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loved practicing Tae Kwon Do attended medical school, practiced as an internal medicine residency, became an academic general internist married and got a son and a daughter multiple sclerosis: a serious disease of the nervous system, which gradually makes a person weaker, and sometimes affects their sight or speech. The abbreviation MS is also used. 多发性硬化症 bout If you have a bout of an illness or of an unpleasant feeling, you have it for a short period. （疾病或不愉快情绪的）发作 He was recovering from a severe bout of flu. 我感到一阵紧张。 I was suffering from a bout of nerves. relapse 这种治疗方法通常针对术后复发风险高的女性。 The treatment is usually given to women with a high risk of relapse after surgery. If a sick person relapses, their health suddenly gets worse after it had been improving.旧病复发;再次发病 In 90 per cent of cases the patient will relapse within six months. 90%的病人在6个月内会再次发病。 Crossroads A crossroads is a place where two roads meet and cross each other.十字路口 Turn right at the first crossroads. 在第一个十字路口向右转。 If you say that something is at a crossroads, you mean that it has reached a very important stage in its development where it could go one way or another. (发展的)关键时刻，紧要关头 该公司显然处于发展的关键时刻。 The company was clearly at a crossroads. A Magic Bullet In medicine, a magic bullet is a drug or treatment that can cure a disease quickly and completely. 灵丹妙药 A magic bullet is an easy solution to a difficult problem. 妙招 许多人都在寻找能够解决这个问题的良方。 A lot of people are looking for some sort of magic bullet that will solve this problem. Immerse He immersed his feet in water. 他把脚浸在水里。 immerse oneself in 专心从事于；埋头 She was immersed in her work. 她埋头工作。 …so I translated mouse-sized doses to human ones … However, although my decline had slowed, I was still declining. FDA: Food and Drug Administration 美国食品药品管理局 Protocol: 1.议定书;协议; Kyoto Protocol 京都议订书 2. 草案科学实验报告（或计划） Study protocol 研究方案 Coupled with: Overuse of those drugs, coupled with poor diet, leads to physical degeneration.