Unit Five,First Aid
第五单元，急救

technique
The artist combines different techniques in the same painting.
这位艺术家在同一幅画中把不同的画法结合在一起。

leaflet
The leaflet is available free of charge from post offices.
该宣传单可以到邮局免费领取。

organ
The heart is one of the body's vital organs.
心脏是人体的重要器官之一。

toxin
Experts have linked this condition to a buildup of toxins in the body.
专家认为这种情况与体内毒素积聚有关。

ray
The windows were shining in the reflected rays of the setting sun.
窗户上闪耀着落日的余辉。

sense of touch
His sense of touch gradually took the place of sight.
他的触觉逐步代替了视觉。

radiation
They suffer from health problems and fear the long term effects of radiation.
他们遭受着健康问题的困扰并且害怕辐射的长期影响。

acid
It is treated with acid before being analyzed.
对它用酸处理后再进行分析。

millimetre
The ground stations tracking the satellites are not accurate to the millimetre.
跟踪卫星的地面站精度不到毫米。

minor
There may be some minor changes to the schedule.
时间安排也许会有些小小的变动。

layer
How many layers of clothing are you wearing?
你穿了几层衣服?

electric
An electric device or machine works by means of electricity, rather than using some other source of power.
电动装置或机器是靠电来工作的，而不是使用其它能源。

electric shock
The passer by thought he had got an electric shock.
那个过路人以为他触电了呢。

victim
Schools are the latest victims of cuts in public spending.
学校是削减公共开支的最新的牺牲品。

swollen
Her eyes were red and swollen from crying.
她哭得两眼又红又肿。

swell
Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her.
她胳膊给蜜蜂蜇了，肿了起来。

blister
I was bothered about the blister on my hand.
手上起的水泡让我心烦。

underneath
This jacket is too big even with a sweater underneath.
即使里面穿一件毛衣，这件外套也太大了。

nerve
The hands are richly supplied with nerve endings.
手上布满了神经末梢。

fabric
Whatever your color scheme is, there's a fabric to match.
无论什么样的色彩图案,都有与之相配的织物。

loose
She was still in her nightdress, with her hair hanging loose over her shoulders.
她穿着睡衣,头发松散地披在肩上。

urgent
There is an urgent need for food and water.
现在亟需食物和水。

ease
The ease with which she learns languages is astonishing.
她学习语言之轻松令人惊讶。

paramedic
We intend to have a paramedic on every ambulance within the next three years.
我们计划在未来3年内为每辆救护车配备一名急救医生。

swallow
Always chew food well before swallowing it.
什么食物都要先嚼碎再吞咽。

wrap
He spent the evening wrapping up the Christmas presents.
他花了一个晚上的时间把圣诞礼物都包了起来。

bathtub
Clean out the bathtub when you are done.
洗完澡后请把浴缸洗干净。

bath
I think I'll have a bath and go to bed.
我想我要洗个澡，然后上床睡觉。

slip
She slipped over on the ice and broke her leg.
她在冰上滑倒把腿摔断了。

mosquito
A single mosquito can infect a large number of people.
一只蚊子就可以感染很多人。

elderly
Many of those most affected are elderly.
受影响最大的人中很多都是上了年纪的。

carpet
They put down wooden boards, and laid new carpets on top.
他们铺好木地板,在上面铺上新地毯。

operator
A telephone operator asked him to hold.
电话接线员让他不要挂断。

ambulance
He screamed at his wife to call an ambulance.
他尖叫着让他老婆打电话叫救护车。

delay
Reported to the police without delay.
马上报了警。

needle
The carpet of pine needles was soft underfoot.
脚下厚厚的松针踩上去软绵绵的。

vital sign
He was still alive but his vital signs were weak.
他还活着，但生命体征很弱。

ward
She works as a nurse on the children's ward.
她在儿童病房当护士。

drown
He attempted to rescue the drowning man.
他曾试图去救那个溺水的男人。

sprain
I stumbled and sprained my ankle.
我摔了一跤,把脚脖子扭了。

ankle
My ankles have swollen.
我的脚踝肿了。

bleeding
Press firmly on the wound to stop the bleeding.
用力压住伤口止血。

bleed
He slowly bled to death.
他慢慢地失血而死。

panic
There's no point getting into a panic about the exams.
对考试惊慌失措是没有用的。

interrupt
The game was interrupted several times by rain.
比赛因下雨中断了几次。

scream
He covered her mouth to stop her from screaming.
他捂上她的嘴,不让她叫出声来。

fellow
She discovered to her pleasure, a talent for making her fellow guest laugh.
她高兴地发现自己具备一种能把其他客人逗笑的才能。

diner
They sat in a corner, away from other diners.
他们坐在一个角落里,远离其他用餐者。

choke
The coffee was almost too hot to swallow and made him choke for a moment.
咖啡烫得几乎咽不下去,呛得他好一会儿喘不过气来。

steak
How would you like your steak done?
您点的牛排要多大火候?

throat
Cross cleared his throat and spoke in low, polite tones.
克罗斯清了清嗓子，开始有礼貌地低声说话。

desperate
Somewhere out there was a desperate man, cold and hungry.
那外面有个男人又冷又饿，走投无路了。

slap
'Congratulations!' he said, slapping me on the back.
“祝贺你！”他拍着我的背说。

help sb to one's feet
I allowed her to help me to my feet.
我允许她扶我站起来。

practical
It wouldn't be practical for us to go all that way just for the weekend.
我们跑那么远只为了去度个周末实在很不切实际。

obstruction
He had an operation to remove an obstruction in his throat.
他为了取出喉头的阻塞物做了手术。

fist
She shook her fist. 'I'll show you,' she said
她挥了挥拳头,“我要让你看看,”她说。

grab
She grabbed the child's hand and ran.
她抓住孩子的手就跑。

tightly
He held on tightly to her arm.
他紧紧抓住她的手臂。

tight
The rope was stretched tight.
绳子绷紧了。

motion
At a single motion of his hand, the room fell silent.
他手一挥,屋子里便安静了下来。

face up
Place the card face up on the pile.
把纸牌正面朝上放在这一叠的上面。

face down
She lay face down on the bed.
她俯卧在床上。

justify
How can they justify paying such huge salaries?
他们怎能证明付这么大笔薪金是正当的呢?

welfare
We are concerned about the child's welfare.
我们关注那个孩子的福祉。

collapse
The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.
房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

manual
There is a manual pump to get rid of the water.
有一个手动泵用来排水。

sleep in
On Sundays I sleep in.
星期天,我都会晚起。

out of shape
I get tired easily. I must be out of shape.
我很容易疲倦,一定是身体有毛病。

foggy
It was now the middle of November, cold and often foggy.
现在是11月中旬,天气寒冷而且经常有雾。

suburb
They live in the suburbs.
他们住在城外。

membership
The club has a membership of more than five hundred.
这个俱乐部有五百多名会员。