Good sentenve Flashcards
A shorthand way …
a system of fast writing that uses lines and simple signs to represent words and phrases
速记（法）
Their conversations were taken down in shorthand by a secretary.
他们谈话的内容由一位秘书速记了下来。
rather than saying branches from, we say
branch off (it branches off of the C5 nerve.)
off=away from a place or position, especially the present place, position, or time
（尤指离开当前所在地点或位置）离开，远离
He drove off at the most incredible speed.
他以令人难以置信的速度开车走了。
Keep the dog on the lead or he’ll just run off.
牵好狗，不然它就会跑掉的。
Broadly Speaking
the nervous system is divided into afferent and efferent division
instead of divided into, use split into
Instead of saying … is the indication of …
… is corresponds to …
(Ex, patients experience pain in the left lower quadrant whichcorrresponds to the rectum)
bouts of diarrhea
Instead of saying it’s no longer functionable
perform its function
(Ex, As these cells are destroyed, the large intestitne can’t perform this function as efficienctly)
效率没有那么好
can’t perform this function as efficient
衡量利与弊
weigh the benefits of … against …
Instead of saying some pathogens are involved in the disease
Several pathogens have been implicated, like…
这个不就是它该做的吗？
Isn’t that what it’s supposed to be doing?
To describe something that has a variety of different qualities or features
… can come in all sorts of flavors
(Ex: antigens can come in all sorts of flavors, some float around in the blood by themselves and are soluble, but some are bound to cell surfaces)
instead of just saying trigger/induce immune response
A patient receives foreign serum and elicits an antibody response against those foreign antigens
… on a global scale
Instead of saying blood supplies the tissue
Blood perfuses through tissue and delivers oxygen
