谢谢小薇！你也读读吧！

This is (sounds like iz?) the VOA Special English Health Report.

is 不就是该读iz吗？难道读成别的？

Dementia is the loss of mental abilities caused by brain disorders that affect memory, thinking, behavior and judgment. The most common cause of dementia, especially in older people, is Alzheimer's disease. It causes up to seventy percent of dementia cases.

Worldwide (only need 重读world, not wide。。 好像重读了both) an estimated thirty-six

原读的wide好像确实挺重读的。见链接：

http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/health/Dementia-Cases-May-Triple-by-2050-as-World-Ages---147836225.html

million people are living with dementia. A new report predicts that number will increase to more than one hundred fifteen million (/ˈmɪlyən/ 好像 l 发的有点不到位？）by twenty-fifty.

嗯，这个是个嘴皮瓣蒜的地方。只注意yen，就忘了前面的l了。：）

The report is from the World Health Organization and Alzheimer's Disease International. Marc Wortman is the executive director of this group of seventy-eight Alzheimer's associations