【英语趣味课堂】滑雪事故-Skiing Accident

 We have a lot of great ski areas in Colorado so I started skiing at a very early age. I think I was about 5 or 6 years old when I began and one time I went up the chair lift and on the first run down in the morning I was skiing on a pretty icy section and I got going pretty fast and suddenly I hit a much softer patch¹ of snow and it threw me forward and I had a terrible crash and I couldn't move my leg so my dad asked someone to call the ski patrol² and when the ski patrol came down they put me in a sled and the ski patrol skied in front of the sled and took me all the way down to the medical clinic. They have a small clinic with doctors right at the ski area. Although they don't have the equipment to, to fix my leg. They didn't have the equipment to fix my leg, but they did immobilize my leg, make it so I couldn't move it, so it would be protected while my dad drove me down to the city to take me to a bigger hospital. At the hospital they put my leg in a cast and then they gave me crutches⁴, which I used for about two or three months, so I remember I was in first grade and all of the other students signed my cast, wrote their name on my cast, so it was actually kind of fun in the end.

学习内容：

patch

 

I hit a much softer patch of snow.

 

A 'patch' is a small area of something, in this case a small area of snow. 

 

Notice the following:

 

I think I have a bald patch in my hair. 

There is a lovely patch of grass that we can sit on over there. 

immobilize

 

They didn't have the equipment to fix my leg, but they did immobilize my leg.

To 'immobilize' something means to prevent it from moving by restraining⁵ it. In this case, something hard was tied to the leg to keep in from moving because it was injured.

 

Notice the following:

 

I took the wheels off the car to immobilize it. 

I was immobilized with fear. 

cast

 

At the hospital they put my leg in a cast.

 

A 'cast' is a hard type of bandage used to help heal⁶ broken bones. It keeps the broken bone from moving so it can heal in the correct way.

 

Notice the following:

 

I think I will get the cast taken off my leg soon. 

All my friends at school have signed the cast on my arm. 

crutches

 

They gave me crutches, which I used for about two or three months.

 

'Crutches' are walking aids for those who have been injured. You usually use one crutch³ under each arm.

 

Notice the following:

 

I found it hard to walk on crutches at first. 

You can borrow my crutches until you get to the hospital. 

sign

 

I was in first grade and all of the other students signed my cast, wrote their name on my cast.

 

When you 'sign' something it means that you put your signature to it. 

 

Notice the following:

 

Will you sign the letter for me please?

Now that I am married I need to practice signing my new name. 

 

1 patch   

n.补丁；斑；一小块地；vt.补，修补

参考例句：

• This patch looks a bit unprofessional.这块补丁有点像出自外行之手。
• We managed to patch our quarrel.我们设法平息争吵。

2 patrol   

v.巡逻，巡查；n.巡逻，巡查，巡逻队

参考例句：

• They attacked two soldiers on patrol.他们袭击了两名正在巡逻的士兵。
• Policemen patrol the streets.警察在街上巡逻。

3 crutch   

n.T字形拐杖；支持，依靠，精神支柱

参考例句：

• Her religion was a crutch to her when John died.约翰死后，她在精神上依靠宗教信仰支撑住自己。
• He uses his wife as a kind of crutch because of his lack of confidence.他缺乏自信心，总把妻子当作主心骨。

4 crutches   

n.拐杖, 支柱 v.支撑

参考例句：

• After the accident I spent six months on crutches . 事故后我用了六个月的腋杖。
• When he broke his leg he had to walk on crutches. 他腿摔断了以后，不得不靠拐杖走路。

5 restraining   

adj.抑制的，遏制的，控制的v.抑制( restrain的现在分词 )；管制；制止；控制

参考例句：

• Mrs. Wang half pushed aside his restraining arm and said, \"Nonsense! 汪太太半推开他拦着的手道：“胡说！ 来自汉英文学 - 围城
• \"That would never do!\" Her companion put out a restraining hand. 老太婆连忙摆摆手，教训地说：“这样不对呀！ 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

6 heal   

v.使愈合，治愈，使康复；平息(争吵等)；消除，解决(分支等)

参考例句：

• Time helped heal the old wounds.时间有助于治愈旧创伤。
• This wound will soon heal if yon keep it clean.如果你保持伤口清洁，它很快就会痊愈。