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[00:15.84]Late Night Emergency
[00:31.55]深夜急诊
[00:41.58]About 25 years ago,
[00:43.53]I worked as an orderly on the overnight shift
[00:47.21]in a South Carolina hospital to put myself through school.
[00:52.41]The building we were in at the time
[00:55.18]was one of those WPA jobs from the Roosevelt era,
[01:00.28]and even though it was small and somewhat outmoded,
[01:04.88]it had been the only place for emergency services
[01:08.80]in our county for more than 40 years.
[01:12.78]But at the time this incident I'm writing about happened,
[01:16.81]a new, state-of-the-art hospital
[01:20.05]had just been finished a few miles down the highway,
[01:24.36]and while we weren't completely out of the picture,
[01:27.57]a lot of our services, including the emergency room,
[01:31.95]had been shifted to that site.
[01:35.25]Like I say, I was working my way through school at the time,
[01:40.25]and my shift generally ran weeknights
[01:44.40]from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
[01:47.14]There wasn't a whole lot to do after midnight,
[01:50.86]so sometimes after the shift supervisor
[01:53.95]had run out of creative ideas for make-work,
[01:57.68]and assuming our remaining patients were quiet
[02:01.56]and settled in for the night,
[02:04.34]she'd let me "relax" with my schoolwork
[02:07.03]in the employee lounge during the quiet of the wee hours.
[02:11.95]The lounge was right next to the second floor nurses' station.
[02:27.13]讲解
[03:54.39]语言点
[03:58.10]orderly  护理员
[04:02.99]overnight
[04:07.18]shift  轮班、工作时间的班次
[04:12.53]overnight shift  夜班
[04:16.52]Put someone through school, college or university.
[04:24.17]She's putting herself through college.
[04:30.28]work one's way through school  勤工俭学
[04:35.49]WPA = Works Progress Administration
[04:40.49]Works Projects Administration  美国公共事业振兴署
[04:47.42]somewhat  有点儿、稍微
[04:53.13]service
[05:01.01]medical services  医疗服务
[05:04.67]emergency services  急救服务
[05:08.70]state of the art  最新型的、最优良的
[05:16.86]down  沿着
[05:20.90]down the highway
[05:24.71]while  虽然、而
[05:31.36]although / though
[05:34.89]He went out, while I stayed at home.
[05:42.91]and while
[05:46.36]while
[05:49.80]out of the picture
[05:56.45]In discussing the question,
[05:58.50]we shouldn't keep this point out of the picture.
[06:06.67]weeknights
[06:22.52]My shift generally ran weeknights
[06:25.21]from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
[06:33.95]a whole lot  许多
[06:37.73]somebody run out of something
[06:43.21]make-work
[06:53.38]settle someone in
[07:00.99]relax with something
[07:06.21]After work she relaxed with a cup of tea and the newspaper.
[07:16.02]lounge  休息室
[07:20.43]employee lounge  员工休息室
[07:24.26]quiet  寂静、静谧
[07:28.53]wee
[07:35.05]a wee drop of wine
[07:39.08]a wee bit tedious
[07:42.64]wee
[07:45.21]the wee hours
[08:03.76]About 25 years ago,
[08:05.64]I worked as an orderly on the overnight shift
[08:09.49]in a South Carolina hospital to put myself through school.
[08:14.37]The building we were in at the time
[08:17.59]was one of those WPA jobs from the Roosevelt era,
[08:22.37]and even though it was small and somewhat outmoded,
[08:27.17]it had been the only place for emergency services
[08:31.01]in our county for more than 40 years.
[08:35.11]But at the time this incident I'm writing about happened,
[08:38.99]a new, state-of-the-art hospital
[08:42.26]had just been finished a few miles down the highway,
[08:46.66]and while we weren't completely out of the picture,
[08:49.84]a lot of our services, including the emergency room,
[08:54.11]had been shifted to that site.
[08:57.60]Like I say, I was working my way through school at the time,
[09:02.55]and my shift generally ran weeknights
[09:06.61]from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
[09:09.63]There wasn't a whole lot to do after midnight,
[09:13.12]so sometimes after the shift supervisor
[09:16.42]had run out of creative ideas for make-work,
[09:20.16]and assuming our remaining patients were quiet
[09:23.99]and settled in for the night,
[09:26.60]she'd let me "relax" with my schoolwork
[09:29.46]in the employee lounge during the quiet of the wee hours.
