中英文本

Hospital is the fundamental component of health care.The majority of physicians nowadays practice medicine in hospitals.They can be found in any town.Moreover,nearly everry hospital has an emergency room that is capable of dealing with life-and-death situations.Those facilities are essential in prolonging human lives.Besides local clinics,there are also large medical centers in metropolitan areas.Some of these institutions are affiliated with medical schools in universities that can provide medical assistance through research.

医院是照料每个人健康护理的基本要素。现今大部分的内科医生都在医院里从医。在任何城镇都能找到它们。此外，几乎每家医院都具备有处理紧急生死状况的急诊室。那些设备是延长人类生命所不可或缺的。除了地方的诊所外，在主要的都市区也有大型的医疗中心。这些机构有些和大学的医学院合作，可经由研究提供医疗援助。

People seek health care for various reasons.Some of them have chronic diseases,undergong treatments that require regular visits.Some are seriously ill,needing constant supervision and care.The others might be in a hospital for minor infections or accidental injuries.There are many other fields of heath care availble for those who need them.Eentists do the teeth,psychiatrists take care of mental health,and dermatologists work on skin related problems.

人们因为不同的理由而寻求健康的照料。有些人有长期慢性疾病，接受治疗需要定期的诊疗。有些人是病得很重，需要随时的监督和照护。另外的一些人到医院则可能是因为轻微感染或是意外伤害。另外还有很多种类的健康护理可以提供另有需要的人。牙医和牙齿，精神病医生（专家）负责精神健康事宜，皮肤病学家则负责跟皮肤有关的问题。

When it comes to health,people try to choose the best hospital.Some aspects of a good hospital include low fatality rates,high qualigy patient care,up-to-date technology,and minimal wait times for services.In addition,a low physician to patient ratio is crucial to a hospital's rating.

一旦关系到健康问题上，人们都尽量选择最好的医院。一家好的医院有几点，包括低死亡率，高品质的护理服务，先进的技术，和最短的候诊时间。另外，医生与病人比例高低也是（人们）评估医院好坏的关键因素。
重点讲解

1.health care 卫生保健

Nobody wants to pay more for health care.

没人愿意为医疗保健花更多的钱。

2.emergency room 急诊室

The ambulances have access to electronicmedical records, so medical technicians can update them for the doctors even aspatients are on their way to the emergency room.

救护车上也能够访问电子病历，这样，甚至病人还在去急诊室路上，救护人员就可以为医生更新有关内容。

3.be affiliated with 与…有关系；…附属

You've got to choose the best tool for the job, whatever it may be (and whomever it may be affiliated with).

要选择最适合任务的工具，不论它是什么（或者与谁有关联）。

4.fatality rate致死率

Boxing’s fatality rate is lower than that of horse racing and of some other sports, but its real scourge is not death but debility—particularly, brain damage.

尽管拳击的致死率低于赛马和其他一些运动，但是它真正的威胁不是死亡而是身体机能的衰弱——尤其是脑部损害。