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She said that I would need to start on chemotherapy to control the cancer. She __________________ the details of the drug and the __________________ and the schedule. I reminded her that we hadn't even yet biopsied the bright spot on my lung, and I asked if she was sure that it was cancer. I remember viscerally how she seemed almost frustrated with my question. Perhaps she thought I __________________________________________ with her explanations, or, __________________, I was __________________. I simply wanted her to understand that, as her patient,the biopsy was not just a mere formality to prove an already foregone conclusion. It was a __________________ ________________________, muscle and bone that would ____________ a deep piece of me to the surface and answer a question I wish didn't have to be asked. Before the biopsy, I could be a __________________ woman who might have metastatic breast cancer, who probably had metastatic breast cancer. This is a ________________________, but it's not one that's emphasized in the most elite oncology training. Instead, I was ________________________ an appointment to ______________________________ in just a few weeks.
She said that I would need to start on chemotherapy to control the cancer. She launched into the details of the drug and the side effects and the schedule. I reminded her that we hadn't even yet biopsied the bright spot on my lung, and I asked if she was sure that it was cancer.
她告诉我需要开始做化疗来控制癌症。她接着仔细向我说明（意译，字面意思是她投入药物..的细节）药物和它的副作用，以及服用药物的时间安排。我提醒她，我们还没有针对肺部的亮点进行活检，我问她是否确定那就是癌症。
chemotherapy [ˌkiːmoʊˈθerəpi] n. [临床] 化学疗法 launched into 投入... biopsy 活检，这里biopsied是过去分词 活检是活体组织检查的简称,指的是用局部切取、钳取、穿刺、搔刮等方法,从患者的体内获取病变组织,进行病理学检查的方法。
I remember viscerally how she seemed almost frustrated with my question. Perhaps she thought I wasn't following along with her explanations, or, worse still, I was in denial. I simply wanted her to understand that, as her patient,the biopsy was not just a mere formality to prove an already foregone conclusion.
我真切地记得，她对我的问题似乎十分恼火，也许她认为我没有听从她的解释，又或者更糟糕的是，她觉得我在逃避现实。我只是希望她能明白，作为她的患者，活检不止是走个形式来证明预料之中的结论。
viscerally 内脏的;发自内心 frustrated [ˈfrʌstreɪtɪd] adj.沮丧的;沮丧;失意的;懊丧;懊恼;无效的，生气的;v.挫败;使懊丧;使懊恼;使沮丧;阻止 in denial 否认；拒绝接受现实；拒绝承认出了问题 formality [fɔːrˈmæləti] n. （性质）正式，正式性；遵守礼节；例行公事；礼节 foregone [ˈfɔːrɡɔːn] adj. 过去的；先前的；v. 发生在……之前（forego 的过去分词）
It was a steel needle through skin, muscle and bone that would deliver a deep piece of me to the surface and answer a question I wish didn't have to be asked.
活检就如同一支钢针刺穿皮肤、肌肉和骨头，让我深处的疑惑浮出表面（意译，字面意思是我的一部分），解答一个我希望不需要问的问题。
steel 钢 ; 钢铁工业 needle 针 deliver [dɪˈlɪvər] v. 投递，运送；履行，兑现；交付；发表；分娩；解救 这里 deliver ..to the surface 使得...浮出水面 介词through在这里翻译的时候要做动词翻译，It was a steel needle through skin，这就像一支钢针刺穿皮肤。类似的例子在老外说的系列里有非常多。 【拓展】through 作介词的用法： ❤ 用来暗指从某物的一个位置到另外一个位置，通常是某物的两端，意为“从…一端至另一端；穿过，贯穿” 比如文中的用法 ❤ 用来给出方式或原因，意为“以，凭借；因为，由于”， eg.You can only achieve success through hard work. 你得孜孜不倦方能成功。 ❤ 用来表示通过障碍、阶段或测试，意为“穿过，通过”， eg.It was through great difficulty that we finally achieved this.我们是经过极大的困难才最终达到这一目的的。 eg. go through the exam 通过考试 ❤ 用来指示从一个活动，一种情况或是一段时间的开始到结束，意为”自始至终；从头到尾“ The children are too young to sit through a concert. 这些孩子太小，音乐会没完就坐不住了。
Before the biopsy, I could be a 27-year-old woman who might have metastatic breast cancer, who probably had metastatic breast cancer. This is a critical distinction, but it's not one that's emphasized in the most elite oncology training. Instead, I was dismissed with an appointment to start treatment in just a few weeks.
在进行活检之前，我可能只是一个二十七岁的女人，有可能会得转移性乳腺癌，也很有可能已经得了转移性乳腺癌。这是一个至关重要的区别，但在顶尖的肿瘤学培训中，却并未着重强调这一点。我反而被医生打发走了（意译，字面意思是我被取消了约定），并在这几周内开始接受治疗。
critical distinction 至关重要的差异 distinction [dɪˈstɪŋkʃn] n. 差别，区分；杰出，卓越 dismiss [dɪsˈmɪs] v. 开除，解雇；不考虑，不理会；驳回