Cancer Patient Saves Ambulance Driver 救护车病患勇救司机一命
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- 发布于 2013年8月24日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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A terminal cancer patient in France had to take the wheel of his ambulance, and get to the hospital, because the driver suffered a heart attack. Christian Nayet, a 60-year-old retired man, was being taken to a hospital by ambulance for tests, but the man behind the wheel began to feel tingling in his fingers. Nayet took over the driving and went to a nearby hospital. He even provided the ailing driver with a drug to aid him during the emergency.
法国一位癌末患者必须自己掌控救护车方向盘前往医院，因为他的司机突然心脏病发作。60岁的退休老人克里斯汀．纳爷，正在救护车上被载往医院做检查，而救护车司机突然开始感觉手指有刺痛感。纳爷接手驾驶救护车并前往最近的医院。在如此紧急的状况中，他还提供身处险境的驾驶一颗药丸来救他的命。
Nayet was able to control the situation and convince the driver to trust him by saying, “My life is not in danger, but yours is.” He couldn’t operate the siren but he did manage to turn on the ambulance’s emergency lights, which let him get through traffic more quickly.
纳爷有能力控制情况且说服这名驾驶相信他，他说：「我的生命并不会有危险，你的才会。」他无法启动救护车警铃，不过仍设法开启紧急警示灯，这让他能够在行驶时更快速通过。
Nayet’s bravery and quick reflexes most likely saved the driver’s life, hospital workers said. Despite being very sick, he pulled the ambulance into the proper area for incoming patients and gave emergency workers accurate information. As for his deed, Nayet was quick to be humble, saying, “Anyone would have done it.”
医院工作人员表示：纳爷的勇敢与反应迅速，可说是保住了这名驾驶的命。尽管纳爷自己也感到相当不适，他还是把救护车开到接收病患的适当地点，并告诉急诊室人员精确的信息。对于他的英勇事迹，纳爷立即谦卑地表示：「任何人都会这么做。」
－by Geoffrey Trager
Vocabulary
ambulance [ˋæmbjələns] n. 救护车
terminal [ˋtɝmən!] adj. 末期的，晚期的
tingle [ˋtɪŋg!] adj. 感到刺痛
ailing [ˋelɪŋ] adj. 生病的；身体不舒服的
siren [ˋsaɪrən] n. 汽笛；警报器
bravery [ˋbrevərɪ] n. 勇敢，勇气
reflex [ˋriflɛks] n. 本能的反应
deed [did] n. 行为，行动
Reading Comprehension
1. Why did Nayet drive the ambulance?
(A) To take his patient to the hospital for tests.
(B) Because he just had a heart attack.
(C) To get some drugs to ease his heart attack.
(D) His ambulance driver's life was in danger.
2. According to the article, which statement is TRUE?
(A) The ambulance driver is going to retire after this experience.
(B) Nayet was glad the ambulance driver saved his life.
(C) The ambulance driver saw doctors soon after his heart attack.
(D) Nayet doesn't feel sick at all anymore.
3. Which of the following can we assume?
(A) Nayet and the ambulance driver call each other often.
(B) Tingling fingers is probably a sign of a heart attack.
(C) Nayet used to be an ambulance driver.
(D) Emergency sirens require special keys.
Answer
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1. ( D ) |
2. ( C ) |
3. ( B ) |
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