英语听力—环球英语 1488 First Aid: Cuts

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　　Welcome to Spotlight¹. I’m Joshua Leo.

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　　And I’m Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live.

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　　“Most of us do not think about a crisis² until we are in one. And we do not like to think about accidents. But any one of us could meet an emergency - at any time. Knowing what to do could save a life.

　　Severe bleeding can be very alarming. But you can save a life by controlling the bleeding while you wait for emergency help.”

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　　These are the words of Doctor Catherine Hood³. She is talking about first aid help. Treating a hurt person quickly is called first aid. First aid does not require expert medical help – anyone can learn first aid. Today’s Spotlight is the second program in a series on first aid. We will be talking about bleeding injuries. How would you help someone with a serious cut?

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　　Imagine this situation. You are in your house, resting after a day at work. Suddenly, you hear a call for help. You run out of your house. Your brother is lying on the ground. He has cut his leg. There is blood everywhere. What would you do?

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　　Small cuts are usually easy to treat. First, the cut should be clean. Carefully wash out any dirt with soap and clean water. Then cover the cut with a clean cloth or bandage. Keep it clean and covered until the wound has healed⁵. This will prevent infection – when bacteria enters the cut. An infected cut may not heal⁴ well. It may become hot and red. It may release⁶ white or yellow liquid or even blood. Later, if the wound does this, then you should get help from a medical worker.

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　　Sometimes the wound is more serious. Serious wounds require different first aid treatment. For example, think about our first story of the brother with a hurt leg. What should you do to treat a serious cut on a leg?

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　　First, get the victim to lie down. Then remove the clothes from around the wound. Do this quickly but gently. You must stop the bleeding as fast as possible.

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　　Look at the wound. Look for any objects in the wound - such as a piece of wood. If there are NOT any objects then do the following: Press down hard on the wound. Use a clean cloth to do this. Then, if possible, lift the damaged area. In this case, you need to raise the leg. Place the damaged leg up on something like a box. This will slow down the flow of blood to the wound. Keep pressing down on the wound. Do this for ten minutes. Then place a clean cloth over the wound. Use long pieces of material to tie the cloth firmly around the leg. Do not remove the cloth. If blood comes through the cloth simply place another cloth on top. Take the victim to the nearest doctor or hospital.

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　　But what do you do if you can see an object in the wound? You may want to remove the object. But this would be a mistake. If you move the object, more blood will come out. The object may be blocking more blood from flowing out of the wound. Instead, hold the edges of the wound together over or around the object. Do this for ten minutes. Gently cover the wound with a clean cloth. Then get help from a medical worker quickly.

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　　The faster you act in these situations, the better it is for the victim. Your first aid may save someone’s life. But remember you are important too. You do not want to become a victim yourself!

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　　It is important to protect yourself from catching⁷ any disease⁸. HIV is the virus that leads to the AIDS disease. People with HIV carry the virus in their blood. You must be careful. Try not to directly touch the victim’s blood. Use a cloth to put pressure on the wound. Wear plastic gloves to cover your hands. This is especially important if you also have a wound that is not healed.

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　　If you are well prepared, you can give more help. Some people carry a few first aid items with them. Then they are always prepared to help in an emergency. Plastic gloves and cloth bandages are easy to carry. And they are very useful when treating bleeding injuries.

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　　Emergencies with cuts can happen anytime and anywhere. One place that bleeding injuries can happen is at work. Dane is an engineer. One day, he was working with a student engineer named Steve. Steve was young. He wanted the women in the office to notice him. So he offered to open a box for one of the women, with a knife he carried. Instead, the knife moved out of his hand. Steve cut his finger. His finger began to bleed - a lot! Dane saw the accident. He stopped to study the situation. Then he acted. He washed Steve’s cut with soap and water. Then Dane used a clean cloth bandage. He covered Steve’s finger, and pressed on it. Together, they raised Steve’s arm and put it on a table. However, the cut did not stop bleeding. So Dane took Steve to a medical center. There, a medical worker helped Steve. Dane told Spotlight,

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　　“I learned⁹ first aid as a child in the Boy Scouts¹⁰. The first thing is to stay calm. Study the situation. Then act. Steve was bleeding a lot, but I knew what to do. I was not worried.”

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　　There are many different kinds of accidents. Each of them needs different first aid help. The right, quick, action can save a person’s life.

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　　In another programme we will look at first aid for some other injuries and accidents. If you are interested in first aid, you can learn more. Ask your local doctor or hospital where you can train in first aid. You never know - you could save a life.

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　　The writers of this program were Marina Santee and Elizabeth Lickiss. The producer was Michio Ozaki. The voices you heard were from the United States. All quotes were adapted for this program and voiced by Spotlight. You can listen to this program again, and read it, on the internet at http://www.radioenglish.net This .program is called, ‘First Aid – Cuts’.

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　　You can also leave your comments on our website. Or you can email us at [email protected]. You can also find us on Facebook - just search for Spotlight Radio. We hope you can join us again for the next Spotlight program. Goodbye.

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 crisis   

n.危机，危急关头，决定性时刻，关键阶段

参考例句：

• He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明，在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
• The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。

3 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

4 heal   

v.使愈合，治愈，使康复；平息(争吵等)；消除，解决(分支等)

参考例句：

• Time helped heal the old wounds.时间有助于治愈旧创伤。
• This wound will soon heal if yon keep it clean.如果你保持伤口清洁，它很快就会痊愈。

5 healed   

v.（使）愈合( heal的过去式和过去分词 )；治愈；（使）结束；较容易忍受

参考例句：

• The surgeon healed the soldier's bullet wound in the leg. 医生治好了那位士兵腿部的枪伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The doctor applied an unguent to the wound,which speedily healed it. 医生给伤口涂了些油膏，伤口很快就愈合了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 release   

vt.发布，发表，发行；释放，放开

参考例句：

• After my examination I had a feeling of release.考完试后我有如释重负之感。
• This medicine will give you release from pain.这药吃后会解除你的疼痛。

7 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

8 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

9 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

10 scouts   

侦察员[机，舰]( scout的名词复数 )； 童子军； 搜索； 童子军成员

参考例句：

• to join the Scouts 参加童子军
• The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组，然后开始巡逻这个地区。