《绝望的主妇》精讲111

医生：通常是可以，但以你的情况，有点复杂，另一只已经畸形了。

苏珊：好吧，我不会带它去参加什么肾选美大赛的。

Voice-over: It's something we need to be reminded of whenever our world has been turned upside down. Come the morning, life goes on. We pull ourselves together and go on shopping sprees...or reignite a love affair...or go back to work. Yes, we must remember life will get better...unless it doesn't.

Susan:You took out my kidney?

Doctor: It had ruptured¹. You were bleeding internally. We had no choice.

Susan:Oh, my god.But you can get by on one kidney, right?

Doctor: Usually. But in your case, it's a little more complicated. The other one is deformed².

Susan: Well, fine. I won't enter it in any kidney beauty contests.

Doctor: The point is, it's only operating at about 5%. If that number drops any lower, you're at serious risk of renal failure.

Susan:How do I not know this? I-I've never had any serious health problems.

Doctor: That's because the other kidney was doing such a great job of taking up the slack.

Susan:You mean the one you took?

Doctor: Yes.

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苏珊：你摘了我的肾？

医生：它已经破裂，你在内出血，我们别无选择。

苏珊：我的天啊！但一只肾也可以过活的，对吧？

医生：通常是可以，但以你的情况，有点复杂，另一只已经畸形了。

苏珊：好吧，我不会带它去参加什么肾选美大赛的。

医生：重点是，它只存有5%的机能，如果这一数值再降低，你就面临肾功能衰竭的危险。

苏珊：我怎么不知道，我的健康从没出过严重的问题。

医生：这是因为你的另一颗肾表现出色，弥补了这一缺陷。

苏珊：你是说被你摘掉的那颗？

医生：是的。

1 ruptured   

v.（使）破裂( rupture的过去式和过去分词 )；（使体内组织等）断裂；使（友好关系）破裂；使绝交

参考例句：

• They reported that the pipeline had ruptured. 他们报告说管道已经破裂了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The wall through Berlin was finally ruptured, prefiguring the reunification of Germany. 柏林墙终于倒塌了，预示着德国的重新统一。 来自辞典例句

2 deformed   

adj.畸形的；变形的；丑的，破相了的

参考例句：

• He was born with a deformed right leg.他出生时右腿畸形。
• His body was deformed by leprosy.他的身体因为麻风病变形了。