广播电视英语短句 第 299 课：关于中风-1

Strokes are a major cause of death and disability. 中风是导致死亡和残疾的主要原因。

A stroke is a loss of blood flow in the brain. There are two kinds. 中风是大脑中的血流不足引起的疾病。有两种类型：

An ischemic stroke happens when a blood vessel in the brain gets blocked. 缺血性中风，发生在大脑血管阻塞时；

A hemorrhagic, or bleeding, stroke happens when a blood vessel breaks. 出血性中风发生在血管破裂时。

People are more likely to die from a bleeding stroke. 人们更可能死于出血性中风。