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▍原文
On a red-eye flight Tuesday from Guangzhou to New York, a doctor came to the aid of an elderly Chinese man who was unable to relieve himself and at risk of a ruptured bladder.
Six hours before the plane was due to land, Zhang Hong and Xiao Zhanxiang, both vascular surgeons at hospitals in China, had to think on their feet when a fellow passenger found himself unable to empty his very full bladder.
Zhang and Xiao determined that the man was holding in about 1 liter of urine — more than twice the normal daytime capacity — that needed to be drained immediately.
▍語言點
come to the aid of sb.: 幫助某人，救助某人
同義表達: come to one’s aid, help sb
relieve/r?'li?v/ vt. 上廁所，排便；緩解
· relieve the pain: 緩解疼痛
· relieve oneself: 排泄，方便
at risk of: 有……的危險
ruptured adj. 爆裂的，破裂的
· rupture/'r?pt??/ v. 爆裂，破裂
bladder /'blæd?, 'blæd?/ n. 膀胱
· My bladder is bursting.
我要憋不住了。
vascular /'væskj?l?, 'væskj?l?/ adj. 血管的
· 詞根: vas-管狀的
think on one’s feet: 隨機應(yīng)變（improvise）
· Their ability to think on their feet impressed the boss.
他們臨場應(yīng)變的能力給老板留下深刻印象。
determine /d?'t??m?n, d?'t?m?n/ vt. 確認，確定（conclude）
capacity /k?'pæs?t?/ n. 容量
drain/dre?n/ vt.（使）排出
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