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第2章 从来没有用过的心脏

A rich patient needed a heart transplant and discussed his opinions with his doctor.The doctor said,“We have 3 possible donors:the first is a young,healthy athlete who died in an automobile accident,the second is a middle-aged businessman who never drank or smoked and died flying his private jet.The third is an attorney who died after practicing law for 30 years.Which do you want?”

“I'll take the lawyer's heart.”said the patient.The doctor asked the patient why.

“It was easy.”said the patient,“I wanted a heart that hadn't been used.”

一个有钱的患者要做心脏移植手术,正在和医生讨论几种选择。医生说:“我们有三个可能的捐献者。第一个是年轻而健康的运动员,死于车祸。第二个是一个中年商人,从来不喝酒,在开自己的私家喷气飞机的时候死亡。第三个是一位律师,他在执业30年以后逝世。你要选哪一个?”

病人说:“我要律师的心脏。”医生问病人为什么。

病人说:“这很简单。我希望要一个从来没有用过的心。”

1.transplant vt.移植;使移居;迁移n.移植;被移植物;移居者;移植器官vi.移植;移居;迁移

e.g.It is possible to transplant chromosomes in cell nuclei.

移植细胞核内的染色体是可能的。

2.donor n.供者;捐赠者;赠送人