Blood Drive at Civic Center
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civic">Civic</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="auditorium">auditorium</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> 300 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="about">about</span> 50 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>. <span word="Fifty">Fifty</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="at">at</span> 6 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="close">close</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everyoneadministrators">everyoneadministrators</span>, <span word="nurses">nurses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="donors">donors</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tables">tables</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="magazines">magazines</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="donor">donor</span> <span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="screening">screening</span> <span word="form">form</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="desk">desk</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> 8 <span word="to">to</span> 12 <span word="pints">pints</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>. <span word="Donors">Donors</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="pint">pint</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="body">body</span> 2 <span word="to">to</span> 4 <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="amount">amount</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pint">pint</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="within">within</span> 5 <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>.</p><p> <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sheet">sheet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="instructions">instructions</span> <span word="including">including</span>: <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="for">for</span> 12 <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="Leave">Leave</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="bandage">bandage</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2-3 <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 30 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="Avoid">Avoid</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="strenuous">strenuous</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="for">for</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hug">hug</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kiss">kiss</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Martha">Martha</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="donor">donor</span> <span word="recruiter">recruiter</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="underestimate">underestimate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recipients">recipients</span>.</p>
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