1.deficiency
n. 缺陷，缺点；缺乏；不足的数额
Have you ever known anyone with a protein deficiency?
你听说过谁患了蛋白质缺乏症吗？

2.oncology
n. [肿瘤] 肿瘤学
But many of them are now going into subspecialties of internal medicine, like cardiology and oncology.
但是现在。 他们有很多人进入内科附属专业，如心脏病学和肿瘤学。

剧情百科

作为一名年轻妈妈的莎拉来说，年幼的孩子凯特会患上癌症的是一种无法想象的灾难……

考考你 Q&A
Please fill in the blanks with the proper words

1.If you start thinking smarter, you can ______ ______ the weather changes.
如果你开始更明智地思考，你可以适应气候变化。

2.That was ______ ______ ______! That bus almost hit our car!
刚才真惊险！那辆公车差点就撞上我们的车！

本期答案见下期

上期答案：

1.She said admissions officers take pains to check English ability through e-mail exchanges.
她说，招生官员花费了大量的经历通过电子邮件检查英语能力。

2.Although businesses fail for a multitude of reasons, the underlying issues are surprisingly common.
虽然公司的失败会有众多原因，不过其根本问题却惊人的相似。