panic and Its Effects

In the recent past, medical researchers have begun to emphasize1 the fact that heart disease2 is associated with stress, smoking and a lack of exercise, and we can often reduce the risk of heart disease by paying more attention to these factors.      More and more people are realizing that there is a connection between heart disease and the way they live. As a result of(因为，由于) this new awareness3, attitudes toward4 health are changing. In the past, people tended to think that it was sufficient5 for good health to have a good doctor who could be relied on to know exactly what to do when they became ill. Now they are realizing that merely receiving the best treatment for illness or injury is not enough. They are learning6 that they must take more responsibility for their own health. Today many people are changing their dietary habits and eating food with less fat and cholesterol7. Many are paying more attention to reducing stress in their lives. The number of smokers8 in the United States is now far below the level of twenty years ago as many people succeed in breaking the habit and as fewer people take it up . More and more people are aware of the benefits of regular exercise like(prep.) walking, running, or swimming; some have begun to walk or ride bicycles to work instead of driving. Millions have become members of health clubs and have made health clubs one of the fastest growing businesses in the United States today. And now the beneficial effects of these changing attitudes and behaviors are beginning to appear: an encouraging decrease in deaths from heart disease.         LESSoN SEVENTEEN                                  TEXT  A                              panic and Its Effects       one afternoon while she was preparing dinner in her kitchen, Anne peters, a 32-year-old American housewife, suddenly had severe pains in her chest accompanied by shortness of breath. Frightened by the thought that she was having a heart attack, Anne screamed for help. Her husband immediately rushed Anne to a nearby hospital (where her pains were diagnosed9 as having been caused by panic, and not a heart attack).                   Heart attack   Birth rate—interest rate   He died of skin cancer.   He died from car accident.   Severity—be severe on /with sb. / sth.   Be short of---be lack of   Near by   The beach is quite near by.   Diagnosis—diagnostic   At the present time---currently   Conductor---wood is poor   Conductor.   Reveal---uncover   Approximate to sth.   Symptomatic   Stand---tolerate   Remarkable person/ book   Upset—worried   Tremble of cold/ fear   Claim sth. Back   Drug user10 / dealer   Drug store   Multifunctional   Don’t mention it.   Finally—at last—in the end   Confirmation---confirmative   Reconfirm   Until now—until then   Still—although—though—nevertheless

1 emphasize   

vt.加强…的语气，强调，着重

参考例句：

• I must emphasize the fact that she is only a little girl. 我必须强调这样一个事实，这就是她只不过是个小女孩。
• I must emphasize the fact that they are only children. 我必须强调这一事实,即他们只不过是孩子。

2 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

3 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

4 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。

5 sufficient   

adj.enough充足的，充分的

参考例句：

• His income is sufficient for his needs.他的收入能满足他的需要。
• Have you had sufficient?你吃饱了没有？

6 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

7 cholesterol   

n.（U）胆固醇

参考例句：

• There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。
• They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。

8 smokers   

吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
• Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。

9 diagnosed   

诊断( diagnose的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Some foetal malformations cannot be diagnosed until late in pregnancy. 有些胎儿的畸形部位得等到妊娠后期才能诊断出来。
• He diagnosed the trouble that caused the engine to knock. 他找出了引擎咔咔响的毛病所在。

10 user   

n.用户，使用者

参考例句：

• The company is the biggest user of oil.该公司是最大的石油用户。
• The umbrella keeps the rains off the user.雨伞使撑伞人免受雨淋。