摘要：我们必须抓紧时间加快研究进程，否则等到高昂的治疗费用压垮那些无力承担的国家时，这种疾病的蔓延对财政预算的冲击，甚至可能摧毁整个医疗体系。

I lost my dad to Alzheimer's, so I know how difficult it is to watch someone you love slowly fade away.

我父亲因阿尔茨海默病去世，所以我深知眼睁睁看着挚爱之人慢慢凋零是何等痛苦。

As more people live into their 80s and beyond, more families will experience the devastating emotional and financial costs of this disease.

随着活到八九十岁甚至更高寿的人越来越多，更多家庭将承受这种疾病带来的巨大情感创伤和经济压力。

People should be able to enjoy their later years, so we need a breakthrough in Alzheimer's to allow that.

人人都应安享晚年，为此，我们必须在阿尔茨海默病的研究上取得突破。

With all of the new tools and approaches in drug development, I believe we're on the cusp of a big breakthrough in Alzheimer's R&D.

随着药物开发领域涌现出各种新工具和新方法，我相信我们即将在阿尔茨海默病的研发上迎来重大突破。

We now have a breakthrough blood test that can identify the disease sooner.

我们现在已经有了一项突破性的血液检测技术，可以更早地筛查出这种疾病。

This is the time to accelerate the progress before the big costs hit countries that won't be able to afford the high-priced therapies and where the budget implications of this epidemic could devastate health systems.

我们必须抓紧时间加快研究进程，否则等到高昂的治疗费用压垮那些无力承担的国家时，这种疾病的蔓延对财政预算的冲击，甚至可能摧毁整个医疗体系。

Our understanding of the brain and Alzheimer's is advancing a great deal.

我们对大脑和阿尔茨海默病的了解正在飞速进步。

We're making real progress, but we need to do even more.

我们正在取得切实的进展，但仍需加倍努力。

I think we can develop an intervention that may drastically reduce the impact of the disease.

我相信我们能够开发出一种干预方案，从而显著减轻该疾病带来的影响。

This is the frontier where we can dramatically improve human life.

这正是我们大幅改善人类生活的前沿阵地。

来源：英语东