A Bad MRI Experience
<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="Boy">Boy</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="Roy">Roy</span> <span word="complained">complained</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="son">son</span>. <span word="Roys">Roys</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magnetic">magnetic</span> <span word="resonance">resonance</span> <span word="imaging">imaging</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="bothering">bothering</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sufferingshe">sufferingshe</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="break">break</span> 120 <span word="anymore">anymore</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="drives">drives</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fairway">fairway</span>, <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="went">went</span> 90 <span word="yards">yards</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="golfing">golfing</span> <span word="companions">companions</span>, <span word="Pat">Pat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="depressed">depressed</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>.</p><p> <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="MRI">MRI</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="slides">slides</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="MRI">MRI</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="DVD">DVD</span> <span word="sliding">sliding</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="DVD">DVD</span> <span word="player">player</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="claustrophobic">claustrophobic</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="hysterical">hysterical</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="slid">slid</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="compartment">compartment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="MRI">MRI</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slide">slide</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tomblike">tomblike</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>.</p><p> <span word="Pats">Pats</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sedative">sedative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="mask">mask</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="face">face</span>. <span word="Pat">Pat</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sedative">sedative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mask">mask</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="slid">slid</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="screaming">screaming</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="technician">technician</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="button">button</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slide">slide</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hyperventilating">hyperventilating</span>.</p>
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