外刊閱讀——別再嘲笑豬了，人類需要移植它的心臟！Man gets first ever pig-heart transplant

Man gets first ever pig-heart transplant

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Doctors in the USA have transplanted（移植）a pig‘s heart into a man。 It is the first time this has happened。 The doctors are from the University of Maryland Medical Center。 They say David Bennett， 57， is doing well after his operation。 Mr Bennett was very ill。 The doctors said giving him the pig’s heart was the only chance of keeping him alive。

Bennett spoke to doctors the day before the operation。 He said： “It was either die or do this transplant。 I want to live。 I know it‘s a shot in the dark， but it’s my last choice。”

The pig‘s heart came from a genetically-modified （轉基因）pig。 Scientists changed the genes of the pig so its heart would be more suitable for a transplant into a human。

The transplant operation took seven hours。 Doctors received special permission from U。S。 authorities（當局，權威） for the experimental surgery（外科手術）。 Without it， Mr Bennett would have died。

Scientists have been researching pig-organ（豬器官）transplants for years。 They believe Mr Bennett’s transplant means more transplants could take place in the future。 They said this could bring the world， “one step closer to solving the organ shortage crisis（危機）”。

Surgeon Dr Bartley Griffith said： “We are also optimistic（樂觀的） that this first-in-the-world surgery will provide an important new option for patients in the future。” Mr Bennett hopes his transplant will allow him to live longer。 He said： “I look forward to getting out of bed after I recover（康復）。”

譯文

人類首次接受豬心臟移植

美國的醫生已經將豬的心臟移植到的人體內。這是第一次發生這種情況。這些醫生來自馬里蘭大學醫學中心。他們說，57歲的大衛·班尼特在手術後情況很好。班尼特先生病得很重。醫生說，給他豬的心臟是讓他活著的唯一機會。

班尼特在手術前一天和醫生談了談。他說：“要麼死，要麼做這個移植。我想活下去。我知道這是一個在黑暗中的一絲光明，但這是我最後的選擇。”

這種豬的心臟來自於一種轉基因豬。科學家改變了豬的基因，使它的心臟更適合移植到人類體內。

移植手術花了7個小時。醫生們的實驗性手術獲得了美國當局的特別許可。如果沒有它，貝內特先生就會去世。

多年來，科學家們一直在研究豬器官的移植。他們認為，貝內特先生的移植手術意味著未來可能會進行更多嘗試。他們表示，這可能會讓世界“離解決器官短缺危機又前進了一步”。

外科醫生巴特利·格里菲斯醫生說：“我們也很樂觀，這是世界上第一次進行的（這類）手術，它將為未來的患者提供一個重要的新選擇。”貝內特先生希望他的移植手術能讓他活得更久。他說：“我期待著康復後能起床”

練習

I TRUE / FALSE 判斷正誤

1.

Doctors in China carried out the first pig-heart transplant。

T / F

2。 The man who needed the heart was very ill before the operation。

T / F

3。 The man said the transplant was his last choice。

T / F

4。 Scientists did not need to change the genes of the pig。

T / F

5。 The heart transplant took 17 hours。

T / F

6。 Doctors needed special permission from the WHO to do the transplant。

T / F

7。 Pig organs could help to solve a shortage in organs for transplant。

T / F

8。 The man is looking forward to getting out of bed。

T / F

II MULTIPLE CHOICE 閱讀理解

1。In which country did this operation take place？

A。Venezuela

B。China

C。the USA

D。Namibia

2。How old is the heart transplant patient？

A。57

B。56

C。55

D。59

3。When did Mr Bennett speak to doctors？

A。during his operation

B。the day before his operation

C。after his operation

D。he didn‘t speak to doctors

4。What kind of pig did the heart come from？

A。a pink one

B。a big one

C。a prize pig

D。a genetically-modified pig

5。What did scientists change in the pig？

A。its colour

B。its tail

C。its genes

D。its skin

6。How long did the operation take？

A。six hours

B。seven hours

C。five hours

D。nine hours

7。Who did doctors need special permission from？

A。the man’s family

B。a pig farmer

C。the WHO

D。U。S。 authorities

8。What crisis might the world be one step closer to solving？

A。overpopulation

B。the organ-shortage crisis

C。climate change

D。a serious crisis

9。How does the man‘s surgeon feel？

A。happy

B。optimistic

C。sad

D。pessimistic

10。What is the man looking forward to doing？

A。getting out of bed

B。eating dinner

C。swimming

D。thanking his doctors

Doctors in the USA have transplanted a pig’s heart into （1） ____ man。 It is the first time this has happened。 The doctors are from the University of Maryland Medical Center。 They say David Bennett， 57， is doing （2） ____ after his operation。 Mr Bennett was very ill。 The doctors said giving him the pig‘s heart was the only

（3） ____ of keeping him alive。

Bennett spoke to doctors the day before the operation。 He said： “It was either （4） ____ or do this transplant。 I want to live。 I know it’s a shot in the dark， but it‘s my last （5） ____。”

The pig’s heart came from a genetically-modified pig。 Scientists changed the genes of the pig so its heart would （6） ____ more suitable for a transplant into a human。

The transplant （7） ____ took seven hours。 Doctors received special permission from U。S。 authorities for the experimental surgery。 Without it， Mr Bennett would （8） ____ died。

Scientists have been researching pig-organ transplants for years。 They believe Mr Bennett‘s transplant means more transplants could take （9） ____ in the future。 They said this could bring the world， “one step closer to solving the organ shortage （10） ____”。

Surgeon Dr Bartley Griffith said： “We are also optimistic that this firstin-the-world surgery will provide an important new option for patients （11） ____ the future。” Mr Bennett hopes his transplant will allow him to live longer。 He said： “I look forward to getting out （12） ____ bed after I recover。”

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

1。 A。 a B。 that C。 this D。 the

2。 A。 good B。 well C。 goodly D。 wellness

3。 A。 chants B。 charge C。 change D。 chance

4。 A。 death B。 die C。 dead D。 dying

5。 A。 choices B。 chosen C。 choose D。 choice

6。 A。 have B。 do C。 be D。 take

7。 A。 operation B。 surgical C。 force D。 enterprise

8。 A。 do B。 be C。 have D。 very

9。 A。 everyone B。 it C。 all D。 place

10。 A。 crisis B。 cries C。 crimes D。 critics

11。 A。 in B。 at C。 of D。 as

12。 A。 of B。 at C。 to D。 on

答案

I。 TRUE / FALSE

1。 F 2。 T 3。 T 4。 F

5。 F 6。 F 7。 T 8。 T

II MULTIPLE CHOICE

1。 C 2。 A 3。 B 4。 D 5。 C

6。 B 7。 D 8。B 9。 B 10。 A

III CLOZE

1。A 2 B 3。D 4。B 5。D 6。C

7。A 8。A 9。D 10。A 11。A 12。A

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