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Medical Story Show

（6-11）

It's not broken.

没有断

See this, right here?

这里 看见了吗

It's the epiphyseal plate

这是骨骺板

otherwise known as the "Growth plate."

换句话说就是生长面

What's wrong with it?

有什么毛病吗

Amazing thing, this bone.

骨头真是神奇啊

If you know how to read it

如果你知道怎么看的话

it can tell you how old someone really is.

你能看出从中一个人的真实年龄

Exactly how old. Great.

非常确切 很好

Mmm, not even 15.

连 15 岁都不到

Almost though.

不过快了

Two weeks away. Maybe a month.

还差两周吧 或许一个月

Last week. I was 15 last week.

上星期 上周我就 15 了

Happy birthday to both of us.

祝我们生日快乐

If you're gonna lie though

你要是真想说谎

go big. Go 21.

说大点 说你 21 岁了

That way you won't need your

这样就不用靠你的

crazy mom to help you buy vodka

疯子老妈帮你买伏特加了

Uh, great. Thanks for the tip.

很好 多谢指导

Now, when I bring my mom home

我妈出院以后

is there anything I need to know about taking care of her?

她的日常生活有什么我需要注意的吗

I suppose your biggest worry isn't the booze.

我想最该担心的不是烈酒

You're 15, basically no mom.

你才 15 跟没妈的孩子差不多

If Child Welfare let kids get away with that

要是儿童福利机构放任不管的话

they wouldn't need those nice foster homes

他们就不需要那些漂漂亮亮的孤儿院了

and that would make them sad.

他们会多伤心啊

They'd put her someplace too.

他们也会把她送去救助机构的

My life is working.

我的生活很正常

Not the word I'd use.

我可不这么想

Most 15-year-old kids are doing

大多数 15 岁的孩子都还沉迷于

what they're supposed to be doing

这个年纪最常做的事

You know, they're huffing glue, catching crabs.

你知道的 吸吸毒啊 摸摸小女生啊

If you turn me in, I'll sue you.

要是你告发我 我就起诉你

That's privileged information.

那是保密资料

Oh, relax. It's not even your X-ray.

放轻松 这根本不是你的 X 光片呢

She's awfully calm.

她平静得可怕

House wrote new orders.

豪斯换了新药

There's a little bit of scarring. Not much.

有些疤痕组织 没多少

Not enough to It's cirrhosis.

不足以 是肝硬化

Oh, but she doesn't drink.

可她不喝酒啊

Congratulations. You win.

恭喜 你赢了

Actually

实际上

no one wins.

我们都输了

Tumor. Cystic?

肿瘤 在胆囊吗

Solid mass.

实质性病变

——From《House M.D》

重点词汇（Vocabulary）

1. epiphyseal [ˌepɪˈfɪziəl] adj. 骺的；脑上体的2. vodka [ˈvɑːdkə] n. 伏特加酒3. tip [tɪp] n. 指点，诀窍，建议4. foster [ˈfɑːstər] v. 促进，培养；领养，收养;adj. 代养的，寄养的5. foster homes 寄养家庭;收养家庭6. huffing [ˈhʌfɪŋ] v. 激怒；蔑视；吹气7. turn sb in 自首;告发某人8. privileged [ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd]adj. （信息）得到特许保密的9. privileged information 特权信息;秘密资料10. cystic [ˈsɪstɪk] adj. 囊的；膀胱的，[解剖] 胆囊的；胞囊的

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