天使来过人间，郑州8岁女孩捐献器官救5人【健谈英语】

【头条播报】

An 8-year-old girl from Zhengzhou, Henan Province saved lives by donating her kidneys, liver, and corneas. The girl had suffered critical damage in her brain and was declared dead on August 1st, just less than a month before her 9-year birthday. She has suffered from a brain hemorrhage, with her first symptom of a severe vomiting two years ago.

【分句讲解】

①An 8-year-old girl from Zhengzhou, Henan Province saved lives by donating her kidneys, liver, and corneas.

河南郑州一名8岁的小女孩通过捐献肾、肝和眼角膜挽救了其他人的生命。

1. save one’s life 拯救某人生命

2. donate v. 捐献

donate money 捐款

donate blood 献血

donation n. 捐献

make a donation to a charity 向慈善机构捐赠

organ donation 器官捐献

donor n. 捐献者

organ donor 器官捐献者

organ transplantation 器官移植

②The girl had suffered critical damage in her brain and was declared dead on August 1st, just less than a month before her 9-year birthday.

这个女孩的大脑严重受损，并于8月1日被宣布死亡，此时距离她9岁生日只有不到一个月的时间。

1. suffer v. 患病；遭受

suffer from+病痛

suffer from asthma 患哮喘病

suffer a heart attack 心脏病发作

suffer a great loss 损失惨重

suffering n. 苦难

This war has caused widespread human suffering.

这场战争给许许多多的人带来了苦难。

2. critical adj. 严重的；批判的；关键的

a critical comment 评论

a critical factor 关键因素

a critical moment in our country's history 我国历史上的危急关头

critic n. 评论家

a music critic 音乐评论家

a theatre critic 戏剧评论家

a literary critic 文学评论家

criticize v. 评价，批评

criticize the poem 评论诗歌

The decision was criticized by environmental groups.

这个决定受到了环保团体的批评。 

3. declare v. 宣告，宣布

declare war 宣战

Do you have anything to declare?

你有要申报的商品吗？

③She has suffered from a brain hemorrhage, with her first symptom of a severe vomiting two years ago.

她患有脑出血，两年前首次出现严重呕吐的症状。

1. symptom n. 症状

flu symptoms 流感症状

symptoms of depression 抑郁症状

2. vomit v. 呕吐（throw up/puke）

She began to vomit blood a few days before she died.

她在去世前几天开始吐血。

The smell made me want to throw up.

这味道让我想吐。

I’m gonna puke.

我要吐了。