Harry's Business Trip 2

He used his phone to call the airline.

He explained the situation and cancelled his reservation.

Then he called 911 for emergency help.

911 is the emergency number to call for help in the United States.

ps:911是美国求救的紧急电话。

emergency突发事件; 紧急情况

number数字; 数; 数量; 编号; 序数; 号码; 标号; 给…编号; 总计; 共计; 数以…计; 把…算作; 归入

call for help呼救

United States美国；美利坚合众国; 美国

Exercises:

1.what does he do to his reservation?

he cancelled it.

An ambulance arrived about 10 minutes after he called.

By then, he was in so much pain that he could barely walk.

Once inside the ambulance, they gave him oxygen to help him to breathe.

But the pain was still terrible.

Then they drove to a hospital near the airport.

Luckily, the hospital was on his health plan.

That means his health insurance is supposed to pay for everything.

Medical costs in the United States are very high.

Exercises:

1.who was supposed to pay for his medical care?

his health insurance company.

2.where did the ambulance take him?

to a hospital near the airport

3.That means his health insurance is supposed to pay for everything.

4.He used his phone to call the airline.

5.An ambulance arrived about 10 minutes after he called.

6.Once inside the ambulance, they gave him oxygen to help him to breathe.

When he arrived at the hospital, he was taken to the emergency room.

After some tests, a doctor told him he had a kidney stone.

ps:经过一些检查，医生告诉他他有肾结石。

After在…后; 表示反复不断或一个接着一个; 跟随; 追赶; 在后面; 在…以后; 后来; 以后; 后来的; 以后的

some一些，若干; 某些，部分，有的; 好些; 不少的; 相当多的; 有些人，有些事物; 部分; 有的; 有些; 若干; (用于数词前，意同approximately)大约，差不多; 稍微; 有点

tests测验; 考查; 检查，化验，检验; 试验; 测试; 检查; 化验; 检验; test的第三人称单数和复数

doctor医生; 大夫; 诊所; 博士; 篡改; 伪造; 将有害物掺入中; 阉割

told讲; 讲述

It was a very small stone, but it caused a lot of pain.

It was passing through a small tube in his body from his kidney to his bladder.

ps:它是通过他体内的一根小管子从肾到膀胱的。

passing流逝，推移; 结束，消亡; 亡故，逝世; 通过; 暂时的; 瞬间的; 经过的; 过往的; 及格; 走过; 沿某方向前进; 向某方向移动; 使沿移动; 使达到; pass的现在分词

through从…一端至另一端; 穿过; 贯穿; 透过…看到; 隔着…听到; 自始至终; 从头到尾; 从一端到另一端; 通过; 从头至尾; 直达的，直通的，联运的，全程的; 直达的; 直通的

small小的; 小号的，小型的; 成为小块; 小小地; 后腰; 小件衣服

tube管，管子; 管状物; 软管; 给…装上管子; 插管（以助呼吸); 用管道运输

his他的; 上帝的; 属于上帝的; 属于他的

body身体; 躯体; 躯干; 尸体; 死尸; 赋予形体

kidney肾; 肾脏; 动物腰子

bladder膀胱; 皮囊，气囊

The pain would go away once it got to his bladder.

Until then he had to take pain medicine to reduce the pain.

Exercises:

1.what does he take to control the pain?

some pain medicine

2.what was causing the pain?

a kidney stone .

3.When he arrived at the hospital, he was taken to the emergency room.

Harry didn’t have to stay in hospital for very long.

With the pain medicine, the pain went away very quickly.

He took a taxi back to his hotel and checked in for another night.

Then he called the airline and made a reservation for another flight.

The flight will leave tomorrow.

Until then, he’ll just rest in his hotel.

There may even be a good movie to watch.

Exercises:

1.where will he be until his next flight?

he'll stay in his hotel

2.what's he going to do until his next flight?

he's going to get some rest

3.There may even be a good movie to watch.

So when you’re traveling, please be prepared for emergencies.

Make sure you have medical insurance.

You never know when something like this can happen to you.

So be prepared.

Exercises:

1.what should you have before your traveling?

medical insurance.

2.You never know when something like this can happen to you.

3.After some tests, a doctor told him he had a kidney stone.

4.There may even be a good movie to watch.