[09:34.22]The lounge was right next to the second floor nurses' station.
[09:45.38]谢谢收听
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0 work OoOyu     
n.工作，劳动
参考例句：
  • We all work hard.我们都努力工作。
  • Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。
0 way 1gIwk     
n.路，道路；方法，手段
参考例句：
  • Which way are we going?我们走哪条路？
  • Teaching is a great way to learn!教学是学习的极好途径！
0 just M3rxN     
adv.仅仅，只是；刚刚
参考例句：
  • He is just a child.他只是个孩子。
  • We just missed the train.我们正好没有赶上火车。
0 years 75aeb98e5241592ad6a6c2c4c78a16ef     
n.年( year的名词复数 )；年纪；一年的期间；某年级的学生
参考例句：
  • She is still very active, in spite of her advancing years. 她尽管年事渐高，仍然十分活跃。
  • Travelling in Europe was something of an anticlimax after the years he'd spent in Africa. 他在非洲生活了多年，到欧洲旅行真是有点太平淡了。
0 only bIzxE     
adv.仅仅，只不过；adj.唯一的；conj.可是，不过
参考例句：
  • We have only one earth.我们只有一个地球。
  • I only found it by accident.我只是碰巧找到的。
0 keep j3TxU     
vt.保存，保留
参考例句：
  • We must keep the classroom clean.我们必须保持教室清洁。
  • This fruit will keep till spring.这水果可以保存到春天。
0 during Dr7x3     
prep.在…期间，在…时候
参考例句：
  • What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
  • London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。
0 place V2Jz5     
n.地方；名次；地位；寓所；vt.放置；订（货）
参考例句：
  • Beijing is a good place.北京是个好地方。
  • Place the pillows at the head of the bed.把枕头放置在床头。
0 finished otFzWn     
adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
  • We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。
0 as pNiyL     
conj.按照；如同
参考例句：
  • He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
  • In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
0 second qZTxG     
num.第二；adj.第二的；别的；n.第二；秒；片刻
参考例句：
  • Who was second in the high jump?跳高比赛第二名是谁？
  • This is the second type.这是第二种。
0 newspaper IG9xF     
n.报纸；新闻纸
参考例句：
  • Please reach me the newspaper.请把报纸递给我。
  • Which newspaper do you read?你看哪种报纸？
0 was bglwv     
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
  • He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
  • He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
0 university TktwV     
n.大学
参考例句：
  • She teaches English at the University of Wales.她在威尔士大学教英语。
  • I'm going to enter a university.我要上大学。
0 floor Ejex3     
n.地面；（楼的）层
参考例句：
  • I live on the eleventh floor.我住第十一层楼。
  • She swept the floor clean.她把地板打扫干净。
0 projects 35a2864c314e4367eb1684bfe126a967     
n.项目( project的名词复数 )；课题；（政界领导人的）长期目标；有组织的任务v.投射( project的第三人称单数 )；计划；提出；展现
参考例句：
  • We have collaborated on many projects over the years. 这些年来我们合作搞了许多项目。
  • The housing projects are subsidized by the government. 这些住房项目得到政府的补贴。
0 progress xRsxx     
n.进步，发展，前进；v.促进，进步，进行
参考例句：
  • Study well and make progress every day.好好学习，天天向上。
  • He is very pleased with the progress we are making.他对我们工作的进展很满意。
0 though lIRzS     
conj.虽然，尽管；即使；可是，不过，然而；adv.可是，不过，然而
参考例句：
  • It's quite pleasant today,though the wind is rather cool.尽管风有点凉，今天天气还是很不错的。
  • I will have a try even though I should fail.哪怕失败，我也要试一下。
0 herself cdTxA     
pron.她自己
参考例句：
  • The little girl wrote the letter all by herself. 这小女孩自己写了这封信。
  • She should do her homework herself.她应该自己做作业。
0 including nqnz95     
prep.包含，包括
参考例句：
