FDA Checks Safety of Mifepristone Drug
FDA 檢查 Mifepristone 藥物安全性
Introduction
The FDA is studying a medicine called mifepristone. They want to see if it is safe.
FDA 正在研究一種名為 Mifepristone 的藥物，他們想確認其安全性。
Main Body
The FDA will look at many old medical cases. This study takes six months. Some groups want the FDA to do this. A court in Louisiana also told the FDA to do it.
FDA 將會審查許多舊的醫療病例。這項研究將耗時六個月。一些團體希望 FDA 這樣做，路易斯安那州的一家法院也要求 FDA 執行。
Some people say the drug is dangerous when people get it by mail. They want patients to see a doctor in person. Other people say the drug is safe. They say millions of people used it for a long time.
有些人表示，若透過郵寄取得該藥物將非常危險，他們希望患者能親自就醫。而其他人則認為該藥物是安全的，並指出已有數百萬人在長期使用。
Laws about this drug are changing. In the past, people could get the drug online. Now, the government is checking if that is okay. They want to follow the law.
關於此藥物的法律正在發生變化。過去人們可以在網上取得該藥物，現在政府正在檢查這樣做是否合規，他們希望遵守法律。
Conclusion
The FDA will finish the study by the end of the year. Then, they will decide how people can get the drug.
FDA 將在今年年底前完成研究，隨後將決定人們可以如何取得該藥物。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about Time & Order
In this text, we see how to describe when things happen. This is a key skill for A2 English.
1. The Past vs. Now
- In the past things happened before.
- Now things are happening currently.
2. The Future (Using 'Will') When the FDA knows something is going to happen later, they use will:
- The FDA will look... (Future action)
- The FDA will finish... (Future action)
- They will decide... (Future action)
3. Measuring Time
- Six months a specific length of time.
- By the end of the year a deadline (the latest time something happens).
Quick Tip: To say something is happening later, just put will before the action word. Example: I will study I will finish.