纯正地道美语 第46期(外教讲解):Emergency Room

Upper-Intermediate - Emergency Room (D0046)

A: Help! Are you a doctor? My poor little Frankie has  stopped breathing! Oh my gosh, Help me! I tried to perform CPR, but I just don't know if I could get any air into his lungs! Oh, Frankie!
B: Ellen, get him hooked¹ up to a monitor! Someone page Dr. Howser. Get the patient to hold still, I can't get a pulse! Okay, he's on the monitor.His BP is falling! He’s flatlining!

A: NOOOOOO! Frankie! Nurse! Do something!
B: Someone get her out of here! Get me the defibrillator.Okay, clear! Again! Clear! Come on!dammit! I’m not letting you go! Clear! I’ve got a pulse!
C: Okay, what's happening?

B: The patient is in acute² respiratory failure, I think we're going to have to intubate!
C: Alright! Tube's in! Bag him! Someone give him 10 cc’s of adrenaline! Let's go, people move,move!
A: Doctor, oh, thank god! How is he?
B: We managed to stabilize³ Frankie, but he's not out of the woods yet; he's still in critical condition.We're moving him to intensive care, but&
A: Doctor, just do whatever it takes. I just want my little Frankie to be okay. I couldn't imagine life without my little hamster!
 

1 hooked   

adj.钩状的，弯曲的

参考例句：

• I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve. 12 岁时我开始迷上了带水肺潜水。
• He hooked his arm round her neck and pulled her head down. 他一只胳膊钩在她的脖子上，把她的头拉低。

2 acute   

adj.严重的，激烈的，敏锐的，急性的，尖的

参考例句：

• A period of acute depression can sometimes follow childbirth.分娩之后可能会有一段时间的急性抑郁期。
• The publication comes as the answer to an acute demand.这一出版物是为满足急需而出版的。

3 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。