2006年VOA标准英语-Ariel Sharon Remains Under Light Sedation

By Jim Teeple
Jerusalem
11 January 2006

Doctors treating Ariel Sharon say he remains¹ under light sedation at Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital. Mr. Sharon's doctors say he continues to show slight improvement. 

 
Schoolchildren hold balloons and photo album with pictures of Ariel Sharon as a present for ailing² Israeli PM at Hadassah hospital
  
Ariel Sharon's doctors said earlier they planned to stop administering all anesthetics to him. But, in a brief statement issued late in the day, hospital officials said Israel's prime minister would remain under what they described as light sedation.

Doctors began reducing Mr. Sharon's anesthesia several days ago to bring him out of his medically induced coma³ in order to determine the extent of his brain damage. Mr. Sharon's anesthesiologist, Dr. Yoram Weiss, said it would take time to assess his condition.

"Well it is too early to tell about his ultimate condition. So we will have to see still," he said.

Mr. Sharon's doctors say he is breathing on his own, and that most of the damage from the stroke he suffered seems to be in the right hemisphere of his brain, which controls the left side of his body. Hadassah Hospital director, Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef, says Mr. Sharon's overall condition has not changed much over the past few days. 

Drs. Felix Umansky (left) and Shlomo Mor-Yosef   
  
"There is slight improvement in the neurological functions of the prime minister's brain, but his condition is still severe, critical and stable," explained Dr. Mor-Yosef.

Dr. Mor-Yosef rejected accusations⁴ published in several Israeli newspapers that blood thinners the prime minister received following his first much milder stroke on December 18 caused last week's much more severe hemorrhage.

As Mr. Sharon lay sedated⁵ in his Jerusalem hospital bed, many of his political colleagues have resumed their political maneuvering⁶ ahead of what is expected to be a wide-open political campaign leading to Israeli elections on March 28.

Some of Mr. Sharon's colleagues in his newly formed Kadima Party on Wednesday suggested putting his name at the top of the candidate list for the elections, ahead of acting⁷ Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is expected to lead the party.

In other news, a new poll shows Mr. Sharon's Kadima Party as the party to beat in the elections. The poll projects Kadima, with Ehud Olmert as a candidate for prime minister, winning more than 40 seats in the 120 seat Knesset - enough to form a coalition⁸ government.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 ailing   

v.生病

参考例句：

• They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
• She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。

3 coma   

n.昏迷，昏迷状态

参考例句：

• The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
• She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。

4 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

5 sedated   

v.使昏昏入睡，使镇静( sedate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She's sedated,but she's probably scared out of her mind. 她很安静，但是她可能已经吓疯了。 来自电影对白
• Are you telling me the porn actually sedated you? 你是要告诉我，那毛片的确让你镇静下来吗？ 来自电影对白

6 maneuvering   

v.移动，用策略( maneuver的现在分词 )；操纵

参考例句：

• This Manstein did, with some brilliant maneuvering under the worse winter conditions. 曼施坦因在最恶劣的严冬条件下，出色地施展了灵活机动的战术，终于完成了任务。 来自辞典例句
• In short, large goals required farsighted policies, not tactical maneuvering. 一句话，大的目标需要有高瞻远瞩的政策，玩弄策略是不行的。 来自辞典例句

7 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

8 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。