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By Carol Pearson
Washington
09 May 2008
 

A new type of artificial foot is the latest in "smart" prosthetics that are changing people's lives. The artificial foot and its ankle can move like a human foot and ankle. The new prosthetic is on the market now and will be able to help U.S. soldiers who have lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan as well people suffering from diabetes¹ who have had an amputation². VOA's Carol Pearson has more on what this remarkable³ prosthesis can do.

 

 

1 diabetes   

n.糖尿病

参考例句：

• In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
• Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。

2 amputation   

n.截肢

参考例句：

• In ancient India,adultery was punished by amputation of the nose.在古代印度，通奸要受到剖鼻的处罚。
• He lived only hours after the amputation.截肢后，他只活了几个小时。

3 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。