常春藤生活英語：Donating Blood 無償獻(xiàn)血

One day when I was walking through a park, a woman came up to me and asked if I was willing to donate1 blood. I turned her down because the thought of it made me uncomfortable. However, she still tried to persuade me to sign up.

So, on second thoughtI agreed because I realized a little discomfort2 could end up helping someone. She then led me into a donation car to fill out a form and do a series of tests. Afterwards, I was informed that I was healthy enough to donate blood.

When I lay down, I was a bit nervous. Still, I rolled up my sleeve3, and a nurse started to draw my blood. She also helped me relax by chatting with me. Fifteen minutes later, I was done with donating blood and was very proud of myself.

有一天當(dāng)我行經(jīng)公園時(shí)，一名女子向我走來，并且問我是否愿意捐血。我拒絕了她，因?yàn)橐幌氲骄柩妥屛矣X得很不舒服。不過她仍然試圖要說服我加入他們捐血的行列。

所以經(jīng)過一番仔細(xì)思考后，我同意了，因?yàn)槲伊私庖稽c(diǎn)點(diǎn)的不舒服最后可以幫助某人。然后她把我?guī)нM(jìn)捐血車?yán)锾顚懕砀瘢€做了一連串的測試。之后他們通知我說我夠健康，可以捐血。

當(dāng)我躺下來時(shí)有一點(diǎn)緊張。我仍然卷起衣袖，一名護(hù)士開始幫我抽血。她也跟我聊天好助我放松。十五分鐘后，我捐血完畢，自己也感到十分驕傲。

Building Your Vocabulary

nervous　a. 神經(jīng)緊張的;焦慮不安的

Betty is nervous when her boss is around.

老板在附近時(shí)，貝蒂覺得很緊張。

Phrases for Learning

1. turn + 人 + down　　拒絕某人(的要求、邀請等)

Anna turned me down when I asked her out.

我約安娜出去時(shí)，她拒絕了我。

2. on second thought　　進(jìn)一步考慮后

On second thought, I decided to buy a tie.

進(jìn)一步考慮后，我決定買一條領(lǐng)帶。

3. end up + 現(xiàn)在分詞　　結(jié)果為∕最后……

We planned to go to the movies, but ended up staying at home.

我們本來計(jì)劃要去看電影，但結(jié)果卻待在家里。

4. roll up.../roll...up　　卷起……(衣袖等)

Andy rolled up his pants and then walked through the stream.

安迪卷起褲管，然后涉過了小溪。

5. be/feel proud of...　　為……感到驕傲

I'm proud of our team for winning first place.

我為我們這隊(duì)贏得第一名而感到驕傲。

參考字詞

1. donate　vt. 捐贈，捐獻(xiàn)

donation　n. 捐贈物(本文中作形容詞用)

2. discomfort　n. 不舒服，不適

3. sleeve　n. 袖子

Tips In Use

...could end up helping someone.

(……最后可以幫助某人。)

此處的"end/wind up..."作不完全不及物動(dòng)詞詞組用，表『結(jié)果為∕最后∕到頭來……』，其后可接現(xiàn)在分詞作補(bǔ)語，但若此現(xiàn)在分詞為 being 時(shí)，則 being 可予以省略;亦可接介詞詞組(介詞 + 名詞)，形成"end/wind up + 介詞詞組"的用法。例：

Seth ended up cutting his finger while cooking.

(賽斯做菜時(shí)結(jié)果割到自己的手指。)

You will end up in debt if you don't limit your spending.

(你若不節(jié)制消費(fèi)，到頭來會負(fù)債累累。)