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Seeing Clearly, Eye in the Sky 奥比斯：绕行全球送光明

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Several decades ago, one eye specialist had a different kind of “vision” – to create a flying hospital. Although the idea may sound bizarre at first, the ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital is changing lives around the world by helping to restore sight to the blind.

几十年前有位眼科医生拥有非常不同的远见：创造一个会飞的医院。虽然这个想法刚开始听起来有点奇怪，但是奥比斯眼科飞机医院正在世界各地帮助盲人恢复视力、改变他们的生命。

The history of ORBIS International dates back to the 1970s when Dr. David Paton, a head eye doctor at Baylor College, became frustrated over the extremely low level of eye care offered throughout the developing world. During his travels abroad, he realized the root cause of the problem: It wasn’t financially feasible for doctors and nurses to travel overseas to get up-to-speed on many key procedures. As a result, millions of people were suffering from painful conditions such as cataracts and glaucoma or losing their eyesight because basic treatments weren’t available to them. So, Dr. Paton came up with the idea of a mobile teaching hospital that would travel around the globe and train medical professionals in the latest ophthalmic techniques. So, he partnered with some key figures in the worlds of business and aviation and turned his concept into a reality.

国际奥比斯的历史可以追溯到1970年代，当时德州贝勒医学院眼科部门主任戴维．培顿医生对于整个开发中国家低水平的眼科保健感到很失望。当他到处旅行时，他了解到问题的根本原因：让医生和护士飞到国外获得许多重要手术的实时信息在经济上而言是不可能的。因此，数百万人受到如白内障和青光眼的疾病所苦，或是失明，只因为他们没能获得最基本的治疗。所以培顿医生想出了移动教学医院的点子，它会到世界各地训练医疗专业人士学会最先进的眼科技术。因此他和许多商业界和航空业重要的人物合作，先将他的构想付诸实行。

Since ORBIS Flying Hospital first took flight in 1982, it has journeyed to over 87 countries. Local doctors and nurses are invited on board for training in the plane’s 48-seat classroom. They can attend lectures with world-renowned eye specialists, watch live broadcasts of surgeries, and even ask surgeons questions using a two-way audio-visual system. In addition, the organization has teamed up with several local partners including hospitals, and universities. Through these efforts, top-notch health care in the developing world is finally starting to see the light of day.

自从奥比斯于1982年首航后，这架飞行医院已经到过87个国家以上。当地的医生和护士会被邀请上有着48个座位的飞机教室接受训练。他们可以上世界知名眼科医生所教授的课、看手术实况转播、甚至使用双向影音系统询问执刀医师问题。除此之外，这个组织也与许多当地的医院、政府卫生部门和大学合作。透过这些努力，开发中国家的高阶卫生保健终于能因此问世。

－by Jamie Blackler

Vocabulary

单词发音

specialist [`spɛʃəlɪst] n. 专科医生

bizarre [bɪˋzɑr] adj. 奇异的；异乎寻常的

restore [rɪˋstor] v. 使复原

financially [faɪˋnænʃəlɪ] adv. 财政上

feasible [ˋfizəb!] adj. 可行的

cataract [ˋkætə͵rækt] n. 白内障

glaucoma [glɔˋkomə] n. 青光眼

ophthalmic [ɑfˋθælmɪk] adj. 眼睛的；眼科的

aviation [͵evɪˋeʃən] n. 航空; 航空业

journey [ˋdʒɝnɪ] n. 旅行

lecture [ˋlɛktʃɚ] n. 授课；演讲

broadcast [ˋbrɔd͵kæst] n. 播放

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get up-to-speed  获得最新信息 functioning at an anticipated or competitive level

team up 合作, 协作  form a group or group together

top-notch [nɑtʃ] 最高级的; 顶刮刮的; 第一流的 first-rate; excellent

see the light of day 诞生, 出现 to be made available or be known about

Reading Questions

1.    What is the main purpose of the ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital?

(A)  To train doctors to perform certain procedures.

(B)  To provide immediate emergency care for injured people.

(C)  To administer eye exams to people who have trouble seeing.

(D)  To correct people’s vision by using laser surgery on airplanes.

2.    Which of the following statements about ORBIS is NOT true?

(A)  It was founded by a doctor who wanted to improve eye care worldwide.

(B)  It lets third-world doctors teach ORBIS doctors new techniques.

(C)  It has helped to provide professional eye care to many poor people.

(D)  It offers lectures and broadcasts live surgeries in the plane’s classroom.

3.    Where would you likely find this passage?

(A)  In a medical journal that explains new eye care techniques.

(B)  On a website that allows people to test their vision.

(C)  In a magazine dedicated to groups that are making a difference in the world.

(D)  In a textbook about the history of hospitals in America.

The ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital

ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital - Vietnam 2010

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