初中英语（深圳&香港文达版）第六册课本UNIT6

[00:03.29]He saw her putting a needle into her arm
[00:07.94]A Let's read
[00:11.99]Peter's mother has regularly given blood to the Red Cross.
[00:17.66]Peter has never been with her to the Red Cross blood donation¹ centre before,
[00:23.90]but last week his mother had her six monthly² appointment at the centre
[00:30.15]and he went with her.
[00:33.59]They walked into the waiting-room and Mrs Zhang reported to the reception desk.
[00:39.97]Peter sat down and watched the other blood donors³ sitting quietly in their chairs.
[00:46.42]They seemed very calm.
[00:49.76]Peter saw the receptionist asking his mother questions
[00:55.12]and he watched her writing his mother's replies on her form.
[00:59.87]Then his mother came and sat down beside him.
[01:04.42]There was a large window beside the reception desk
[01:08.78]and Peter could see another room through it.
[01:12.62]There were several beds in this room.
[01:16.70]Peter could see people lying on the beds.
[01:21.14]Some of them had tubes in their arms
[01:25.71]and Peter could see blood running down the tubes.
[01:30.44]Then a nurse came into the waiting-room and called out his mother's name.
[01:36.08]Mrs Zhang went into the other room with her.
[01:41.12]Peter watched his mother taking off her coat
[01:45.20]and lying down on one of the beds.
[01:49.35]Then he saw the nurse putting a needle into her arm.
[01:54.70]The needle was attached to a long tube.
[01:58.96]At the end of the tube was a plastic bag
[02:03.72]Peter could see the nurse's lips moving but he could not hear her speaking.
[02:10.06]After a while,the nurse removed the needle
[02:14.64]and Mrs Zhang got up and returned to the waiting-room.
[02:19.60]She had to wait until the nurse told her to go.
[02:24.27]While she was waiting,the receptionist was serving tea and biscuits.
[02:30.62]After half an hour,Mrs Zhang and Peter left the building.
[02:36.58]Peter was very proud of his mother.
[02:41.04]Her blood could save a life.
[02:44.57]E Denis Dragon
[02:48.62]What can you see,Denis?
[02:53.09]I can see a bird flying in the air.
[02:57.45]What can you see now,Denis?
[03:01.89]I can see lots of children looking at me.
[03:06.85]Don't worry,Denis.They're our friends.
[03:11.53]We've been together for many years,say 'Hello'.
[03:16.81]Hello!Hello!
[03:26.37]Words and expressions
[03:30.42]regularly
[03:31.84]ad.规则地,有规律地;固定地
[03:33.26]blood
[03:35.04]n.血
[03:36.82]donation
[03:38.14]n.捐赠,赠送;捐赠物
[03:39.45]six-monthly
[03:41.43]a.每六月一次的
[03:43.40]appointment
[03:45.14]n.约定,约会
[03:46.87]waiting-room
[03:48.19]n.候诊室
[03:49.51]reception
[03:51.20]n.接待
[03:52.88]reception desk
[03:54.95]接待处
[03:57.01]donor
[03:58.73]n.供血(或输血)者
[04:00.46]calm
[04:02.23]a.静的,平静的;镇静的,沉着的
[04:04.01]receptionist
[04:06.05]n.接待员
[04:08.08]several
[04:09.91]a.几个,数个(至少三个)
[04:11.74]tube
[04:13.32]n.管;软管
[04:14.90]attach
[04:16.52]v.缚;系;贴
[04:18.14]remove
[04:19.74]v.移动;调动
[04:21.33]building
[04:22.75]n.建筑物,楼房
[04:24.18]save a life
[04:26.21]救一条命
[04:28.25]telescope
[04:30.13]n.望远镜
[04:32.01]sail
[04:33.84]v.航行
[04:35.67]air
[04:37.45]n.空气,大气;空中,天空
[04:39.22]litter
[04:41.00]n.& v.废纸;乱扔的东西;乱丢
[04:42.78]shoelace
[04:44.70]n.鞋带

1 donation   

n.捐赠，捐献，捐助；捐赠物

参考例句：

• She made a personal donation to the fund.她以个人名义向基金会捐款。
• Then next big donation of musical instruments came from Germany.第二笔音乐乐器的大型捐助来自德国。

2 monthly   

adj.每月的，持续一个月的，每月发生的；adv.每月，按月； n.月刊；(复数）monthlies:月经

参考例句：

• The rent on his apartment was his biggest monthly expense.他的房租是每个月最大的开支。
• The monthly rent is $15,inclusive of light and water.每月租金15美元，包括水电费在内。

3 donors   

n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者

参考例句：

• Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
• About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》