福克斯新闻 缅因州小伙减掉500镑体重 手术需要帮助

Thomas Towle of Gardiner, Maine used to weigh more than 750 pounds.

缅因州嘉丁纳的托马斯·陶尔过去的重量曾超过750磅。

“But that's as high as their scales went.”

“但这远远超过他们的标准。”

And a doctor said:

而且一位医生曾诊断说:

“I would be dead in a year.”

“我一年内就会死掉。”

He lost weight and got surgery after being kicked off a roller coaster with his younger siblings¹.

而在同弟弟妹妹坐过一次过山车后他开始减重并且进行手术。

“That was the moment that I knew I could not bring that shame on them.”

“就在那一刻,我知道不能给他们蒙上耻辱。”

He's lost about 500 pounds. But not all that skin.

他已经成功减掉500磅。但皮肤出现了问题。

“So every day I live wearing compression garments.I live with rashes² and sores.”

“所以我生活的每一天都要穿着压缩服装。我忍受着皮疹和溃疡的病痛。”

He needs money to have it removed.

他需要钱进行治疗。

“Insurance still believes that is 100% cosmetic³.”

“保险仍然认为整容率是100%。”

He's started an online fundraising page at gofundme.com: Thomas with an h, T-o-w-l-e.

他以自己名字作为页面开始在gofundme.com上进行在线筹款。

“A dream for me is to walk out on a beach and take my shirt off-just like everyone else.”

“对我来说其中一个梦想就是走在海滩上,像其他人那样脱掉衬衫。”

1 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分

2 rashes   

发疹( rash的名词复数 )； 疹子； 大量； （涌现的）令人不快的事物

参考例句：

• Rashes have erupted all over my back. 我背上出满了疹子。
• This ointment is good for soothing skin rashes. 这软膏对减轻皮肤红疹有用。

3 cosmetic   

n.化妆品；adj.化妆用的；装门面的；装饰性的

参考例句：

• These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
• Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品，所以请尽情微笑吧！