ESL Podcast 846 – Donating Blood

 　　Michelle: Did you hurt yourself?

 

　　Gabriel: No, why?

 

　　Michelle: You have a Band-Aid on your arm.

 

　　Gabriel: Oh, that. I donated blood today.

 

　　Michelle: You did? That’s great. I’d like to donate blood, but every time I get close to a needle, I feel light-headed. I’m afraid if I go through with it, and they actually draw blood, I’ll faint.

 

　　Gabriel: I’m use to it. I give blood all the time. The needle doesn’t bother me.

 

　　Michelle: That’s very admirable. I know how important it is for hospitals to have a good supply of blood for use in transfusions¹.

 

　　Gabriel: I don’t mind doing it. It’s not a big deal.

 

　　Michelle: But it is a big deal. If relief organizations didn’t have enough blood when they traveled to disaster areas, they couldn’t help the injured people there. I’m sure that’s why you do it, right?

 

　　Gabriel: Well...

 

　　Michelle: Well, what?

 

　　Gabriel: There is a particularly pretty nurse who works² in the bloodmobile...

 

　　Michelle: Ah.

 

　　Script³ by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 transfusions   

n.输血( transfusion的名词复数 )；输液；倾注；渗透

参考例句：

• Still, transfusions have apparently never spread the disease, even among hemophiliacs. 还有，输血很明显从未传播过这种病，即使在血友病人之间也是如此。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 口蹄疫疯牛病
• Blood transfusions are a special, limited example of tissue transplantation. 输血是一个特殊的、有限制的组织移植的例子。 来自辞典例句

2 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

3 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。