美国少女患罕见疾病 阿狄森氏病

时间：2014-06-03 05:29:46

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Many teenagers have a phobia of exams - but for Jennifer Lloyd it could KILL her.

许多青少年有考试恐惧症——但对于珍妮弗·劳埃德来说，考试会杀了她。

 
Brainy Jennifer has a rare condition called Addison's disease1, meaning her body reacts to stress by shutting down her vital organs instead of producing adrenaline（肾上腺素）.
 
It means she has turned down a chance to apply to Oxford2 or Cambridge University and is stretching out her AS-level revision out over several months.
 
Jennifer, 17, said: "It's very tough when it gets to exam season as I have to balance my time perfectly3.
 
"The illness leaves me very tired, so my mum often finds me asleep in my books while I've been studying.
 
"I know I can't let myself get unnecessarily stressed out, so I have to be much more organised than my friends.
 
"As a result I have a strict schedule where, if I do an hour of revision, I have to rest for two hours before doing any more.
 
"It means I can be short on time so I start preparing weeks in advance of everyone else to fit everything in."
 
The student, from Prestwich, Manchester, is studying at Pendleton Sixth Form College which offered her the chance to look at Oxford and Cambridge under its 'gifted and talented' scheme.
 
She turned it down, adding: "It is such an honour - but I just don't feel ready to move away yet.
 
"My college has been incredibly supportive - my teachers know the danger signs and can call my mum straight away if they think I'm getting ill.
 
"I did most of my revision last year hooked4 up to a drip5 in hospital - my weight dropped to 5st10lb because my stomach stopped absorbing fats.
 
"I was thrilled when I managed to gain 10 A grades and 2 A*s though - all the stress paid off!"
 
If Jennifer doesn't receive rapid treatment, her eyes roll to the back of her head and she starts vomiting6, requiring urgent7 hospital treatment.
 
She now carries a hydro-cortisone injection8 at all times to stop the disease.

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1 disease etMxx     
n.疾病，弊端
参考例句：
  • The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
  • He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。
2 Oxford Wmmz0a     
n.牛津（英国城市）
参考例句：
  • At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
  • This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。
3 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
参考例句：
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
4 hooked IrYzX9     
adj.钩状的，弯曲的
参考例句：
  • I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve. 12 岁时我开始迷上了带水肺潜水。
  • He hooked his arm round her neck and pulled her head down. 他一只胳膊钩在她的脖子上，把她的头拉低。
5 drip vrKxp     
n.滴，点滴；水滴；乏味的人；v.滴下，漏水
参考例句：
  • I hate this sort of drip.我讨厌这种无聊的闲话。
  • A drip of water fell from the tap.从龙头滴下一滴水。
6 vomiting 7ed7266d85c55ba00ffa41473cf6744f     
吐
参考例句：
  • Symptoms include diarrhoea and vomiting. 症状有腹泻和呕吐。
  • Especially when I feel seasick, I can't stand watching someone else vomiting." 尤其晕船的时候，看不得人家呕。”
7 urgent fjSwT     
a.紧急的，急迫的，紧要的
参考例句：
  • He asked to see the manager for something urgent. 他有急事求见经理。
  • A part of this urgent task was allotted to us. 这项紧急任务的一部分分给了我们。
8 injection w6mxx     
n.注射，注入；注射液
参考例句：
  • Those drugs are given by injection as well as through the mouth.那些药品可以注射，也可以口服。
  • She pressed the patient a bit too hard when she gave him an injection.她打针时手重了些。

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