西部落：你的外科医生怎么准备大型手术

Y:Hey,Don.Did you have wanna be a doctor when you are a kid?

D:Yeah,I always wanna be a surgeon.

Y:So,what happend?

D:I'm afraid of blood.Plus,it’s a lot of pressure, having someone’s life in your hands. I mean one mistake and you can kill someone.

Y:Right.But you know there are things surgeons can do to cut down on mistakes. Like, for instance¹, warming up before operating.

D:You mean warming up by as streching or something?

Y:Not exactly,but sort of.Most of the time, surgeons prepare for surgery² by going over the case and thinking about the procedure³. But studies have shown that warming up by actually practicing the procedure or going through the hand motions⁴ of the surgery really helps.In one study, doctors that warmed up this way had eighty-percent fewer errors than doctors who didn’t warm up.

D:Wow,so how can the surgeons practiced on a computer simulator or something?

Y:Exactly.And many hospitals have simulators, but they’re usually tucked⁵ away in a classroom or in the basement. But if there were a practice simulator near the OR, more surgeons could take a few minutes to warm up and perform better during the real thing.

D:Cool,if I'd known about this,maybe I would have to become a surgeon.

Y:Maybe.

1 instance   

n.例，例证，实例

参考例句：

• Can you quote me a recent instance?你能给我举一个最近的例子吗？
• He's a greedy boy,yesterday,for instance,he ate all our biscuits!他是个贪吃的孩子――比如，他昨天把我们的饼干都吃了！

2 surgery   

n.外科，外科手术；手术室

参考例句：

• What time does surgery finish?门诊什么时间结束？
• Your condition is serious and requires surgery.你的情况很严重，需要动外科手术。

3 procedure   

n.程序，手续，步骤；常规的做法

参考例句：

• The results show clearly that this procedure is correct.事实充分说明这种做法是正确的。
• It has passed through an interesting procedure of evolution.它经过了一个有趣的进化过程。

4 motions   

n.（物体的）运动( motion的名词复数 )；提议；通便

参考例句：

• She just went through the motions of being a poetess. 她只不过装成一个女诗人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He always accompanied his speech with motions. 他讲演时总是伴以手势。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 tucked   

塞进( tuck的过去式和过去分词 )； 翻折； 盖住； 卷起

参考例句：

• She tucked up her skirt and waded into the river. 她撩起裙子蹚水走进河里。
• She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears. 她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。