food travels down the oesophagus to the stomach
食物通过食道进入胃
the oesophagus connects the throat to the stomach
食道连接喉咙和胃
problems with the oesophagus can cause difficulty swallowing
食道问题会导致吞咽困难
a narrow oesophagus can lead to choking
狭窄的食道会导致窒息
the oesophagus is part of the digestive system
食道是消化系统的一部分
acid reflux can damage the lining of the oesophagus
胃酸回流会损害食道内膜
cancer can develop in the oesophagus
食道癌症可能会发展
a scope is used to examine the oesophagus
使用内窥镜检查食道
the oesophagus is a muscular tube
食道是一根肌肉管道
the oesophagus contracts to push food into the stomach
食道收缩将食物推入胃
Aspiration, in which the food or drink goes down the trachea instead of the oesophagus.
吸入，食物或饮料送入气管而不是食道。
来源: Daily Life Medical Science PopularizationCancers of the oesophagus kill more than 500,000 people across the world each year.
全世界每年有多于50万名患者因食道癌去世。它在英国是第六大致命癌症。
来源: BBC Listening March 2016 CompilationWhy this should have happened is not entirely clear, but one possible explanation is that sleeping on the left keeps the junction between the stomach and oesophagus above the level of the gastric acid.
为什么会发生这种情况并不完全清楚，但一个可能的解释是，左侧睡觉可以使胃和食道之间的交界处保持在胃酸水平之上。
来源: BBC Reading Selectionfood travels down the oesophagus to the stomach
食物通过食道进入胃
the oesophagus connects the throat to the stomach
食道连接喉咙和胃
problems with the oesophagus can cause difficulty swallowing
食道问题会导致吞咽困难
a narrow oesophagus can lead to choking
狭窄的食道会导致窒息
the oesophagus is part of the digestive system
食道是消化系统的一部分
acid reflux can damage the lining of the oesophagus
胃酸回流会损害食道内膜
cancer can develop in the oesophagus
食道癌症可能会发展
a scope is used to examine the oesophagus
使用内窥镜检查食道
the oesophagus is a muscular tube
食道是一根肌肉管道
the oesophagus contracts to push food into the stomach
食道收缩将食物推入胃
Aspiration, in which the food or drink goes down the trachea instead of the oesophagus.
吸入，食物或饮料送入气管而不是食道。
来源: Daily Life Medical Science PopularizationCancers of the oesophagus kill more than 500,000 people across the world each year.
全世界每年有多于50万名患者因食道癌去世。它在英国是第六大致命癌症。
来源: BBC Listening March 2016 CompilationWhy this should have happened is not entirely clear, but one possible explanation is that sleeping on the left keeps the junction between the stomach and oesophagus above the level of the gastric acid.
为什么会发生这种情况并不完全清楚，但一个可能的解释是，左侧睡觉可以使胃和食道之间的交界处保持在胃酸水平之上。
来源: BBC Reading Selection探索常用高频词汇