🇬🇧 英语 · B2 · 科学与创新
未来医学
词汇
- gene therapy基因疗法
- vaccine疫苗
- diagnosis诊断
- clinical trial临床试验
- personalised个性化的
- robotic surgery机器人手术
- nanotechnology纳米技术
- treatment治疗
- disease疾病
- prevention预防
- stem cell干细胞
- prosthetic假肢
- bioethics生命伦理学
- telemedicine远程医疗
用情态动词谈论未来
在英语中谈论未来,尤其是在科学或医疗语境里,常用情态动词搭配副词来表达不同程度的确定性。中文和英语对“可能性”的表达方式不同,因此要留意这些细微差别。
表达未来的情态动词
- will:确定性 — Gene therapy will transform medicine. → "基因疗法将改变医学。"
- may:可能性 — This treatment may cure cancer. → "这种治疗可能治愈癌症。"
- might:较小的可能性 — Nanobots might repair cells one day. → "纳米机器人有一天或许能修复细胞。"
- could:潜力 — AI could detect diseases earlier. → "人工智能可能更早发现疾病。"
- is likely to:较高概率 — Surgery is likely to become fully robotic. → "手术很可能会变成全机器人操作。"
常见副词
- will likely replace surgery → "很可能会取代手术"
- may eventually eliminate the disease → "最终可能消除这种疾病"
- could potentially save millions → "有可能拯救数百万人"
否定式
- This approach may not work for everyone. → "这种方法未必适合所有人。"
- Personalised medicine will not be available overnight. → "个性化医疗不会一夜之间就普及。"
不要在所有英语句子里都使用 will:may 和 might 等情态动词能显示你理解英语中关于确定性和可能性的细微区别。
表达
- This treatment may eventually...用于表达一项治疗在长期内可能带来的进展
- Clinical trials are currently underway用于说明一项医学研究正在进行
- It is likely to become widespread用于预测一项技术可能会得到广泛应用
- Personalised medicine could transform...用于谈论精准医疗的潜力
- Early diagnosis is key to...用于强调早期诊断的重要性
- A medical breakthrough用于宣布一项重大的医学突破
- Tailor treatment to the patient用于描述以患者为中心的个性化医疗
- The benefits outweigh the risks用于说明某种治疗的益处大于风险
常见错误
This technology will can cure diseases.This technology will be able to cure diseases.英语里不能把两个情态动词并列。用 will be able to 代替 will can。
Scientists may to find a cure soon.Scientists may find a cure soon.情态动词后接不带 to 的动词原形。
The treatment is very like to succeed.The treatment is very likely to succeed.正确的形容词是 likely,不是 like。is likely to 表示“很可能会”。
The doctor gave me a receipt for antibiotics.The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics.prescription 是医疗处方;receipt 是付款收据。
He was operated yesterday.He was operated on yesterday.英语中 operate 后需要介词 on:说 he was operated on。
The patient has a good health.The patient is in good health.英语说 be in good health,不说 have a good health。
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