NBC晚间新闻 美国6岁男孩结束化疗

Six-year-old John Oliver, J.O. for short, has always been a fighter. Fascinated with history, he loves dressing¹ up as a world war II soldier, brave and strong. In real life he needed to be. In preschool J.O. was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. He spent three years in and out of the cleveland children's clinic.

Tutors helped him keep up with schoolwork. Then two days after christmas the best gift ever. J.O. finished his last chemotherapy treatment. Doctors and nurses broke out in song. Last week J.O. returned to first grade with a surprise standing² ovations³, like a conquering hero. His parents said J.O. who wants to serve his country one day has survived this battle by following the advice of Winston Churchill - never never never give up.

六岁的约翰·奥利弗，简称J.O.，一直是个斗士。奥利弗对历史很入迷，他喜欢扮成一个勇敢而坚强的二战士兵。在生活中，他需要这样。在学龄前，J.O.被诊断出患有一种罕见的白血病。在三年的时间里，他反复进出克利夫兰儿童诊所。辅导老师帮助他跟上功课。圣诞节后的两天，他收到了最好的礼物。J.O.完成了他的最后一次化疗。医生和护士们为他唱起了歌。上周，J.O.回到了学校一年级，出人意料地获得全场起立鼓掌，就像一个战无不胜的英雄。J.O.的父母说J.O.未来某天要为国家服务，而在这场战争中幸存下来的他已遵从了温斯顿·丘吉尔的建议——永不，永不，永不放弃。

1 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 ovations   

n.热烈欢迎( ovation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Everywhere they appeared there were ovations. 他们出现在哪儿，哪儿就是一片欢呼声。 来自辞典例句
• There were notable standing ovations for the Iraqi and the Palestinian teams. 而且引人注目的是，伊拉克和巴勒斯坦代表团还受到了持久的掌声欢迎。 来自互联网