  • There were ten people,including you.加上你，一共十个人。
  • There are three storeys including the ground floor.包括底层共有三层。
0 sometimes mwTw1     
adv.有时，不时
参考例句：
  • Sometimes I go by car.有时我坐汽车去。
  • You must take it easy sometimes.有时候你必须放松一下。
0 ran lTxxe     
vbl.run的过去式
参考例句：
  • He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
  • As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。
0 worked CegzHA     
adj.处理过的，作装饰用的v.（使）工作( work的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）运作；运转；（使）产生效果
参考例句：
  • It worked contrariwise—first you dialled the number, then you put the money in. 这部电话的操作方式相反，即先拨通号码，然后投入钱币。
  • Initially, the system worked well. 开始时系统运转良好。
0 ideas b702dbe5591cd44ed251a6425ae122a4     
总念
参考例句：
  • the rapid assimilation of new ideas 对新思想的迅速吸收
  • The book is a cornucopia of good ideas. 这部书里有无数好主意。
0 remaining 2kizTC     
adj.剩余的，剩下的v.剩余，剩下(remain的现在分词)；保持；停留，逗留
参考例句：
  • The building stands as the last remaining relic of the town's cotton industry. 这座建筑物是小镇棉纺业仅存的遗迹。
  • The remaining twenty patients were transferred to another hospital. 其余的二十名病人被转送到另一家医院去了。
0 whole QgkwK     
adj.整整的；全部的；完整的
参考例句：
  • It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
  • The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。
0 stayed 284b4c9b3cc2b4e7d18617784a18d13d     
v.停留，停止( stay的过去式和过去分词 )；继续处于某种状态
参考例句：
  • We stayed at Tom's place. It isn't exactly Buck House, but it's comfortable enough. 我们待在汤姆那里。那并不是巴克宫，但足够舒适了。
  • We stayed overnight in London after the theatre. 我们看完戏后在伦敦住了一晚。
0 writing aeGzKN     
n.写，写作；著作，文学作品
参考例句：
  • I am also writing a short story.我也写短篇小说。
  • Do you like writing for children?你愿意为儿童写作吗？
0 while IeZz7W     
conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿
参考例句：
  • In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
  • He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。
0 tea DqGwQ     
n.茶，茶叶
参考例句：
  • She went to shop for tea.她去商店买茶叶。
  • Does he like tea or coffee?他喜欢喝茶还是咖啡？
0 point zO4x1     
n.点，要点，尖端，细节，目标；v.指出，瞄准
参考例句：
  • He missed the point of the joke.他错过了那个笑话的要点。
  • Do you have any questions at this point?就这一点你们还有什么问题吗？
0 services 5iLzn5     
n.公共事业机构（或公司）；（提供技术或帮助的）服务；宗教礼仪；礼拜仪式；服务( service的名词复数 )；公共机构；业务；服役
参考例句：
  • arrangers of care services for the elderly 安排照料老人的筹划者
  • Social services keep lists of at-risk children . 社工组织保留有在家里可能遭受伤害的孩子名单。
0 station vuKwc     
n.车站，站，位置；v.安置，配置
参考例句：
  • This is Taipei railway station.这里是台北火车站。
  • The station is two miles away.车站离这里两英里。
0 lot Z0jxZ     
n.许多；好些
参考例句：
  • We had a lot of difficulties.我们碰到过许多困难。
  • Helen eats a lot of fruit.海伦水果吃得很多。
0 hospital IccxB     
n.医院
参考例句：
  • Please take me to the hospital.请送我到医院。
  • She found herself in hospital.发现自己躺在医院里。
0 few kk0x2     
adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的
参考例句：
  • There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
  • I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。
0 had FeBxb     
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有
参考例句：
  • I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
  • The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
0 someone Cwvw3     
pron.某人，有人
参考例句：
  • I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
