Upper-Intermediate - Donating Blood (D2557)

A: 佳佳,在发什么呆呢?快洗洗手准备吃饭了。
Jiājia, zài fā shénme dāi ne? kuài xǐ xǐ shǒu zhǔnbèi chīfàn le.
Jiajia, what are you staring at? Hurry up and wash your hands and get ready for dinner.
B: 妈,你说我要不要去呢?
mā, nǐ shuō wǒ yào bùyào qù ne?
Mom, do you think I should go?
A: 要去哪儿?
yào qù nar3?
Go where?
B: 学校下周组织无偿献血,我在犹豫要不要报名,因为我有点儿怕疼。
xuéxiào xiàzhōu zǔzhī wúcháng xiànxiě, wǒ zài yóuyù yào bùyào bàomíng, yīnwèi wǒ yǒudiǎnr pà téng.
The school has organised a blood drive next week , I’m debating whether I should sign up, because i’m a bit scared that it might hurt.
A: 你可千万不要去啊!献一次血那得吃多少营养品才能补回来啊!再说,你本来就瘦,还要补血呢!
nǐ kě qiānwàn bùyào qù a! xiàn yīcì xiě nà děi chī duōshao yíngyǎngpǐn cái néng bǔ huílai a! zàishuō, nǐ běnlái jiù shòu, háiyào bǔxuè ne!
You SHOULD NOT go! You'll have to eat so many suppliments to make up for one donation! Besides, you're already skinny, if anything, you need the blood!
B: 可是科学证明献200cc到400cc不会对身体有害,反而可以促进人体的新陈代谢和提高免疫力呢。
kěshì kēxué zhèngmíng xiàn liǎngbǎi CC dào sìbǎi CC bùhuì duì shēntǐ yǒuhài, fǎnér kěyǐ cùjìn réntǐ de xīnchéndàixiè hé tígāo miǎnyìlì ne.
But scientific research shows that donating 200cc to 400cc is not harmful to the body, if anything, it speeds up metabolism and strengthens your immune system.
A: 别听他们瞎说,那是忽悠你们这些大学生的。
bié tīng tāmen xiāshuō, nà shì hūyou nǐmen zhèxiē dàxuéshēng de.
Don’t listen to that nonsense, that’s just stuff they say to fool you college students.
B: 妈,我知道你是担心我,但是听说现在很缺A型血,我正好是A型的。虽然我从小就怕打针,不过我还是觉得自己有义务去帮助那些需要帮助的人。
mā, wǒ zhīdào nǐ shì dānxīn wǒ, dànshì tīngshuō xiànzài hěn quē A xíng xiě, wǒ zhènghǎo shì A xíng de. suīrán wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù pà dǎzhēn, bùguò wǒ háishì juéde zìjǐ yǒu yìwu qù bāngzhù nàxiē xūyào bāngzhù de rén.
Mom, I know you’re worried about me, but I hear that there is a real lack of Type A blood. It just so happens that i’m an A. Although i’ve been scared of injections since I was young, I still feel that I have a duty to help those in need.
A: 妈妈是心疼你,不过你也已经是成年人了,如果你坚持要这么做,妈妈还是支持你!
māma shì xīnténg nǐ, bùguò nǐ yě yǐjīng shì chéngniánrén le, rúguǒ nǐ jiānchí yào zhème zuò, māma háishì zhīchí nǐ!
You know your mom loves your dearly. But you’re already an adult. If you insist on doing this, you have my support.
B: 太好了!谢谢老妈!
tàihǎole! xièxie lǎomā!
That’s awesome! Thanks mom!
A: 不过说好了啊,最多只能献200CC,要不你身体吃不消的。
bùguò shuōhǎo le a, zuìduō zhǐnéng xiàn liǎngbǎi CC, yàobu nǐ shēntǐ chībùxiāo de.
But we agreed, you can only donate 200cc MAX. Otherwise it will be too much for you.
B: 放心吧,妈!哇,今天晚饭好丰盛啊!
fàngxīn ba, mā! wā, jīntiān wǎnfàn hǎo fēngshèng a!
Don’t worry about it mom! Wow, tonight’s dinner looks sumptuous!

Key Vocabulary

发呆 fādāi to put forth
无偿 wúcháng free
献血 xiànxiě to donate blood
犹豫 yóuyù to hesitate
报名 bàomíng to sign up for
补血 bǔxuè enrich the blood
反而 fǎnér instead
促进 cùjìn stimulate
新陈代谢 xīnchéndàixiè metabolism
免疫力 miǎnyìlì immunity
忽悠 hūyou fool
打针 dǎzhēn to give or have an injection
义务 yìwu a duty
心疼 xīnténg love dearly
成年人 chéngniánrén adult person
吃不消 chībùxiāo be unable to stand exertion
丰盛 fēngshèng sumptuous

Supplementary Vocabulary

号召 hàozhào appeal
前缀 qiánzhuì prefix
贫血 pínxuè anemia
冬令进补 dōnglìngjìnbǔ Nourishing tonic in winter
毫升 háoshēng milliliter
小品 xiǎopǐn short act
指标 zhǐbiāo target
志愿者 zhìyuànzhě volunteer
辅导员 fǔdǎoyuān counsellor

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