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No. 119

Traditional Chinese medicine

For propping rheum with fullness in the chest, Hou Po Da Huang Tang (Officinal Magnolia Bark and Rhubarb Decoction) governs.

支饮胸满者，厚朴大黄汤主之。

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1、ashen adj. 灰色的；苍白的

2、ventilate vt. 使通风；给…装通风设备；宣布

3、edema n. [病理] 水肿（等于oedema）；瘤腺体

4、If she's having an allergic reaction to the gadolinium, she'll be dead in two minutes. 如果是对比剂过敏 马上会没命。

5、Too much edema. 水肿太严重。

6、Where's the surgical airway kit? 气管切开器械包？

7、We'll get that tube out of your throat later today. 今天晚些时候会把插管取出。

8、She probably knew she was allergic to gadolinium. 她可能知道自己对比剂过敏。

9、Figured it was an easy way to get someone to cut a hole in her throat. 发现是个让人帮她开喉的好方法。

10、We need to know if there's some genetic or environmental cause that's triggering an inflammatory response. 需要了解触发炎症反应的遗传和环境因素。

——From《House M.D》

World Insight

Finding the Serenity to Accept the Things You Cannot Change

Coronavirus has disrupted your daily life. Your vacation plans might be postponed.

新冠病毒扰乱了你的日常生活。你的度假计划也许会推迟。

You want to curse at the world.

你想要诅咒这个世界。

But ask yourself:

但问问自己：

Is any of this curing my frustrations or stopping coronavirus?

这样就能治愈我的烦恼或阻止新冠病毒了吗？

More often, it isn’t.

通常，并不能。

Things just happen — whether you’re prepared for them or not.

事情总会发生，不管你是否准备好。

With the evolving situation around coronavirus, what more can you do except to learn, adjust, and continue living life as best you can?

随着新冠疫情的发展，除了学习、调整并继续过好自己的生活，你还能做什么呢？

Because some events are beyond your influence.

因为有些事情是你无法控制的。

No matter what you do, you can’t stop nature from unleashing a hurricane.

不管你做什么，都无法阻止大自然释放飓风。

Honking your horn won’t make traffic go faster.

按喇叭并也不会让车辆开得更快。

And even if you follow all the safety precautions, you may not be 100% protected against coronavirus.

即使你遵守所有的安全措施，也不能百分之百抵御新冠病毒。

These are the things you cannot change.

这些就是你无法改变的事。

Source: https://thriveglobal.com

重点词汇（Vocabulary）

1、officinal [əˈfɪsɪnl] adj. 药用的；使用符合规定的；非处方药的

n. 药典制剂；药用植物

2、disrupt [dɪsˈrʌpt] v. 扰乱

3、postpone [poʊˈspoʊn] v. 延迟

4、evolve [iˈvɑːlv] v. 逐步发展

5、precaution [prɪˈkɔːʃn] n. 预防措施

6、unleash [ʌnˈliːʃ] v. 突然释放;使爆发

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