雅思阅读材料之大象白内障手术后难以置信用鼻子揉眼睛.docx

智课网IELTS备考资料 雅思阅读材料之大象白内障手术后难以置信的用鼻子揉眼睛 出国英语考试有哪些 雅思6.5是什么水平 雅思阅读评分标准 托福阅读评分标准 雅思和托福的区别  It was a truly mammoth undertaking, but Duchess the blind elephant will finally be able to see again after receiving what was quite possibly the worlds largest ever cataract operation.  给大象做白内障手术，这绝对是项浩大工程……但是这台估计是全世界最大型的手术最终让盲象“女爵”重见光明了。  The 43-year-old Asian elephant, who only has the one eye left, had been able to do little more than distinguish between light and dark for years. But thanks to surgeons at Paignton Zoo, Devon, she should soon be able to see clearly once again.  “女爵”是头43岁高龄的亚洲象，多年来，她靠仅剩的一只眼睛来稍稍分清黑夜与白天。感谢德文郡的佩顿动物园的兽医们，她终于很快要重见光明了。  The huge creature was put under by anaesthetists David Burton and Jo Jago for around three hours, while the delicate operation was carried out by consultant opthamologist Jim Carter and assistant John Lewis. After she came round Duchess seemed to be fine and was tenderly rubbing the sore eye with her trunk.  麻醉医生David Burton和Jo Jago将它麻醉了三小时，之后眼科顾问医生Jim Carter和助手John Lewis 开始了这台精细的手术。术后当“女爵”清醒后，她看上去状态不错，并且用鼻子轻轻地揉了揉她酸胀的眼睛。  The zoo’s curator of mammals, Neil Bemment, said although Duchess was groggy after the operation, the signs were looking good.  动物园哺乳动物馆馆长Neil Bemment说道，尽管术后女爵看上去摇摇晃晃、东倒西歪的，但生命体征看上去还不错。  He said: She’s up and about but like anyone who’s had a major operation it will take some time for her to fully recover.  他说：“术后她站起来，并在周围走了走。不过和任何做过手术的人一样，她需要一点时间来彻底痊愈。”  She’s been making her usual bellowing sounds which is a good sign. But it will be some time before we are able to tell if we’ve saved her sight.  “她发出了以前经常发的那种低吼声，这是个好的征兆。不过我们得再等些时间才能知道手术是否成功恢复了它的视觉。”  He added she may have another ten years of life if things go well.  他还说道，如果不出意外，女爵还能再活十年。  It’s not the first time Duchess has had groundbreaking surgery. She was the first elephant to have an eye removed last year because of glaucoma.