研究：數(shù)錢可止痛

        They recommended anyone visiting hospital for painful tests or examinations should bring a picture to help them cope.

　　他們建議，去醫(yī)院進行痛苦的身體檢查的人應該帶一張這樣的照片來幫助自己緩解疼痛。

　　And patients who have had major surgery, such as a knee or hip replacement, can halve the amount of painkilling medicine they need simply by stroking a pet, according to tests at Loyola University in Chicago.

　　芝加哥洛約拉大學所做的測試發(fā)現(xiàn)，那些做了膝關節(jié)或髖關節(jié)置換術等大手術的病人只需摸摸寵物就能讓止痛藥的用量減半。

　　Vocabulary:

　　ibuprofen:a drug used to reduce pain and inflammation 布洛芬，異丁苯丙酸（鎮(zhèn)痛消炎藥）

　　fondle:touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner 撫弄

　　ward off:prevent from affecting you or harming you 避開

　　over-the-counter:(of drugs and medicines) that can be obtained without a prescription（藥品）無需處方可買到的；非處方的

　　count out:點數(shù)，逐一地數(shù)

　　wad:a thick pile of pieces of paper, paper money, etc. folded or rolled together （紙張、鈔票等的）卷，沓，捆