【英语时差8,16】嘻哈音乐助改善中风（上）

 Stroke¹ is the number one cause of adult disability. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, if someone having a stroke gets to the hospital in time, drugs used to break up the blood clot² in the brain that’s causing the stroke can prevent much of the damage. But the treatment is only effective if the patient gets to the hospital within three hours after the stroke begins. And the problem is that only three percent of stroke victims³ get treatment within that short window. Why? Because most people aren’t familiar with the telltale signs of stroke. Even people having a stroke don’t always recognize it as such.

1 stroke   

n.笔画，击打，连续的动作，中风，心跳；vt.奉承，轻抚； vi.击打，心跳...

参考例句：

• He drove in a nail with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把钉子敲进去了。
• He broke the lock with one stroke of the hammer.他一锤就把锁砸坏了。

2 clot   

n.凝块；v.使凝成块

参考例句：

• Platelets are one of the components required to make blood clot.血小板是血液凝固的必须成分之一。
• The patient's blood refused to clot.病人的血液无法凝结。

3 victims   

n.牺牲者( victim的名词复数 )；牺牲品；受骗者；为祭祀杀死的动物（或人）

参考例句：

• Many charities sent money to help the victims of the famine. 许多慈善机构捐款赈济饥民。
• victims of child abuse 受虐待的儿童