【英语时差8,16】英国的护士 （下）

 Basically it’s very interesting because it’s so varied¹. You never have the same day twice. And the patients that you meet are all very different, they come in with different characters and different illnesses so it makes your job very interesting in that way. The other thing that I enjoy about my job is that unlike the nurses who work in the hospital, we get to know our patients very well and their families as well. So at the end of the day you build a good relationship with your patients and a lot of the time there is a very strong bond between the nurses and the patients. So what would a Chinese nurse need in order to transfer to the UK? They would have to be assessed by the Nursing Council; their qualifications in China would have to be verified; they would have to be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, who regulates us. And we, as nurses in England, have to go by the professional code of conduct which we are bound by. Ivy² is a Practice Nurse but most nurses work in hospitals. So what are the stages of training and what are the different ranks of nursing? When you start, before you actually become a qualified³ nurse, you are a student nurse. When you finish your three years’ training and you pass all your exams then you become a staff nurse. After many years of experience as a staff nurse you will become a sister.

1 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。

2 ivy   

n.常青藤，常春藤

参考例句：

• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
• The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。

3 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。