2006年VOA标准英语-Sharon Shows Independent Movement and Brea

By Jim Teeple
Jerusalem
09 January 2006

Doctors treating Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon say he has begun breathing on his own and shows some independent movement. The news came Monday as Mr. Sharon's doctors began reviving him from his medically-induced coma¹.

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Ariel Sharon began breathing on his own on Monday, nearly a week after he suffered a massive stroke and cerebral² hemorrhage.

 

Drs. Felix Umansky (left) and Shlomo Mor-Yosef   
  

Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef, the director of Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital, says Mr. Sharon also displayed independent movement. The developments came after Mr. Sharon's doctors began reducing the amount of anesthetic³ he is receiving, in a procedure designed to revive him from his medically induced coma. The Hadassah Hospital director says Mr. Sharon is clearly displaying brain activity.

"The first was a spontaneous breathing of the prime minister, even though he is still connected to a ventilator," said Dr. Mor-Yosef. "During the day until now, his response to pain that we evoked⁴ showed that he started to move minimally⁵. His right hand and right leg moved. These signs, together with slight elevation⁶ of his blood pressure as a reaction to pain, are signs of some brain activity." 

 
Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef, briefs members of the media about the condition of  Ariel Sharon 
  
Dr. Mor-Yosef says Mr. Sharon's medical diagnosis⁷ is that he remains⁸ in critical condition, with some signs of brain activity.

Mr. Sharon's neurosurgeon, Dr. Felix Umansky, says Mr. Sharon's reaction to pain on Monday was not a reflex. The Argentina-born doctor, one of the world's top neurosurgeons, says the recovery process for Mr. Sharon will be long and difficult.

"We are just at the beginning of a long way he needs to undergo. We need to be very cautious when talking about the prognosis, but we are going to do everything we can to help him to pull through this situation," he said.

Dr. Umansky's eventual⁹ assessment¹⁰ of Mr. Sharon's cognitive¹¹ state will be sent to Israel's attorney general, who will decide whether or not to declare Mr. Sharon permanently¹² incapacitated.

Mr. Sharon's deputy, Ehud Olmert, has been declared acting¹³ prime minister for 100 days, so no quick decision is expected from the attorney general about a declaration regarding Mr. Sharon's state.

If Israel's attorney general declares Ariel Sharon permanently incapacitated, then Israel's Cabinet would have to elect a new prime minister from among the five Cabinet members who belong to the Kadima Party, which Ariel Sharon founded last November to contest elections due at the end of March.

1 coma   

n.昏迷，昏迷状态

参考例句：

• The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
• She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。

2 cerebral   

adj.脑的，大脑的；有智力的，理智型的

参考例句：

• Your left cerebral hemisphere controls the right-hand side of your body.你的左半脑控制身体的右半身。
• He is a precise,methodical,cerebral man who carefully chooses his words.他是一个一丝不苟、有条理和理智的人，措辞谨慎。

3 anesthetic   

n.麻醉剂，麻药；adj.麻醉的，失去知觉的

参考例句：

• He was given a general anesthetic.他被全身麻醉。
• He was still under the influence of the anesthetic.他仍处在麻醉状态。

4 evoked   

[医]诱发的

参考例句：

• The music evoked memories of her youth. 这乐曲勾起了她对青年时代的回忆。
• Her face, though sad, still evoked a feeling of serenity. 她的脸色虽然悲伤，但仍使人感觉安详。

5 minimally   

最低限度地，最低程度地

参考例句：

• Food spoilage problems occur with minimally processed, concentrated frozen citrus products. 食品的变质也发生在轻微加工的、浓缩冷冻的柑橘制品中。
• So, minimally, they are responsible for such actions and omissions. 所以，至少来说，他们要对这样的行为和忽略负责。

6 elevation   

n.高度；海拔；高地；上升；提高

参考例句：

• The house is at an elevation of 2,000 metres.那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。
• His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。

7 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。

8 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。

9 eventual   

adj.最后的，结局的，最终的

参考例句：

• Several schools face eventual closure.几所学校面临最终关闭。
• Both parties expressed optimism about an eventual solution.双方对问题的最终解决都表示乐观。

10 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

11 cognitive   

adj.认知的，认识的，有感知的

参考例句：

• As children grow older,their cognitive processes become sharper.孩子们越长越大，他们的认知过程变得更为敏锐。
• The cognitive psychologist is like the tinker who wants to know how a clock works.认知心理学者倒很像一个需要通晓钟表如何运转的钟表修理匠。

12 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

13 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。