【看新闻学英语】生在马桶、早产4月的婴儿返家

【新唐人2010年11月23日讯】【看新闻学英语】

Baby Born Four Months Premature in Toilet Bowl Goes Home.
生在马桶、早产4月的婴儿返家

文／Yu-lin Wu, David Lee

【新闻关键字】

1. cheeky： [ˋtʃikɪ] adj. 厚脸皮的、无耻的
2. against all odds phr. 克服一切困难
3. premature：[͵priməˋtjʊr] adj. 早产的、不成熟的、过早的
4. keep somebody up adj. 使某人熬夜未眠
5. weigh：[we] v. 重量为…
6. equivalent：[ɪˋkwɪvələnt] adj. 等量／价／值／效的；n. 相等物
7. replica：[ˋrɛplɪkə] n. 复制品
8. circumference：[sɚˋkʌmfərəns] n. 周长、物体的周边

[Evan Richardson, Kian’s Father]:
“He’s cheeky, definitely cheeky.”
小男婴奇恩‧理查森的父亲依凡‧理查森说：“他来了就不走，绝对是个厚脸皮。”

Survival against all odds. This is Kian Richardson. A picture of health today, this little guy has made a miraculous journey since being born four months premature.
这位就是奇恩‧理查森，他克服一切困难活了下来。这个小人儿现在看起来很健康，但他自从早产4个月以来，已经奇迹似的度过了重重难关。

[Evan Richardson, Kian’s Father]:
“Yeah he’s a pretty happy little lad, he gives us lots of smiles every morning, which is pretty cheerful, even though he keeps us up all night.”
奇恩的父亲依凡‧理查森说：“对啊，他是个很快乐的小家伙，他每天早晨都对我们笑得很开心，令人觉得很愉快，即使他常弄得我们整夜都没睡。”

But it was his entry into this world that shocked mother Tamara, and what gained him widespread attention back in March.
不过，3月份那时候他出生在马桶里，可吓坏了他母亲塔媚拉，也引起广泛关注。

[Tamara Richardson, Kian’s Mother]:
“I’d finally gone to the bathroom, looked down and Kian was there.”
奇恩的母亲塔媚拉‧理查森说：“我终于上完洗手间，往下一看，奇恩就在那儿。”

Born into a toilet bowl, it’s hard to believe Kian weighed only the equivalent of two cans of soda. This doll, an exact replica of Kian at birth.
奇恩出生在马桶里，很难相信当时他只有2罐汽水那么重。奇恩出生时就像这个娃娃一样。

[Tamara Richardson, Kian’s Mother]:
“695 grams, just 30 centimeters long, and his head was 21 centimeters in circumference.”
奇恩的母亲说：“695公克重，只有30公分长，头围则是21公分。”

Kian now weighs a healthy four and a half kilos or just under ten pounds.
奇恩现在的体重是4.5公斤，将近10英磅，很健康。

【新闻关键字】

9. reflect：[rɪˋflɛkt] v. 反映、表现
10. gestation：[dʒɛsˋteʃən] n. 怀孕（期）
11. unwavering：[͵ʌnˋwevərɪŋ] adj. 不动摇的、坚定的
12. release： [rɪˋlis] v. 释放、解放
13. oxygen：[ˋɑksədʒən] n. 氧气
14. warrior：[ˋwɔrɪɚ] n. 战士、武士、勇士
15. live up to phr. 实践、不辜负

Dr Arvind Sehgal from Southern Health’s Monash Medical Center says statistics don’t reflect such positive outcomes like Kian’s.
南方健康莫纳许医学中心的亚文‧希构医师表示，统计显示，早产儿的存活率不像奇恩的情况那么乐观。

[Dr. Arvind Sehgal, Monash Medical Center]:
“If you look at the local data at 23 weeks gestation which is where Kian was, it’s about 50% survival.”
[莫纳许医学中心亚文‧希构医师]：
“仔细看一下奇恩出生地当地的资料，怀孕23周早产儿的存活率，大约是50%。”

Dr Sehgal also believes the parents’ unwavering commitment played a major role.
同时，希构医师相信，奇恩父母亲毫不动摇的投入，也扮演了重要角色。

[Dr. Arvind Sehgal, Monash Medical Center]:
“So, certainly he’s been very strong, he’s made his own effort, his parents have been there, so together as a team if you believe in miracles, you could label it as one.”
[莫纳许医学中心亚文‧希构医师]：
“所以，他一直很强壮，他自己很努力，他的父母亲也都很支持他，这样共同形成了一个团队，如果你相信奇迹，你可能会说：这就是奇迹。”

After more than 200 days in hospital, Kian has just been released, his feeding tube removed but he still requires oxygen to aid breathing.
在住院200多天后，奇恩刚刚出院。他的喂食导管已经拿掉了，但他还需要戴鼻管、靠氧气来帮助呼吸。

[Tamara Richardson, Kian’s Mother]:
“You just don’t realise these guys just have so much fight in them to get through what they have to go through.”
奇恩的母亲说：“你真的不知道这些小人儿这么有斗志，能够闯过那些必须经历的难关。”

And for parents in similar circumstances, the Richardsons offer these words.
“Never give up hope, never give up hope.”
对于那些遭遇类似情况的家长，理查森夫妇的建议是：“决不放弃希望，决不要放弃希望。”

Kian, which means Warrior in Gaelic, has certainly lived up to his name.
奇恩，这个名字在盖尔语中意思是勇士、战士，而他确实人如其名。

本新闻影音出处：新唐人电视台英语新闻
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_asia/2010-11-12/723416707183.html

【今日谚语】
The unexamined life is not worth living.
没有经过考验的人生，是不值得活的。