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The first ever heart transplant.

这是首例心脏移植手术

An operation that could revolutionize modern medicine at a critical stage.

在这关键时期 这次手术堪称一次 现代医学的革命

After three heart attacks,

三次心脏病发作之后

Louis washkansky has a new heart

路易斯·华什肯斯基有了一颗

Still powered by a life support machine.

仍由机器维持跳动新心脏

But when Christiaan Barnard turns the machine off,

然而当克里斯蒂安·巴纳德关掉机器时

The new heart falters,Blood pressure drops.It's failing.

心脏停止跳动了 血压骤降 手术失败了

Washkansky's heart is spent.

华什肯斯基的心脏已经不能用了

His life hangs in the balance.

他命悬一线

With it, the future of medicine.

医学的未来都赌在这手术上

Christiaan Barnard's risk was not just to his career,

克里斯蒂安·巴纳德不仅赌上了自己的事业

he was also risking the dreams of many who believed

而且也肩负着那些相信心脏移植手术

we could do organ transplantations successfully.

能够成功的所有人的梦想

That it wasn't just a gimmick.

这不是儿戏

To save Washkansky's life,

为了挽救华什肯斯基的生命

Barnard puts him back on life support and tries again.

巴纳德重新接回人工呼吸机 再次尝试

The new heart beats,and keeps beating without the machine.

新移植的心脏跳动了 而且不靠机器也能维持正常运作

重点讲解

1、critical

极重要的;关键的

The incident happened at a critical point in the campaign.

该事件发生在竞选活动的关键时期。

Environmentalists say a critical factor in the city's pollution is its population.

环境保护主义者说造成该城市污染问题的一个关键因素是其人口数量。

(局势)严重的，有危险的

The German authorities are considering an airlift if the situation becomes critical.

如果局势变得危急，德国当局将考虑实施空运。

Its day-to-day finances are in a critical state.

其日常财务状况十分糟糕。

批评的;挑剔的

His report is highly critical of the trial judge.

他在报告中对主审法官有颇多批评。

a few dozen intellectuals who've been critical of the regime.

几十名一直批判该政权的知识分子

2、turn off

驶离，离开（…路);转弯;拐入旁路

The truck turned off the main road along the gravelly track which led to the farm.

卡车驶离大路，沿着通向农场的碎石小道行进。

He turned off only to find he was trapped in a town square with no easy exit.

他转入岔路，却发现自己困在了一个难觅出口的市镇广场。

关上;关掉；截断，切断（…的供应）

The light's a bit too harsh. You can turn it off.

灯光有点太刺眼了。你可以把灯关掉。

I have to get up and turn off the radio.

我必须起床关上收音机。

使丧失兴趣

What turns teenagers off science and technology?

是什么使青少年对科学技术丧失了兴趣？

Teaching off a blackboard is boring, and undoubtedly turns people off.

照本宣科枯燥乏味，无疑会使人们丧失学习兴趣。