原版英语对话：Having a Cold(1)

A: I came to this lab to have my blood drawn¹.
B: You are in the right place. Roll up your left sleeve and have a seat.
A: What am I being tested for?
B: Your doctor wants to know what your white blood cell count is.
A: What does my white blood cell count tell him?
B: Usually if your white count is off, the doctor suspects an infection.
A: How much will it hurt?
B: It is only a pin prick². I have to put this tourniquet³ on your arm to make the vein⁴ easier to find.
A: Is that my blood going into that tube?
B: That blood that just filled the tube is all that I needed. Thanks for coming in!

 

1 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

2 prick   

v.刺伤，刺痛，刺孔；n.刺伤，刺痛

参考例句：

• He felt a sharp prick when he stepped on an upturned nail.当他踩在一个尖朝上的钉子上时，他感到剧烈的疼痛。
• He burst the balloon with a prick of the pin.他用针一戳，气球就爆了。

3 tourniquet   

n.止血器，绞压器，驱血带

参考例句：

• Twist the tourniquet tighter.把止血带扎紧点。
• The tourniquet should occlude venous and lymphatic return.止血带应阻断静脉及淋巴回流。

4 vein   

n.血管，静脉；叶脉，纹理；情绪；vt.使成脉络

参考例句：

• The girl is not in the vein for singing today.那女孩今天没有心情唱歌。
• The doctor injects glucose into the patient's vein.医生把葡萄糖注射入病人的静脉。