  • Someone wants to see her.有人找她。
0 creative rzNxI     
adj.创造性的，创作的
参考例句：
  • This job is useful and creative.这项工作既有用又富有创造性。
  • He is a very creative musician.他是一个非常有创造力的音乐家。
0 even EiUzR     
adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当
参考例句：
  • It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
  • He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。
0 south hwLwO     
n.南，南方
参考例句：
  • Are you from the south?你是南方人吗？
  • The house points to the south.那座房子面朝南。
0 patients 3495d5d84b3bedeb4377cfc005bfbe52     
n.患者( patient的名词复数 )；接受治疗者；受动着；承受者
参考例句：
  • This drug is contraindicated in patients with asthma. 这种药哮喘病人禁用。
  • Patients were being discharged from the hospital too early. 病人都过早获准出院。
0 myself fFSxG     
pron.我自己
参考例句：
  • Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
  • I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。
0 went 9gjw5     
v.go的过去式
参考例句：
  • We often went fishing last year.去年我们经常去钓鱼。
  • She went upstairs at once.她立即上楼去了。
0 nurses d5c0c340faaebee9136db2d9801d288b     
n.护士( nurse的名词复数 )；保育员，保姆v.护理( nurse的第三人称单数 )；照料；喂；吃奶
参考例句：
  • Nurses complain of being overworked and underpaid . 护士抱怨工作劳累过度而报酬过低。
  • The nurses are instructed not to consort with their patients. 护士得到指示不得与病人交往。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 relax gV8xj     
v.放松；轻松
参考例句：
  • Relax when you dance.跳舞时要放松。
  • Keep at it,don't relax!继续努力，不要泄劲！
0 Miles aoczUD     
n.英里( mile的名词复数 )；很多；一英里赛跑；大面积
参考例句：
  • Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles. 八公里约等于五英里。
  • a fortress town enclosed by four miles of ramparts 由四英里长的城墙围着的设防城镇
0 through 1IMzX     
adv.穿越，完全；prep.经过，穿过，凭借
参考例句：
  • He was running through the streets.他跑着穿过条条街道。
  • The train went through a tunnel.火车通过一条隧道。
0 working KeCzHO     
adj.（涉及）工作的；（人）有工作的；（时间）用于工作上的；（想法等）可作为基础的v.（使）工作( work的现在分词)；（使）运作；运转；（使）产生效果n.工作；活动；制作；操纵
参考例句：
  • I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad. 我总是向往去国外工作。
  • childcare facilities for working parents 为职业父母提供的照管儿童的设施
0 drop 3rJxl     
v.掉下；落下；n.滴；水滴
参考例句：
  • There's not a drop left.一滴也不剩。
  • Don't drop your chopsticks.不要让筷子掉到地上。
0 jobs 27a06a9e3d5e7f67eb604a39536208c9     
n.（一件）工作( job的名词复数 )；职责；职业；（作为一个单元处理的）作业
参考例句：
  • jobs in aerospace and defence 航天与国防工作
  • Automation meant the loss of many factory jobs. 自动化意味着许多工厂工人失业。
0 college BqrzH     
n.学院；高等专科学校
参考例句：
  • The college drama society is going to put on a play.大学戏剧协会正准备上演一个剧目。
  • I was hot on playing basketball when I was in college.我上大学时热衷于打篮球。
0 building fxGzAJ     
n.建筑物，大楼；建筑
参考例句：
  • What's your favourite building?你最喜欢什么建筑物？
  • It's a fine building.这所房子真漂亮。
0 quiet u0szS     
adj.安静的；文静的
参考例句：
  • Ask those people to keep quiet.叫那些人保持安静。
  • The quiet lion sleeps during the day.那头安静的狮子白天睡觉。
0 discussing 0eb0205003a1997fcdd4c8e58953f923     
v.谈论( discuss的现在分词 )；讨论；商量；论述
参考例句：
  • Boys are often more inhibited than girls about discussing their problems. 男孩子往往不如女孩子敢于谈论自己的问题。
  • We spent the whole evening discussing domestic trivia. 我们整个晚上谈论家庭琐事。
0 relaxed DkQzSQ     
adj.（人）轻松的；自在的；无拘无束的；舒适的adv.轻松地；自在地；舒适地；随便地vt.（使）轻松( relax的过去式)；（使）松弛；放宽；（使）放松vi.松散；松弛；放宽；放松
参考例句：
  • the relaxed ambience of the city 这座城市轻松的氛围
