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It was the sentinel moment that showed everybody,

它向世人展示了捍卫生命的历史性时刻

that technology and science married together

同时 这也是一次科学与技术的完美结合

could accomplish the unimaginable in improving human life.

其影响力难以想象 改变了人们的生活

Key to the operation, a new technology:The life support machine,

手术的关键是一项新技术的运用: 人工呼吸机

The apex of human ingenuity.

这是人类智慧的结晶

Technology has always improved our lives,

科技总是推进人类的生活

Enabling us to bypass the limits of our bodies

让我们一次次超越身体极限

And advance farther, faster, than any other species.

比其他物种走得更快 更远

Now, man and machine unite To re-engineer life itself.

而今 人类与机器结合 重构生命

Barnard has done 50 heart transplants on dogs,But never on a human.

巴纳德在狗的身上已做了五十次心脏移植 但从未在人体身上实验过

I'm not ready for this.The dogs didn't survive for long enough.

我并没有把握 那些狗总是活不长

What right do I have to experiment on a human?

我又有什么权利在人体上做实验呢?

Washkansky's had three previous heart attacks.He's critically ill.

华什肯斯的心脏病发作过三次 他已病入膏肓

A fist-sized muscle vital to the life of every person on the planet.

这块拳头大小的肌肉 对地球上所有人来说都至关重要

The human beats two and a half billion times in an average life.

人的一生 心脏平均要跳动 二十五亿次

One missed beat can be fatal.

一次骤停都是致命的

重点讲解

1、operation

（由大量人员参与、具有高度组织性的）活动，行动，工作

The rescue operation began on Friday afternoon.

救援行动于星期五下午开始。

The soldiers were engaged in a military operation close to the Ugandan border.

这些士兵参加了乌干达边境附近的一次军事行动。

企业；公司

Thorn's electronics operation employs around 5,000 people.

索恩的电子公司雇用了约5,000名员工。

The two parent groups now run their business as a single combined operation.

这两个母公司现在合并为一家企业经营业务。

使用；运作

Until the rail links are in operation, passengers can only travel through the tunnel by coach.

在铁路连线开通之前，乘客只能乘坐长途客车穿越隧道。

the free banking system that has been in operation since the early eighties.

从80年代初就开始实行的自由银行制度

2、vital

必要的;至关重要的;必不可少的

The port is vital to supply relief to millions of drought victims.

这个港口对向数百万旱灾灾民提供救援物资是至关重要的。

Nick Wileman is a school caretaker so it is vital that he gets on well with young people.

尼克·威尔曼是学校的管理员，因此与年轻人搞好关系很重要。

充满活力的;生气勃勃的

They are both very vital people and a good match.

他俩都很有活力，十分般配。

They have something important to say and vital and radical ways of saying it.

他们有些重要的事情要说，言辞会比较激烈。