本期内容：

On a red-eye flight Tuesday from Guangzhou to New York, a doctor came to the aid of an elderly Chinese man who was unable to relieve himself and at risk of a ruptured bladder.
Six hours before the plane was due to land, Zhang Hong and Xiao Zhanxiang, both vascular surgeons at hospitals in China, had to think on their feet when a fellow passenger found himself unable to empty his very full bladder.
Zhang and Xiao determined that the man was holding in about 1 liter of urine — more than twice the normal daytime capacity — that needed to be drained immediately.

come to the aid of sb.: 帮助某人，救助某人
同义表达: come to one’s aid, help sb
relieve vt. 上厕所，排便；缓解
• relieve the pain: 缓解疼痛
• relieve oneself: 排泄，方便
at risk of: 有……的危险
ruptured adj. 爆裂的，破裂的
• rupture v. 爆裂，破裂
bladder n. 膀胱
• My bladder is bursting.
我要憋不住了。
vascular adj. 血管的
• 词根: vas-管状的
think on one’s feet: 随机应变（improvise）
• Their ability to think on their feet impressed the boss.
他们临场应变的能力给老板留下深刻印象。
determine vt. 确认，确定（conclude）
capacity n. 容量
drain vt.（使）排出



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