  • She was in a relaxed, confident mood. 她的心态从容而自信。
0 bit VRGyo     
n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制
参考例句：
  • I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
  • When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？
0 orderly s4Yzr     
adj.有秩序的，整齐的，一丝不苟的，和平的；adv.有秩序地，有条理地，依次地；n.勤务兵，（医院的）勤务工
参考例句：
  • It's an orderly room.这是个整洁的房间。
  • The books are in orderly rows on shelves.书籍整齐地排列在书架上。
0 overnight uKmxv     
ad.前一天晚上，一夜间 a.前一天晚上的
参考例句：
  • She stayed overnight in the hotel. 她在旅馆过了一夜。
  • Our success is not won overnight. 我们的成功不是一夜之间得来的。
0 somewhat Pwtw1     
pron.一些，某物；adv.多少，几分
参考例句：
  • The cake we made was somewhat of a failure.我们做的蛋糕不大成功。
  • The two office buildings are somewhat alike in appearance.这两座办公楼在外形上有点相似。
0 county kO0zE     
n.县，郡
参考例句：
  • When the good news reached there,the whole county rejoiced.喜讯传到那里时，全县的人都欢欣鼓舞起来。
  • In that year county after county fell to the enemy.那一年一个又一个的县城沦入敌人手中。
0 shifted 91e8154388ca2d92d8a1baa00bc64bfa     
v.改变( shift的过去式和过去分词 )；去掉；摆脱掉；换挡
参考例句：
  • He shifted his position from the horizontal. 他从水平姿势变换成其他姿势。
  • He nervously shifted his weight from foot to foot. 他很紧张，重心在双脚之间来回换。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 shift 4yAwt     
n.交换，变化，移动，接班者；vt.更替，移转，变声；vi.改变，定责，更衣
参考例句：
  • Lend me a hand to shift this box,will you?来帮一下忙，把这箱子搬开，好吗？
  • A sudden shift in the wind warned of the coming storm.风向的突然改变预示暴风雨来临。
0 assuming 49b349d929f953b2d5a0ad544fbbe185     
如果
参考例句：
  • You were mistaken in assuming it. 你这样臆断是错了。
  • The country's industry is assuming a new aspect. 该国的工业正在呈现新的面貌。
0 works ieuzIh     
n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件
参考例句：
  • We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
  • The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
0 emergency zpFxq     
n.紧急情况，突然事件，非常时刻
参考例句：
  • You had to be ready for any emergency.你得随时预防不测。
  • She has the ability to keep calm in an emergency.她有处变不惊的本事。
0 site Wx4wt     
n.位置，场所，地点；vt.定位；（指INTERNET上的某台主机）
参考例句：
  • Where have they decided to site the new factory?他们决定新厂址设在什么地方？
  • It is safe to site a company here.在这里建造工厂安全。
0 generally KgYxu     
adv.一般地，通常；普遍地，广泛地
参考例句：
  • We generally go to the sea for our holidays.我们通常去海边度假。
  • Generally speaking,parents love their children.一般说来，父母爱他们的孩子。
0 incident l9TxR     
n.附带事件，小事件；事件，事变；adj.易发生的；附属的；入射的
参考例句：
  • With the passage of time the incident was forgotten.随着时间的消逝，那个事件被忘却了。
  • The incident had left him visibly angry and upset.那起事件显然让他既恼火又心烦。
0 completely lvmzzZ     
adv.完全地，十分地，全然
参考例句：
  • She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
  • I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。
0 settled 4iszma     
a.固定的；稳定的
参考例句：
  • The dispute was settled without acrimony. 没有唇枪舌剑，这场纠纷就解决了。
  • a settled way of life 安定的生活方式
0 employee mpmxe     
n.职员，员工，受雇人员
参考例句：
  • Each employee received a like bonus.每个雇员都得到了相同数目的奖金。
  • They brought around a new employee this morning.他们今天早晨请来了一位新雇员。
0 lounge D82zb     
n.休闲室，休息室，长沙发；v.闲荡，闲散地度过，混日子
参考例句：
  • We had coffee in the lounge.我们在客厅里喝咖啡。
  • Don't lounge away your working hours.不要消磨工作时间。

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