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A Chinese driver with epilepsy has been sentenced to life in prison for concealing his illness and causing a fatal accident that killed four people.
The 45-year-old driver, surnamed Zuo, suffered an epileptic seizure when driving a car in downtown area in Yichang City in central China&`&s Hubei Province on May 1 last year. Without any premonition, the car suddenly veered to the opposite lane and ran into pedestrians under a bridge. The accident claimed four lives and injured eight others.
According to Chinese law, those with epilepsy, vertigo, hysteria, mental disorder and Alzheimer&`&s are banned from getting a driver&`&s license. Those who deliberately conceal their illnesses will be punished if causing traffic accidents.
Zuo has lodged an appeal.
epilepsy n. 癫痫
即俗称的“羊角风”或“羊癫风”，是大脑神经元突发性异常放电，导致短暂的大脑功能障碍的一种慢性疾病。据中国最新流行病学资料显示，中国约有900万左右的癫痫患者，其中500-600万是活动性癫痫患者，同时每年新增癫痫患者约40万。在中国，癫痫已经成为神经科仅次于头痛的第二大常见病。
be sentenced to life in prison 被判终身监禁
被判某某刑罚可以套用be sentenced to …的句型，to后的部分有这几种常见形式：坐具体年数的牢（5 years in prison）；终身监禁（life in prison）以及死刑（death）。
seizure n. 癫痫发作
premonition n. 预兆，预先警告
veer vi. 改变方向或路线
例句：
If you are driving at a high speed and you suddenly veer toward a different direction, it’s very easy to cause an accident. Trust me, you can never be too careful. （假如你在高速行驶时突然改变方向，是很容易造成车祸的。相信我，小心驶得万年船。）
vertigo n. 晕眩
眩晕是因机体对空间定位障碍而产生的一种动性或位置性错觉。眩晕可分为真性眩晕和假性眩晕。真性眩晕由眼、本体觉或前庭系统疾病引起，有明显的外物或自身旋转感。假性眩晕多由全身系统性疾病引起，患者感觉“飘飘荡荡”，没有明确转动感。
hysteria n. 癔症，歇斯底里
由精神刺激或不良暗示引起的一类神经精神障碍。大多发病突然，可出现感觉、运动和植物神经功能紊乱，或短暂的精神异常。患者具有鲜明的情感色彩，检查不能发现相应的器质性改变，在症状的发生和治疗当中，暗示和自我暗示常常起着重要的作用。
Alzheimer’s n. 即Alzheimer’s disease，以前叫老年痴呆症，后因需要保持政治正确而改名为音译的阿尔茨海默氏症。曾做过详细讲解，不再赘述。
lodge vt. 提出（要求、申诉等）
例句：
If you want to lodge a formal complaint, please do it quickly. That way, you can still remember the details vividly, and your complaint will be taken more seriously. （如果你想正式投诉，请抓紧。这样的话，你还能清楚地记住细节，从而使你的投诉得到更多的重视。）
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