蒋健棠英语广播 Episode97:养宠物与养病的关联

1. depress,沮丧的,消沉的,忧郁的。
eg:She was depressed¹ to learn of her illness.
她得知自己患病,心情十分抑郁。

2. chronic²,（形容疾病）慢性的,(形容人)久病的;片段中提到的 chronic sicknesses指慢性病，慢性病也可说成chronic diseases,而急性病则是 acute diseases。
eg:She's developed a chronic cough.
她的咳嗽已成了一种慢性病。

3. speedy,迅速的,快的。
eg:The accusation³ brought a speedy denial.
指责马上遭到否认。

4. recovery,恢复,复元,痊愈;要说明从（疾病或）某些不利状态中恢复过来recovery后要跟介词from。
eg:She made a quick recovery from her illness.
她很快病愈。

1 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

2 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

3 accusation   

n.控告，指责，谴责

参考例句：

• I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
• She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。