【英语时差8,16】医学院学生的“烦恼”（下）

As for why most students don’t report needle stick injuries–that may have to do with the macho culture of medical training. Reporting mistakes–especially small, self inflicted¹ ones–is not encouraged. Plus, many med students simply don’t have the time to go through the often lengthy² process of reporting an injury. But reporting needle stick injuries should be encouraged, according to the study. Because the more hospitals and medical schools know about how and why students are getting stuck by needles, the better able they’ll be to address the problem. After all, most people don’t like getting stuck with needles. And doctors are no exception.

 

1 inflicted   

把…强加给，使承受，遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team. 他们使主队吃了一场很没面子的败仗。
• Zoya heroically bore the torture that the Fascists inflicted upon her. 卓娅英勇地承受法西斯匪徒加在她身上的酷刑。

2 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。