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Medical Story Show

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Cancer.

癌症

The vitamin "K'"Caused the D.V.T.

维生素 K 缺乏导致深度静脉血栓

And aggravated the liver

使肝脏的情况恶化

but the tumor's the real reason for the bleed.

但肿瘤才是导致出血的真凶

The tumor's the problem.

肿瘤才是主要问题

Mrs. Palmero, I'm Dr. Wilson.

帕玛洛夫人 我是威尔森医生

I'm afraid I have some

关于你的超声波检测

bad news from your ultrasound.

恐怕我有些坏消息

You have cancer.

你得了癌症

It's big. 5.8 centimeters.

肿瘤很大 直径有 5.8 厘米

We do nothing

如果我们不采取任何措施

she dies from liver failure within 60 days

60天内她就会死于肝脏衰竭

She needs a transplant.

她需要器官移植

That's gonna happen.

你以为她能获得批准吗

She's 38 years old. She's a mother.

她才 38 岁 还是个母亲

She's a schizophrenic mother with no money

她是个患有精神分裂症的母亲 一贫如洗

on the public dole, in fact

实际上是在靠救济金过日子

who knocks back vodka

而且一闻到酒香

every time a breeze blows her way.

就猛灌伏特加

Mickey Mantle had a whole bar named after him.

米奇· 曼多甚至有一家以自己名字命名的酒吧

[美国著名棒球运动员]

He got a transplant.

他还不是照样获得了移植

Yeah, well, Lucy can't switch-hit.

但露西可不是棒球明星

Plan "B"surgery to resect the tumor.

第二套方案 手术切除肿瘤

Joe Bergin does the gamma knife thing.

乔· 帕金医生会激光手术疗法

Laser cauterizes while it cuts

激光在切割的同时烧灼伤口

saves more liver.

能保下更多肝脏

The tumor's way too big.

肿瘤太大了

He won't even consider it.

他根本不会考虑的

Not a big risktaker, Bergin.

帕金可不太喜欢冒险

Won't even drink milk on its expiration date.

他甚至不喝当天过期的牛奶呢

He has no discretion.

他也没办法

5.8 centimeters is past the surgical guidelines.

5.8 厘米已经超过手术安全线了

Would he do it at 4.6?

如果是 4.6 厘米他会做吗

Why don't we just say it's zero?

干脆说那肿瘤直径是 0 吧

then we don't need him at all.

我们根本就不用找他了

Tumors grow, they don't shrink.

肿瘤会长大 不会变小

This one does.

这个会

Ninetyfive percent ethanol.

浓度 95%的乙醇

The ethanol dehydrates the tumor cells.

能让肿瘤细胞脱水

Literally sucks them dry.

实际上是把它们吸干了

It shrinks the tumor temporarily.

能暂时缩小肿瘤

How temporarily?

能撑多久

——From《House M.D》

重点词汇（Vocabulary）

1. ultrasound [ˈʌltrəsaʊnd] n. 超声；超音波

2. centimeter [ˈsentɪmiːtər] n. [计量] 厘米；[计量] 公分

3. switch-hit [swɪtʃ hɪt] vi. 左右两边都能打；左右开弓

4. resect [rɪˈsekt] vt. 切除；割除

5. gamma knife 伽玛刀（γ刀）

6. cauterizes [ˈkɔːtəraɪz] vt. 烧灼；腐蚀；使麻木（等于 cauterise）

7. discretion [dɪˈskreʃ(ə)n] n. 自行决定权，判断力；谨慎，慎重

8. ethanol [ˈeθənɔːl] n. [有化] 乙醇，[有化] 酒精

9. dehydrates [diːˈhaɪdreɪt] vt. 使……脱水；使极其口渴；使丧失力量和兴趣等;vi. 脱水；去水

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