One Person Gets a New Weight Loss Drug
一人獲准使用新型減肥藥
Introduction
The FDA and a company called Eli Lilly let one person use a new drug. This drug is for people who are very overweight.
FDA 和一家名為 Eli Lilly 的公司允許一名患者使用一種新藥。這款藥物是針對體重嚴重超標的人群。
Main Body
The drug is called retatrutide. It helps people lose a lot of weight. Doctors are still testing it. Usually, the FDA only gives new drugs to very sick people who have no other help.
這種藥物被稱為 retatrutide，能幫助人們減掉大量體重。醫生目前仍在進行測試。通常情況下，FDA 僅會將新藥提供給沒有其他治療選擇的重病患者。
A doctor asked for the drug for a 79-year-old patient. This person is very overweight and has heart and sleep problems. The person is too old for surgery.
一位醫生為一名 79 歲的患者申請了該藥物。該患者體重嚴重超標，且患有心臟與睡眠問題。由於年齡過大，該患者不適合接受手術。
Some experts say this is strange. They say the FDA does not usually give a new drug to only one person. People ask if the patient is Donald Trump. The government does not say yes or no.
一些專家表示這很奇怪。他們認為 FDA 通常不會僅允許一個人使用新藥。人們質疑該患者是否為川普。政府對此既未肯定也未否定。
Conclusion
One person is using a new drug. This is not normal. We do not know who the person is.
有人正在使用新藥，這並不尋常。我們不知道該患者是誰。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'People' Pattern
In this text, we see how to describe people using simple groups and specific details. To reach A2, you need to connect a person to their problem.
1. General Groups
- "People who are very overweight"
- "Very sick people"
2. Specific Details
- "A 79-year-old patient"
- "One person"
How it works →
When we talk about a group, we use People who... + description.
- Example: People who live in New York (Group)
- Example: People who like coffee (Group)
The A2 Shortcut: Instead of saying "He is old and sick," the text says "A 79-year-old patient." This turns the age into a description (an adjective) before the person (the noun).
- Patient (The person)
- 79-year-old (The description)
Quick Vocabulary from the text:
- Patient: A person seeing a doctor.
- Expert: A person who knows a lot about a subject.
- Government: The people who run a country.