VOA标准英语2014--低成本保温箱为早产婴儿迎来生存希望
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2014年(十一月)
Low-Cost Incubator May Save More Babies 低成本保温箱为早产婴儿迎来生存希望
Each year, about 1 million babies throughout the world die of complications due to premature 1 birth. Many of them could have been saved if given access to an incubator. But this expensive device is sorely lacking in developing countries. A young British researcher says he has found a solution -- a low-cost inflatable incubator.
Doctors say many expectant mothers in developing countries give birth prematurely 2, especially in refugee camps, largely because of poor diet and unhealthy living conditions.
Premature birth is the biggest killer 3 of children worldwide. Because these tiny babies are born before their lungs are fully 4 developed, they are more susceptible 5 to often deadly infections. But they could survive if placed in an incubator, where they would continue to develop in the closed chamber 6 and warm, controlled environment.
However with a price tag of around $50,000, incubators are out of reach even for some hospitals.
Twenty-three year-old design engineering student James Roberts of Britain says his $400 inflatable incubator may help solve this problem.
“It's basically an insulated piece of air, so it's like the difference between double and single glazing 7, so it's easier to keep the inside at a stable heat environment, heat temperature," said Roberts.
The Inflated 8 incubator is collapsible and when folded resembles an ordinary travel bag.
It is powered through a regular electrical line, but Roberts said he has found a solution in case there is a power outage, which often happens in refugee camps.
“I thought 'Why not car batteries?' There's loads of cars out there, they're pretty readily available. So you can plug this into a car battery. It will run for 24 hours and then when the mains [regular electrical line] comes back on, the mains can then charge this battery, and then that can run the incubator," he said.
Roberts' won the $47,000 James Dyson Award earlier this year for his incubator design. He said the project is still in the development phase, but the prize money will help him start a company for the mass manufacturing of inflatable incubators.
- It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
- The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。
- She was born prematurely with poorly developed lungs. 她早产，肺部未发育健全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- His hair was prematurely white, but his busy eyebrows were still jet-black. 他的头发已经白了，不过两道浓眉还是乌黑乌黑的。 来自辞典例句
- Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
- The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。
- The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
- They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
- Children are more susceptible than adults.孩子比成人易受感动。
- We are all susceptible to advertising.我们都易受广告的影响。
- For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
- The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
- You should ensure against loss of heat by having double glazing. 你应装双层玻璃以免散热。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- You should ensure yourself against loss of heat by having double glazing. 你应该装双层玻璃防止热量散失。 来自《简明英汉词典》