“女版乔布斯”欺诈罪名成立，“滴血验癌”神话破灭【吉言英语】

【头条播报】
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of US blood-testing startup, Theranos, was found guilty on four of 11 charges of fraud. 37-year-old Holmes once claimed that her company could run hundreds of health tests on just a single drop of blood, with a revolutionary technology. But cracks in the glossy surface began to show in 2015 when the Wall Street Journal revealed that its in-house tests had massive inaccuracies and that the company was performing other tests using traditional blood testing methodology and equipment from outside labs.

【分句讲解】
①Elizabeth Holmes, founder of US blood-testing startup, Theranos, was found guilty on four of 11 charges of fraud.
血液检测初创公司“西拉诺斯”的创始人伊丽莎白·霍姆斯面临的11项欺诈指控中有4项成立。

1. be found guilty on/of 被判决有罪

If you are found guilty of theft, you can be sent to prison or be fined.
如果发现你犯了盗窃罪，你会被送进监狱或罚款。

2. four of 11 charges 11项指控中的四项

I drew 3 of 5 paintings here.
这里五幅画中的三幅是我画的。

3. founder n. 创始人

4. startup n. 初创公司（=startup company）

②37-year-old Holmes once claimed that her company could run hundreds of health tests on just a single drop of blood, with a revolutionary technology. 
37岁的霍姆斯曾声称，她的公司可以使用一项革命性的技术，只需一滴血就可以进行数百种健康测试。

1. claim v. 声称
suggest v. 提议
assert v. 断言
summarize v. 总结
recommend v. 推荐

2. run v. 运行

They have gathered statistics and run them through their own computers.
他们已经搜集了数据并将其在他们自己的电脑里运行。

3. on prep. 凭借，靠，根据

They made their own judgment on his report.
他们凭他的报告做出自己的判断。

③But cracks in the glossy surface began to show in 2015 when the Wall Street Journal revealed that its in-house tests had massive inaccuracies and that the company was performing other tests using traditional blood testing methodology and equipment from outside labs.
公司光鲜亮丽的外表在2015年出现了裂痕，《华尔街日报》披露其内部测试存在大量误差，同时该公司在进行其他的测试时一直使用传统的血液检测方法和外部实验室的设备。

1. in-house adj. 内部的

A lot of companies do in-house training.
许多公司都进行内部人员培训。

2. inaccuracy n. 误差
accurate adj. 准确的
inaccurate adj. 不准确的

The article is full of inaccuracies.
这篇文章中错误比比皆是。

3. perform v. 进行，运行

4. methodology n. 方法论，一套方法
teaching methodology 教学方法
research methodology 研究方法
evaluation methodology 评价方法

5. reveal v. 揭露