鼻窦位置,因此杀灭它们的一种有效方式,就是将药剂制成喷鼻剂。这样,当你察觉到自己出现病毒感染症状时,会第一时间想到尽早使用药剂。也许你会希望尽早使用这些药剂,尽可能让它发挥最大药效。
  
  科学家称该研究发现重新改写了医学教科书。但是,要让该研究成果转化为让人们一直苦苦寻找的感冒特效药,我们也许还要等上至少十年。
  
  与感冒相关的常用词汇
  
  症状类
  a sore throat 喉咙痛
  chills 寒战
  congestion 鼻塞
  hacking cough 干咳
  have/get/run a temperature 发烧
  nausea 恶心
  runny nose 流鼻涕
  shiver 打冷战
  sneeze 打喷嚏,喷嚏
  stuffy 鼻塞
  
  名称类
  bacterial infection 病毒感染
  flu 流行性感冒
  influenza 流行性感冒
  
  表达类
  catch a cold 患感冒
  come down with a cold 患感冒
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