F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

rough (adj): difficult or unpleasant
艰难的;艰苦的;令人不快的
E.g.: He’s had a rough time/month/year, what with the divorce and then his father dying.
他刚离了婚,父亲又去世了,那一段时间/一个月/一年对他来说是太难熬了。
E.g.: It must be rough to have two kids and nowhere to live.
带着两个孩子,又无处安身,日子肯定是很艰难。

restructure (v): to organize a company, business, or system in a new way to make it operate more effectively
调整;改组;重建
E.g.: The government restructured the coal industry before selling it to private owners.
在将煤炭行业进行私有化之前,政府对其进行了结构调整。

patent (n): the official legal right to make or sell an invention for a particular number of years
专利权
E.g.: The company took out/filed a patent on a genetically engineered tomato.
该公司取得/申请了一项转基因西红柿的专利权。

kidney insufficiency-肾功能衰竭

chemotherapy (n): the treatment of diseases using chemicals
化学疗法,化疗
E.g.: Chemotherapy is often used in the treatment of cancer.
化疗常用于治疗癌症。

Prevention, Eradication and Functional Cure

immunotherapy-免疫疗法

mastectomy (n): a medical operation to remove a woman’s breast
乳房切除术
E.g.: a partial mastectomy (= when part of the breast is removed)
部分乳房切除
E.g.: a double mastectomy (= when both breasts are removed)
双乳切除

Pronunciation

mastectomy – /mæsˈtek.tə.mi/