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阿兹海默症

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ID: 2553 Advanced
调查结果显示，全球有约3650万人患有阿兹海默症。每7秒就有一个人患上此病，平均生存期只有5.9年，而且是威胁老人健康的“四大杀手”之一。临床表现为认知和记忆功能不断恶化，日常生活能力进行性减退，并有各种神经精神症状和行为障碍。在今天中文播客的对话中，一对母子正在商量家里患病的老人该如何照顾。
Wed Oct 15 2014 | David, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
老年康复院 lǎoniánkāngfùyuàn a care (and treatment) home for the elderly
无可奈何 wúkěnàihé to have no alternative
老年痴呆症 lǎonián chīdāizhèng dementia
中期 zhōngqī mid-stage
喂，是小俊吗？我是妈。
wéi ，shì xiǎojùn ma ？wǒ shì mā 。
Hello, is this Xiaojun? It’s mom.
妈，你怎么了，发生什么事儿？
mā ，nǐ zěnmele ，fāshēng shénme shìr ？
Hi mom, what’s wrong, has something happened?
我心里难过。刚刚你爸和我，把你外公送到老年康复院去了。
wǒ xīnli nánguò 。gānggāng nǐ bà hé wǒ ，bǎ nǐ wàigōng sòngdào lǎoniánkāngfùyuàn qù le 。
I’m a little upset. Your dad and I just took your grandfather to a care home.
你们为什么这样做？
nǐmen wèishénme zhèyàng zuò ？
Why’d you do that?
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