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Medical Story Show

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It's a superbug.

超级细菌

It could be VRSA.

可能是抗万古霉素金葡菌

There's only been two

整个美国

reported cases of it ever in the United States.

一共就报道过两个病例

One of the kids, the Hausen baby, had a skin rash.

那些孩子中有一个 豪森家的 有皮疹

It could be scalded skin syndrome

可能是烫伤样皮肤综合征

which would be a sign of VRSA.

是抗万古霉素金葡菌的体征之一

Then these kids are dead.

那这些孩子死定了

This is our fault.

这都是我们的错

Doctors overprescribing antibiotics.

医生们开了太多的抗生素

Got a cold? Take some penicillin.

感冒了 吃点青霉素

Sniffles? No problem.Have some azithromycin.

鼻塞 没关系 用点阿奇霉素

Is that not working anymore? Well, got your Levaquin.

这些都没用了 那就用左氧氟沙星

Antibacterial soaps in every bathroom.

洗手间里全是抗菌肥皂

We'll be adding Vancomycin to the water supply soon.

很快我们就会往水里加万古霉素了

We bred these super bugs.

是我们培育了这些超级细菌

They're our babies.

它们是我们的孩子

Now they're all grown up and

现在它们长大了

they've got body piercings and a lot of anger.

伤痕累累 满怀怨恨

On the other hand

另一方面

maybe antibiotics had nothing to do with it.

许多抗生素都无法对付它们

Did you notice how low his BP was at the end?

你注意到最后他的血压特别低吗

Even with three pressers?

即便上了三个加压器

Heart damage?

心脏损伤

Go home.

回家吧

There's nothing more you can do tonight.

今晚你们什么都做不了了

Baby boy ChenLupino.

男婴 陈·卢皮诺

Time of death 6:57 PM

死亡时间 下午 6:57

Thursday, December 2nd, 2004.

2004 年 12 月 2 日星期四

——From《House M.D》

重点词汇（Vocabulary）

1.superbug [ˈsuːpərbʌɡ] n. 超级病菌2.scalded skin syndrome 烫伤样皮肤综合征3.penicillin [ˌpenɪˈsɪlɪn] n.青霉素；盘尼西林4.Levaquin 左氧氟沙星5.bred [bred] v.培育（breed 的过去式和过去分词）6.piercing [ˈpɪrsɪŋ] v. 刺穿，穿透

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