北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 23 Lesson1-4

[00:01.98]C I got a phone call from the chief nurse,
[00:06.06]saying,"You've got a patient there
[00:07.79]that is going to get an award.
[00:09.64]Make sure that the ward¹ looks good."
[00:12.02]This really turned me off to begin with:"
[00:14.20]"Let's clean up the ward
[00:15.56]because we've got VIPS coming in."
[00:18.18]Well,the VIPs happened to be the general
[00:20.94]of the 25th Infantry² Division
[00:23.40]and an entourage of about twelve people.
[00:26.10]This was this patient's second visit to us,
[00:28.67]this time with both his legs blown off-
[00:31.26]he was all of about twenty years old.
[00:33.94]When he was waking up from his anesthesia
[00:36.30]he whispered:"
[00:37.62]Don't you remember me,ma'am?" I said,
[00:39.42]"Oh yeah!"But really I didn't
[00:43.05]because there were so many of them.
[00:45.04]The entourage was coming to give him the award
[00:47.34]because he happened to be number twenty
[00:49.05]thousand to come through this hospital.
[00:51.55]They had this little ceremony,
[00:53.43]gave him a Purple Heart and a watch.
[00:55.88]As the general handed him the watch,
[00:57.79]"from the 25th Infantry Division,
[00:59.65]as a token³ of our appreciation,"
[01:02.28]the kid more or less flung⁴ the watch back at him
[01:05.46]He said something like,
[01:06.56]"I can't accept this sir;
[01:08.17]it's not going to help me walk."
[01:10.57]After this little incident,
[01:11.81]I went over and just put my arms around him
[01:14.55]and hugged him.
[01:14.55]

1 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

2 infantry   

n.[总称]步兵(部队)

参考例句：

• The infantry were equipped with flame throwers.步兵都装备有喷火器。
• We have less infantry than the enemy.我们的步兵比敌人少。

3 token   

n.筹码，信物，纪念品，礼券；adj.象征性的

参考例句：

• This little gift is a token of our regard.这点礼物是我们大家的一点心意。
• Black is a token of mourning.黑色是沮丧的象征。

4 flung   

（尤指生气地）扔( fling的过去式和过去分词 )； 猛动（身体或身体部位）； 粗暴地（向某人）说； 气势汹汹地（对某人）说

参考例句：

• expeditions to the far-flung corners of the world 去世界偏远地方的探险
• Someone had flung a brick through the window. 有人把一块砖扔进了窗户。