常春藤生活英语【70】Donating Blood

One day when I was walking through a park, a woman came up to me and asked if I was willing to donate1 blood. I turned her down because the thought of it made me uncomfortable. However, she still tried to persuade me to sign up.

So, on second thoughtI agreed because I realized a little discomfort2 could end up helping² someone. She then led me into a donation³ car to fill out a form and do a series of tests. Afterwards, I was informed that I was healthy enough to donate blood.

When I lay down, I was a bit nervous. Still, I rolled up my sleeve3, and a nurse started to draw my blood. She also helped me relax by chatting with me. Fifteen minutes later, I was done with donating blood and was very proud of myself.

有一天当我行经公园时，一名女子向我走来，并且问我是否愿意捐血。我拒绝了她，因为一想到捐血就让我觉得很不舒服。不过她仍然试图要说服我加入他们捐血的行列。

所以经过一番仔细思考后，我同意了，因为我了解一点点的不舒服最后可以帮助某人。然后她把我带进捐血车里填写表格，还做了一连串的测试。之后他们通知我说我够健康，可以捐血。

当我躺下来时有一点紧张。我仍然卷起衣袖，一名护士开始帮我抽血。她也跟我聊天好助我放松。十五分钟后，我捐血完毕，自己也感到十分骄傲。

Building Your Vocabulary

nervous　a. 神经紧张的；焦虑不安的
Betty is nervous when her boss is around.
老板在附近时，贝蒂觉得很紧张。

Phrases for Learning⁴

1. turn + 人 + down　　拒绝某人（的要求、邀请等）
Anna turned me down when I asked her out.
我约安娜出去时，她拒绝了我。
2. on second thought　　进一步考虑后
On second thought, I decided⁵ to buy a tie.
进一步考虑后，我决定买一条领带。
3. end up + 现在分词　　结果为∕最后……
We planned to go to the movies, but ended up staying at home.
我们本来计划要去看电影，但结果却待在家里。
4. roll up.../roll...up　　卷起……（衣袖等）
Andy rolled up his pants and then walked through the stream.
安迪卷起裤管，然后涉过了小溪。
5. be/feel proud of...　　为……感到骄傲
I'm proud of our team for winning first place.
我为我们这队赢得第一名而感到骄傲。

参考字词

1. donate　vt. 捐赠，捐献
donation　n. 捐赠物（本文中作形容词用）
2. discomfort¹　n. 不舒服，不适
3. sleeve　n. 袖子

Tips In Use

...could end up helping someone.
（……最后可以帮助某人。）

此处的"end/wind up..."作不完全不及物动词词组用，表『结果为∕最后∕到头来……』，其后可接现在分词作补语，但若此现在分词为 being 时，则 being 可予以省略；亦可接介词词组（介词 + 名词），形成"end/wind up + 介词词组"的用法。例：

Seth ended up cutting his finger while cooking.
（赛斯做菜时结果割到自己的手指。）
You will end up in debt if you don't limit your spending.
（你若不节制消费，到头来会负债累累。）

1 discomfort   

n.不舒服，不安，难过，困难，不方便

参考例句：

• One has to bear a little discomfort while travelling.旅行中总要忍受一点不便。
• She turned red with discomfort when the teacher spoke.老师讲话时她不好意思地红着脸。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 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。

4 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。