The Hospital Orderly (1)
<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="Jake">Jake</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="Hed">Hed</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="easier">easier</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vague">vague</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="dutiessome">dutiessome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span>. <span word="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Jakes">Jakes</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soiled">soiled</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="linens">linens</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="linens">linens</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span>, <span word="Jake">Jake</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odor">odor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="vomit">vomit</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disgusting">disgusting</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cleaned">cleaned</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="vomit">vomit</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>.</p><p> <span word="Jake">Jake</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="checking">checking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pulse">pulse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> , <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="electrocardiograms">electrocardiograms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="chores">chores</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nurses">nurses</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="technicians">technicians</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Jake">Jake</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gurneys">gurneys</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wheelchairs">wheelchairs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="versa">versa</span>. <span word="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Jakes">Jakes</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="zip">zip</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gurney">gurney</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gurney">gurney</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="downstairs">downstairs</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basement">basement</span> <span word="morgue">morgue</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morgue">morgue</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>.</p>
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