News About Medicine Companies

製藥公司新聞


Introduction

Medicine companies now use computers and AI. They also have problems with laws and other countries.

製藥公司現在使用電腦與 AI。他們也面臨法律以及與其他國家之間的問題。

Main Body

Eli Lilly is a big company. They give money to a small AI company called Absci. They want to make a new medicine for hair loss. One old patient also got a special medicine for weight loss.

禮來 (Eli Lilly) 是一家大公司。他們資助了一家名為 Absci 的小型 AI 公司。他們希望開發一種治療脫髮的新藥。此外,一名高齡患者也獲得了一種特殊的減重藥物。

Big medicine companies are buying small companies. This happens a lot now. Also, the FDA changes its rules. They changed their mind about a medicine for a rare disease.

大型製藥公司目前頻繁收購小公司,這在現今很為常見。此外,FDA 更改了其規定,他們對一種罕見疾病的藥物改變了決定。

The US and China are in a fight about medicine. Some US leaders are angry. They want new laws to stop China from growing in this business.

美國與中國在藥品領域陷入爭端。部分美國領導人感到憤怒,他們希望透過新法規來阻止中國在該產業的成長。

Conclusion

Companies use AI to find new drugs. Big companies buy small companies. Countries still fight about medicine laws.

公司利用 AI 尋找新藥。大公司收購小公司。各國仍就藥品法規而爭執。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The 'Action' Pattern

Look at these sentences from the text:

  • "Companies use AI"
  • "They want to make a new medicine"
  • "Big companies buy small companies"

The Secret: In English, when we talk about things that happen generally or are always true, we use the simplest form of the word. No "-ing", no "-ed", no "will".

How to build it: Person/Thing \rightarrow Action \rightarrow Object

Examples for you:

  • I \rightarrow drink \rightarrow water.
  • He \rightarrow likes \rightarrow medicine.
  • They \rightarrow have \rightarrow problems.

📦 Word Groups

Instead of learning one word, learn the 'group' from the article:

  • Hair loss (Hair + Loss)
  • Weight loss (Weight + Loss)
  • Rare disease (Rare + Disease)

Tip: You can swap the first word to change the meaning!

Vocabulary Learning

medicine (n.)
Something you take to feel better when you are sick
Example:The doctor gave me some medicine for my cold.
patient (n.)
A person who is receiving medical help
Example:The doctor is talking to a patient in the clinic.
disease (n.)
An illness or sickness
Example:Scientists are trying to find a cure for the disease.
rare (adj.)
Not common; something you do not see often
Example:He has a rare stamp from a long time ago.
laws (n.)
Official rules that people must follow
Example:Traffic laws keep drivers safe on the road.
Practice A2 words in a crossword