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Irregular heartbeat 'riskier for women' 心律不齐更会增加女性患心脏疾病几率

Spike Lee says 'no' to all-white Oscar 斯派克·李对“纯白”奥斯卡说“不”

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Women with an irregular heartbeat are more likely to suffer from fatal heart disease than men who have the same condition. It's a conclusion that comes from new research which covered more than four million people around the world.

和患心律不齐的男性相比，此疾病更容易增加女性患致命的心脏疾病的几率。这一结论是从一项新的、涉及了全球四百多万人的调研中得出的。

Film director Spike Lee says he'll boycott this year's Oscars because of the exclusively white list of nominees in the acting categories. The head of the body which awards the Oscars said she is 'heartbroken' by the lack of diversity there.

电影导演斯派克·李说，他将拒绝参加今年的奥斯卡颁奖典礼，因为被提名者全部是白种人。奥斯卡金像奖授予机构负责人也表示，她对提名缺乏多元化这一点感到“心碎”。

词汇

condition
疾病

boycott
拒绝参加

练习

请从以下词汇中选择适当的答案来完成句子。注意：你可能需要改变单词的时态来完成句子。

condition / boycott

1. In clinical trials, a particular drug is given to people who have a medical __________to see if it does indeed help them.

2. Police unions want to __________ Director Quentin Tarantino's films after he spoke at a rally against police brutality.

答案

1. In clinical trials, a particular drug is given to people who have a medical condition to see if it does indeed help them.

2. Police unions want to boycott Director Quentin Tarantino's films after he spoke at a rally against police brutality.