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▍原文
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.
▍语言点
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/rɪ'liːv/ 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/'rʌptʃə/ v. 爆裂，破裂
bladder /'blædə, 'blædɚ/ n. 膀胱
· My bladder is bursting.
我要憋不住了。
vascular /'væskjʊlə, 'væskjəlɚ/ 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 /dɪ'tɜːmɪn, dɪ'tɝmɪn/ vt. 确认，确定（conclude）
capacity /kə'pæsɪtɪ/ n. 容量
drain/dreɪn/ vt.（使）排出
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