概念點(diǎn)撥:
侏儒癥(Dwarfism)是指人、動物或植物極端矮小的一種狀態(tài)。以前在日常生活和醫(yī)學(xué)上,任何類型的人明顯矮小都可稱為侏儒癥。而今,這一名詞只限于極端矮小且身體不相稱的人,通常是由于骨或軟骨發(fā)育的遺傳性疾病。相反,由于內(nèi)分泌或營養(yǎng)異常而致的相稱性的身材矮小,不再被稱為"侏儒"。其中一個例子是“生長激素缺乏癥”,曾經(jīng)被稱作“垂體性侏儒癥”。
就人類來說,經(jīng)常是因?yàn)?p16.3 染色體位置的FGFR-3 (纖維芽細(xì)胞生長因子第三號接受體,fibroblast growth factor receptor-3)基因發(fā)生突變而造成。
詞組點(diǎn)撥:
1.「一直」- All The Time
I think that we're growing up all the time, and we always will be.
我認(rèn)為我們一直在成長,而我們會永遠(yuǎn)如此。
2.「偶爾」- Every Now And Then
...I would have, you know, negative encounters every now and then, but for the most part, I had friends and I had family who supported me.
...我會有,你知道,偶爾一些不快的遭遇,但大多情況下,我有朋友、和支持我的家人。
3.「大多數(shù)情況下、通常」- For The Most Part
...I would have, you know, negative encounters every now and then, but for the most part, I had friends and I had family who supported me.
...我會有,你知道,偶爾一些不快的遭遇,但大多情況下,我有朋友、和支持我的家人。
4.「厭煩、受夠了」- Be Fed Up With
... until it got to a point where I just got fed up with it.
...直到到達(dá)一個我真的受夠了的程度。