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1、-2010山东高考英语阅读理解翻译ChristopherThomas,27,wasawriterbynightandateacherbydaywhenhenoticedhewasalwaystiredandwaslosingweightfast.Diagnosedwithdiabetes(糖尿病),Thomaswouldneedtoinjecthimselfwithinsulin(胰岛素)threetimesadayfortherestofhislifeorrisknervedamage,blindness,andevendeath.A
2、ndifthatweren'tbadenough,hehadnohealthinsurance.Afteramonthoffeelingupset,Thomasdecidedhe'dbetterfindawaytofightback.HeleftCanton,MichiganforNewYork,gotajobwaitingtables,nicknamedhimselftheDiabeticRockstar,andcreateddiabeticrockstar.com,afreeonlinecommunityfordiabeticsan
3、dtheirlovedones—aplacewhereover1,100peoplesharepersonalstories,information,andresources. JasonSwencki’sson,Kody,wasdiagnosedwithtypediabetesatsix.Fatherandsonvisittheonlinechildren'sforums(论坛)togethermostevenings."Kodygetssoexcited,writingtokidsfromallover,"saysSwencki
4、,oneofthesite'svolunteers."Theyknowwhathe'sgoingthrough,sohedoesn'tfeelalone."Kodyisanythingbutalone:DiabetesisnowtheseventhleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates,with24milliondiagnosedcases.Andmorepeoplearebeingdiagnosedatyoungerages. Thesedays,Thomas'smainfocusishischa
5、rity(慈善机构),FightIt,whichprovidesmedicinesandsuppliestopeople—225todate—whocan'taffordadiabetic'shugeexpenses.Fight-it.orghasraisedabout$23,000—inproductsandincash.InMay,ThomaswillholdthefirstannualDiabeticRockstarFestivalintheCaribbean. Evenwithastaffof22volunteers,Tho
6、masoftendevotesupto50hoursaweektohiscause,whilestilldoinghisfull-timejobwaitingtables."Ofthediabetescharitiesoutthere,mostareputtingmoneyintofindingacure,"saysBentleyGubar,oneofRockstar'soriginalmembers."ButChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow."克里斯托弗托马斯
7、,现年27岁,他白天是一名教师,晚上是一名作家,他发现他总是很累,并且瘦了很多。他被诊断出患有糖尿病,一天需要注射三次胰岛素来维持生命,否则,他有可能失明,甚至死亡。最糟糕的是,他没有医疗保险。经过一个月的感觉不适,托马斯决定最好找到一个方法来反击。他离开广州,纽约密歇根,找到了一份工作,他称自己为糖尿病的Rockstar,并创办了网站diabeticrockstar.com,一个免费的在线社区,这是一个超过1100人分享个人故事,信息,资源的地方。贾森的儿子,科迪,被诊断为六个类型的糖尿病。父亲和儿子经常在晚上一起访问儿童论坛。科迪变
8、得非常激动,写给全国各地的孩子,Swencki,该网站的志愿者之一。他们知道他的经历,所以他并不孤独。糖尿病是目前第七届在美国死亡的首要原因与诊断2400万例。而更多的人被诊断为更小的年龄。 这些天,托马