好萊塢螢幕硬漢布魯斯．威利宣布因罹患失語症（aphasia）息影，震驚全球，讓世人好奇這個病症。它來自大腦語言區損傷，患者在說話、書寫等會產生表達障礙，導致無法溝通，據統計，台灣也有4萬到6萬多名患者。經復健，症狀有逐漸改善的空間。
【淺談失語症】
aphasia 失語症
Ａ：Do you know the legendary actor Bruce Willis will step away from his acting career？
（你知道傳奇影星布魯斯．威利將息影嗎？）
Ｂ：Yes! He has been diagnosed with aphasia, which is affecting his cognitive abilities.
（知道! 他被診斷出有失語症，認知能力受影響。）
rehabilitation 復健
Ａ：I heard it's a condition that impedes the ability to speak, write, and understand language.
（聽說症狀是說話、寫字、理解語言能力障礙。）
Ｂ：Right! The road to rehabilitation can be long and hard, but treatment options are indeed possible！
（對！復健之路很漫長，但是有治療選項的。）
dementia 失智、癡呆
Ａ：The news reported there're about 2 million cases in the U.S. and 60,000 in Taiwan.
（新聞說美國有2百萬患者，台灣也有6萬人。）
Ｂ：The conditions can lead, in some cases, to dementia! Hopefully it won't happen to Bruce Willis.
（有些病例的症狀會導向失智。但願老布沒事。）
【延伸關鍵字】
1. to impede：妨礙、阻礙
2. cognitive：認知的
3. stroke：中風
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