Ukrainians doctors don't interrupt surgery when they hear air raid sirens

Ukrainians doctors don't interrupt surgery when they hear air raid sirens

　　Transcript¹

　　NPR's Leila Fadel visits a hospital in the western city of Lviv in Ukraine that treats cancer patients to see how Russia's war has affected² treatments for some of country's sickest people.

　　STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

　　Elsewhere in Lviv, medical supplies are running low. Leila Fadel takes us to a cancer hospital there.

　　LEILA FADEL, BYLINE³: On a recent morning at Lviv's regional cancer hospital, the halls are filled with patients. Medical staff call out orders. There are about five patients to a room. The doctors say this is their front line.

　　UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: (Non-English language spoken).

　　FADEL: Clinical oncologist Anna Honcharova tells us the people she's treating for cancer are dealing⁴ with a double trauma⁵.

　　ANNA HONCHAROVA: It is hard because patients are from the east or from Kyiv region. And they are exhausted⁶ emotionally and from disease, and it is harder. And during COVID period, it's much harder. And patients also tell us stories about bombings, about - and how they were in shelters, how they lost their homes, their families. It's horrible.

　　FADEL: So far, this city in western Ukraine has largely been spared Russian attacks terrorizing so many Ukrainian cities, cities these patients fled. In fact, this morning was the first time since the Russian invasion began that the city of Lviv was hit. So the war here is largely felt in different ways. When it first started, Dr. Orest Trill, the deputy director of the hospital, made a decision.

　　OREST TRILL: (Through interpreter) You cannot just stop in the middle of an operation when the air raid siren goes off. So we decided⁷ to continue operating despite the war.

　　FADEL: Medical staff don't take shelter in the middle of surgery. They don't abandon their patients. This place has become a refuge for the nation's sick.

　　TRILL: (Through interpreter) We're getting a lot of calls from cancer patients in central Ukraine and eastern Ukraine, cities such as Cherinihiv and Kharkiv. A lot of hospitals in Kyiv are closed right now, so those patients want to get treatment here. And despite the fact that a lot of roads are damaged, there is still a way from Kyiv to the south. And patients are driving themselves or taking trains to Lviv.

　　FADEL: The patient load at this hospital has doubled with the displaced, and supplies are running low.

　　TRILL: (Through interpreter) Right now we have more patients, like, 120 patients for chemotherapy every day. And we're receiving 20 or 30 additional calls from different regions.

　　FADEL: And do you have what you need to do the chemotherapy, to do the treatments?

　　TRILL: (Through interpreter) So our pharmacy⁸ planned for normal times. And you need to know that the majority of the medical warehouses⁹ are located near Kyiv or in Kyiv. They're not available to us right now, and we are in urgent need.

　　FADEL: The supplies they had on site - the the hospital ran through them in about three weeks.

　　TRILL: (Through interpreter) We can give them simple medicines like antibiotics¹⁰. But if we're talking about chemotherapies, that is more difficult. Before the war, the central government bought these medicines in bulk from different countries. They're very expensive. And since the war started, that system just doesn't work anymore.

　　FADEL: So what does that mean for patients if they're not getting their treatments?

　　TRILL: (Through interpreter) the main problem is that with cancer, it is very important to get specific medicines at specific intervals¹¹.

　　FADEL: Delayed treatment means the cancer cells can divide and thrive.

　　So are you in a situation in which you've had to delay treatment for patients?

　　TRILL: (Through interpreter) Yes, unfortunately, we have that situation right now. We're getting calls from different patients asking for a specific medicine, but we have nothing to offer. The only way is to get the treatment abroad.

　　FADEL: That must be so hard to have to tell a patient, I cannot give you this treatment. We don't have the medicine. We don't have the ability.

　　TRILL: (Through interpreter) To be honest, it's very hard to tell the patient that, I cannot really help you. It's hard morally.

　　FADEL: He says the one bright spot is that there are countries ready to accept and treat Ukrainians like their own citizens, places like Poland and the Czech Republic. But these cancer patients still have to get themselves across the border.

　　INSKEEP: For the past three weeks of war, Leila Fadel has been reporting from Ukraine.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

5 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

6 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

8 pharmacy   

n.药房，药剂学，制药业，配药业，一批备用药品

参考例句：

• She works at the pharmacy.她在药房工作。
• Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness.现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。

9 warehouses   

仓库，货栈( warehouse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee. 威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
• Row upon row of newly built warehouses line the waterfront. 江岸新建的仓库鳞次栉比。

10 antibiotics   

n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
• The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。

11 intervals   

n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 )；间隔时间；[数学]区间；（戏剧、电影或音乐会的）幕间休息

参考例句：

• The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴，有阵雨。
• Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。