必修三 Unit 2 R-Th Mother of thousands babies 万婴之母

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" Life is precious .... To a person nothing is more precious than their life , and if they entrust me with that life , how could I refuse that trust , saying I'm cold , hungry , or tired ?"

“生命诚可贵。……对一个人来说，生命是最宝贵的，而现在这个人对你说，我把生命交给你，那么你还说什么呢？你冷？你饿？你困？”

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These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman , and what carried her through a life of hard choices

从林巧稚医生的这番话，我们可以看到这位伟大女性的内心世界，以及到底是什么支撑着她走过充满艰难抉择的一生。

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As a five-year-old girl , Lin Qiaozhi was deeply affected by her mother's death

林巧稚五岁时母亲病故，这对她影响极大。

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At age 18 , instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls , she chose to study medicine

十八岁时，她没有像大多数的女孩那样走上婚姻这一传统道路，而是选择了学医。

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" Why should girls learn so much ? Finding a good husband should be their final goal !" her brother complained , thinking of the high tuition fees

“女孩子读那么多书干嘛？找个好丈夫才是她们的归宿!”她的兄弟一想到高昂的学费就这么抱怨。

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She responded ," I'd rather stay single to study all my life !"

她回答：“我宁愿一辈子不嫁人，也要学医！”

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Eight years later , Lin graduated from Peking Union Medical College ( PUMC ) with the Wehai Scholarship , the highest prize given to graduates

八年后，林巧稚毕业于北京协和医学院，并获得了该校毕业生的最高荣誉奖——“文海”奖学金。

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She immediately became the first woman ever to be hired as a resident physician in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital

她随即成为北京协和医学院妇产科有史以来第一位被聘为住院医师的女性。

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Within six months , she was named a chief resident physician , a position that usually took four years to achieve

不到六个月，她就成了住院主任医师，而升任这一职位通常需要四年时间。

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After working for a few years , she was sent to study in Europe and then , in 1939 , in the US

工作了几年之后，她被派往欧洲学习，之后于1939年又赴美学习。

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She greatly impressed her American colleagues , who invited her to stay

美国同行对她印象极佳，邀请她留下。

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Dr Lin , however , rejected the offer . She wanted to serve the women and children at home

但是，林医生谢绝了邀请。她希望服务祖国的妇女和儿童。

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In 1941 , Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital , but just a few months later , the department was closed because of the war

1941年，林医生成为北京协和医院妇产科的首位中国籍女主任，但是仅仅数月之后，妇产科就因为战争而关闭。

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Thinking of all the people still in need of help , Dr Lin opened a private clinic

想到还有那么多人需要帮助，林医生开办了一间私人诊所。

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She charged very low fees to treat patients and often reduced costs for poor patients

她向病人收取的治疗费用极低，而且经常为穷苦病人减免费用。

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At times she was even seen riding a donkey to faraway villages to provide medical care

有时，人们甚至会看到她骑着毛驴去偏远的乡村给人看病。

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The new People's Republic of China saw Dr Lin Qiaozhi playing a key role

中华人民共和国成立后，林巧稚医生发挥了更大的作用。

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In 1954 , she was elected to the first National People's Congress and , over the next several decades , she held many important positions

1954年，她当选第一届全国人da代表；在随后的几十年间，她担任许多重要职位。

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Her heart , however , was elsewhere . She was more interested in tending patients , publishing medical research on care for women and children , and training the next generation of doctors

然而，她的心却在别处。她更感兴趣的是治病救人、发表妇幼护理医学研究成果、培养下一代的医生。

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" The OB-GYN department cares for two lives ," She told new staff in her department

“妇产科救治的是母婴两条生命,”她对科室的新入职的医务人员说道，

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" As doctors , we should be responsible for the patients and treat them as our sisters ."

“作为医生，我们必须对患者负责，视她们如姐妹。”

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Though Lin Qiaozhi never married , she was known as the " mother of ten thousand babies ", having delivered over 50 ,000 babies in her lifetime

虽然林巧稚终身未婚，但是她被称为“万婴之母”，她一生中亲手接生的婴儿有五万多名。

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Dr Lin did not retire until the day she died , 22 April 1983

林医生坚守在岗位上，直到1983年4月22日她去世的那一天。

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Since she had no children of her own , she left her savings to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors

由于自己没有孩子，她把积蓄捐给了一家幼儿园和一项新医生基金。

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And even as she lay dying , her final thoughts were for others : " I'm ready to go ," she said ." Don't try to rescue me any more . Don't waste the medicine any more ."

临终时，她仍在为别人着想。“我要走了，”她说，“不要再抢救了，不要再浪费药品了。”