公共英语PETS-2每日对话练习(68)

 Jeff and Sylvia are in an office conference room
　　 Jeff: Mr. Green should be getting here any minute.
　　 Sylvia: Oh, he's always late. Let's see what's on the news. [turns on TV]
　　 Jeff: I heard about this woman! She was brain-dead, right?
　　 Sylvia: She was in a coma for two months.
　　 Jeff: But she looks pretty good! Talking and everything!
　　 Sylvia: Her recovery has been pretty miraculous.
　　 Jeff: She was sent to a hospital in Beijing, right?
　　 Sylvia: Yes, and they used a combination of Eastern and Western medicine to treat her.
　　 (续上期)

　　 杰夫和席薇雅在公司会议室
　　 杰夫：格林先生应该随时会到。
　　 席薇雅：喔，他老是迟到；我们来看看有什么新闻。
　　 杰夫：我听说过这个女生！她原本脑死了，对吧？
　　 席薇雅：她一度昏迷两个月。
　　 杰夫：但她看起来挺好的！能说会动的！
　　 席薇雅：她的复原非常神奇。
　　 杰夫：她之前被送到北京的医院是吧？
　　 席薇雅：对，他们中西医并用来治疗她。

　　 重点解说：
　　 ★ brain-dead (a.) 脑死的
　　 ★ recovery (n.) 复原
　　 ★ combination (n.) 组合，混合
　　 ★ conference (n.) 会议，conference room是‘会议室’
　　 ★ coma (n.) 昏迷，in a coma表示‘昏迷中’
　　 ★ miraculous (a.) 神奇的
　　 ★ treat (v.) 治疗