31 Fingers and Toes

A 3-month-old baby boy has been born with 31 fingers(手指) and toes(脚趾), 11 more than normal(正常的).
一名3个月大男婴长出31根手指脚趾，比正常人多11个。

The baby named Hong Hong from Zhongping Village in Hunan Province has been diagnosed(诊断) as polydactyly, a medical term(术语) used to describe people with extra(额外的) fingers or toes. Hong Hong's mother was also born with extra fingers and toes and thus when she got pregnant, she was worried and underwent several tests(检查). However, the doctor didn't find any abnormal(异常) signs(迹象) during the pregnancy.

The parents have decided the baby will have surgery(手术) to remove(去除) all of extra figures and toes. The best time to do such surgery is within(在……之内) the first year of life.

词汇 Words:

[jiǎo zhǐ] 脚趾 toe
[shǒu zhǐ] 手指 finger
[jì xiàng] 迹象 sign
[shù yǔ ] 术语 term
[zhèng cháng] 正常 normal
[yì cháng] 异常 abnormal
[é wài de] 额外的 extra
[qù chú] 去除 remove

重点词汇 Key words:

常

1. <副词 adv.> 随时，时时 frequently，often：这是常有的事。It's a common thing.
2. <形容词 adj.> 永久的，固定的 constant fixed：常年不化的积雪，everlasting snow.
3. <名词 n.> 常规 rule，routine：有常规必有例外。There is no rule without an exception.
4.  <形容词 adj.> 普通，一般 common thing：她遭受的痛苦是常人无法理解的。Her sufferings are beyond normal people.