浅述中国人在英文写作常见的错误 （第四部分）
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6. 注意某些词语的正确表达。
表1:
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流动人口 ☓ floating population →✓ migrant population |
肺动脉虫栓 ☓ worm clot →✓ a parasitic embolus ✓ parasitic embolism of the pulmonary artery |
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纸片扩散法(K-B法) ☓scraps of paper diffusion method (K-B method) ✓ the disc diffusion method (the Kirby-Bauer method) |
疫情 感染现状
☓ endemic situation ☓ epidemic situation ✓ prevalence ✓ incidence |
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无形体病 ☓ anaplasma disease → ✓ anaplasmosis
包虫病 ☓ hydatid disease → ✓ hydatidosis
弓形虫病 ☓ toxoplasma disease→ ✓ toxoplasmosis
裂头蚴感染，裂头蚴病 ☓ sparganum infection → ✓ sparganosis |
透明胶纸肛拭法查 ☓ adhesive cellophane anal swab method ✓ a transparent adhesive tape test ✓ a Scotch tape test |
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血吸虫病潜在流行 ☓a potential pandemic of schistosomiasis ✓a potential outbreak of schistosomiasis |
XYZ医学院2010级本科生 ☓Grade 2010, XYZ Medical University ✓Member of the Class starting in 2010, XYZ Medical University ✓Member of the Class enrolling in 2010, XYZ Medical University 和中国的大学不同，国外大学的某年级不是入学年，而是毕业年,类似某届。所以“Class of 2013”的意思是“在2013年毕业（XYZ大学2009级）” |
分离
☓ separation →✓ isolation
例1：62份腹泻病例粪便标本中分离到致泻性细菌18株，分离率为25%
18 strains of diarrheagenic bacteria were isolated from stool samples from 62 patients with diarrhea; bacteria were isolated at a rate of 25%
△ Western blot →✓ Western blotting
✓ Western blot analysis
例2：用Western blot 检测该蛋白的表达时程变化
☓ Western blot detected changes in expression of this protein over time
✓ Western blotting was used to detect changes in expression of this protein over time
✓ Western blot analysis was used to detect changes…