英语听力文摘 English Digest 82、咖喱治疗癌症？(下)

　　Cancers of the oesophagus kill more than 500,000 people across the world each year. It's the sixth most common cause of cancer death in the UK. The tumours¹ are especially deadly, with five-year survival rates of just 12 to 31 percent.
However Dr Sharon McKenna, lead researcher on the study says turmeric is broken down in the blood once ingested.
A way is needed to be found to ensure it stayed in the circulatory system for longer to give it time to kill cancer cells.
Asked if people with oesophageal cancer should now start eating lots of curries², she said turmeric was just one spice that was found in curry³.
“A curry contains a lot of other heavy spices that would not necessarily be good for you at all,” she said. “When you eat it, you are not applying it directly to the cancer cells as we were in the laboratory.”
So there’s no excuse to binge on curry meals after you’ve read this. Maintaining a balanced diet remains⁴ our best option to a healthy lifestyle.
tumours:肿瘤
survival rates:存活率
broken down:分解
ingested:摄取，吸收
circulatory system:循环系统
laboratory:实验室
binge on:猛吃猛喝
balanced diet:均衡饮食

1 tumours   

肿瘤( tumour的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Blood vessels develop abnormally in cancer tumours. 在癌肿瘤中血管出现不正常。
• This apparatus scans patients' brains for tumours. 这台仪器扫描检查病人的脑瘤。

2 curries   

n.咖喱食品( curry的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries. 椰子是多种咖喱菜的基本成分。
• Coriander is used in Indian curries, gin, American cigarettes, and sausage. 胡荽多被用在：印度咖哩粉，杜松子酒，美国香烟，香肠。 来自互联网

3 curry   

n.咖哩粉，咖哩饭菜；v.用咖哩粉调味，用马栉梳，制革

参考例句：

• Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
• Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。