英伦广角 2013-05-18 提高痴呆症确诊率成社保首要目标

 Jamy Anderson knows how destructive dementia can be.For ten years,he watched his dad Jerry slowly lose his battle with it.A once brilliant mind which created TV show Fanda Birds devastated¹ by Alzeimers.

The first point we became really really aware of it was when he started having real difficulty driving back from Primal² Studio.He worked at Primal Studio for decades and he knew the route like the back of his hand.And suddenly he was starting to have to use the satnav all the time to get there.And then the final point,the tipping point came where he took six hours to make the trip from Primal to home and that would normally take 40 minutes.

As David Cameron continues his tour of the U.S.,he is expected to pledge more money to improve dementia detection rates.He would also use the GA presidency³ to boost global research.The hope is to cut the number of undiagnosed sufferers,a move been welcomed by compaigners.

This is about a long term solution to find the cure.We spend 1/8 the amount of the money dementia research as we do on cancer research.So we need more scientists but that takes time.

Under the new plan by 2015,66 million pounds will be spent on dementia research every year.The aim is to nearly double diagnosis⁴ rate from 37% to 67%.It's hoped it will mean more support for the UK's 800,000 sufferers and their families.

Alzheimers doesn't just affect the patient,it affects the patient's nearest and dearest and people further away from them.And the requirement for support spreads out a lot further than you think and it's a lot more intense than you think it is too.

Fighting dementia is a memous task but those affected⁵ if we could detect it sooner,thousands more patients will get the treatment that they need.

1 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

2 primal   

adj.原始的；最重要的

参考例句：

• Jealousy is a primal emotion.嫉妒是最原始的情感。
• Money was a primal necessity to them.对于他们，钱是主要的需要。

3 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

4 diagnosis   

n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断

参考例句：

• His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。

5 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。