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ALS冰桶挑战赛
(ALS Ice Bucket Challenge)
简称冰桶挑战赛或冰桶挑战，要求参与者在网络上发布自己被冰水浇遍全身的视频内容，然后该参与者便可以要求其他人来参与这一活动。活动规定，被邀请者要么在24小时内接受挑战，要么就选择为对抗“肌肉萎缩性侧索硬化症”捐出100美元。
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No doubt you’ve already heard of the Ice Bucket Challenge
And maybe you’ve participated too
But what do you know about the disease behind this challenge, known as ALS or MND?
ALS stands for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
It is a motor neuron disease, and therefore
In some countries better known as “MND”
In the US, the disease is also known as “Lou Cehrig’s disease”
After a famous baseball player who died of ALS
ALS is a neurologic disorder that causes increasing muscle weakness and eventually paralysis
Which, in most cases, is fatal
Our brain sends signals through our nerve system to make our muscles move
ALS affects the motor neurons that carry these signals
The neurons in the brain and the spinal cord degenerate and die
Causing the muscles to gradually weaken and the brain to lose control over voluntary muscle movement
This leads to all sorts of problems, such as increasing loss of mobility in the limbs
And difficulties with speech, swallowing and even breathing
ALS is an irreversible and progressive disease
Patients usually die within 3 to 5 years after diagnosis
Primarily due to failure of the respiratory muscles
Each year, 1 to 2 people per 100,000 are diagnosed with ALS
Scientists don’t know yet how or why the disease develops
And unfortunately there is no cure or treatment today
It is currently only possible to slow down the progression of the disease
In other words, a lot of money is needed to fund ALS research
So, when you pour a bucket of ice water over your head don’t forget to also make a donation
Vocabulary and Expressions
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the Ice Bucket Challenge 冰桶挑战赛
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
noun UK /m.i.trf.k lt.r.l sklr.ss/ US/m.i.otrɑ.fk lt..l sklro.ss/
a serious disease affecting the nerve cells, especially those in the spinal cord that control muscle movement, and resulting in a reduction in size and strength of the muscles 肌萎缩性侧索硬化
Neurologic disorder 神经紊乱
Paralysis
noun UK /prl..ss/ US /prl..ss/ plural paralyses(复数形式)
1. a condition in which you are unable to move all or part of your body because of illness or injury:
Some nervous disorders can produce paralysis.
2. a situation in which you are unable to take action:
political paralysis
Irreversible
adjective UK /r.v.s.bl/ US /r.v.s.bl/
not possible to change; impossible to return to a previous condition:
Smoking has caused irreversible damage to his lungs.
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No doubt you’ve already _______ the Ice Bucket Challenge
And maybe you’ve _______ too
But what do you know about the disease behind this challenge, known as ALS or MND?
ALS stands for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
It is a motor _________, and therefore
In some countries better known as “MND”
In the US, the disease is also known as “Lou Cehrig’s disease”
After a famous baseball player who ________ ALS
ALS is a neurologic disorder that causes _______ muscle weakness and eventually _______
Which, in most cases, is fatal
Our brain sends signals through our nerve system to make our muscles move
ALS affects the motor neurons that carry these signals
The neurons in the brain and the spinal cord _______ and die
Causing the muscles to gradually weaken and the brain to lose control over ________ muscle movement
This _________ all sorts of problems, such as increasing loss of mobility in the limbs
And difficulties with speech, _______ and even breathing
ALS is an _________ and progressive disease
Patients usually die within 3 to 5 years after _______
Primarily ________failure of the respiratory muscles
Each year, 1 to 2 people per 100,000 are diagnosed with ALS
Scientists don’t know yet how or why the disease develops
And unfortunately there is no cure or treatment today
It is currently only possible to slow down the _______ of the disease
In other words, a lot of money is needed to _____ ALS research
So, when you pour a bucket of ice water over your head don’t forget to also________
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