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VOA常速英语2018--美国海军舰艇为病患提供免费治疗

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Patricia Caicedo Batioja was constantly concerned her four-year-old granddaughter was going to lose vision in her left eye if she didn’t receive an urgent operation.

帕特丽夏一直担心自己4岁大的孙女会左眼失明,因为孙女可能无法得到紧急手术。

With a fallen eyelid1 condition, Dominica was eligible2 to receive treatment at the USNS Comfort naval3 ship.

由于眼睑下垂,孙女多米尼加获得了在美国海军舰队舒适号(USNS: United States Naval Station)接受治疗的资格。

I feel happy thinking that I almost wasn’t going to be able to bring her here for the operation, and I’m grateful the operation went well.

我很开心,每次想到在几乎不可能的情况下还是能带孙女来做手术的时候,我都很开心。我也很感激手术进行地很顺利。

After hours of procedure, surgeons were able to fix the problem allowing Dominica to see again.

在进行了几小时的手术后,医生们终于解决了问题,让多米尼加得以重见光明。

Dominica received a medical care her family wouldn’t have been able to afford at all.

多米尼加接受的医疗护理是她家人承担不起的。

The USNS Comfort ship medical staff provides treatment for more than 700 patients on a daily basis,

美国海军舰队舒适号的医务工作者每天要为700多名患者提供治疗。

operating on people who suffer from cataracts4, hernias, cysts, and kidney failure and other types of ambulatory surgeries.

他们要为很多人做手术,这些患者可能患有白内障、疝气、囊肿和肾衰竭等需要门诊手术的疾病。

It also sets up two posts on land that provides a basic medical care for more than 300 patients a day.

美国海军舰队舒适号还在陆地上设立了2个岗,每天为300多名患者提供基本医疗服务。

Most patients, there they’re ambulatory patients, there’s most of them are are fairly healthy in that they don’t need a hospital today, but they have chronic5 issues, so some things like diabetes6, hypertension, chronic joint7 pains that sort of things.

大多数患者都不用住院,可以说他们是健康的,因为他们不需要在医院里治病,但他们有很多慢性问题,比如糖尿病、高血压、慢性关节疼等。

We’re able to give them medications to help manage that.

我们可以为他们提供药物,帮助他们控制病情。

Joanna Landazuri received a free hernia surgery as part of this program.

乔安娜接收了免费的疝气手术,手术费用也由该项目承担。

I was selected and they verified that I needed surgery.

他们选中了我。他们确认过后认为我需要做手术。

Because of my problem, they treated me, so I was selected with other people who also needed help.

我身体有问题,所以他们为我提供治疗,然后我跟其他需要帮助的患者一起进入了这个项目。

The humanitarian8 aid medical mission welcomes around 900 staff members, and in every port they stop, volunteers from around the region also joined to help.

人道主义援助医疗团有近900名工作人员。每次在某个港口驻足的时候,总会有来自当地的志愿者加入他们并帮助病人。

Is that people are people, and when we come back from volunteering on services like this, it makes us better physicians when we practice in the United States.

大家都是手足同胞,而且每次在这样的项目里做完志愿者之后,我们都更加明白怎样做一名更好的医生,在美国行医救人。

There really is no border when we provide health care.

提供医疗服务是没有国界之分的。

We’re all part the same planet.

我们都生活在地球上。

The USNS Comfort will continue its mission through Latin America, Pesnx ports in Peru, Andorra, Colombia, in which it also seeks to alleviate9 some of the pressure caused by the increased immigration flow from Venezuela living their country.

美国海军舰队舒适号将继续完成其使命,执行地点横跨拉丁美洲、秘鲁的Pesnx港口、安道尔和哥伦比亚。在这个过程中,舒适号将力求缓解委内瑞拉移民激增所引起的部分压力。


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1 eyelid zlcxj     
n.眼睑,眼皮
参考例句:
  • She lifted one eyelid to see what he was doing.她抬起一只眼皮看看他在做什么。
  • My eyelid has been tumid since yesterday.从昨天起,我的眼皮就肿了。
2 eligible Cq6xL     
adj.有条件被选中的;(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
参考例句:
  • He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
  • Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。
3 naval h1lyU     
adj.海军的,军舰的,船的
参考例句:
  • He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
  • The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
4 cataracts a219fc2c9b1a7afeeb9c811d4d48060a     
n.大瀑布( cataract的名词复数 );白内障
参考例句:
  • The rotor cataracts water over the top of the machines. 回转轮将水从机器顶上注入。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Cataracts of rain flooded the streets. 倾盆大雨弄得街道淹水。 来自辞典例句
5 chronic BO9zl     
adj.(疾病)长期未愈的,慢性的;极坏的
参考例句:
  • Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
  • Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。
6 diabetes uPnzu     
n.糖尿病
参考例句:
  • In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者,医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
  • Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
7 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
参考例句:
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
8 humanitarian kcoxQ     
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者
参考例句:
  • She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业,并作了很大的贡献。
  • The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
9 alleviate ZxEzJ     
v.减轻,缓和,缓解(痛苦等)
参考例句:
  • The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。

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