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And even in the year 2020, that generally doesn't mean miracle cures or _______________________________________. Having a devastating genetic diagnosis means _________________________________________________. It means learning that you and your diagnosis are not the worst thing that could happen. Learning to live with uncertainty means ________________________________________________________________. It means learning for yourself that cancer is just ___________________________. It may not be the worst thing that happens to you, and if it is, that's OK. Have your deferral letter in hand, but use it ____________________. As I come to the end of my oncology training, I have déjà vu again and again with the following scenario: A patient has cancer. There are several options, all of which offer a different balance between ______________________________, between the ________________________________ and the possibility of ______________________________. An oncologist _______________ the options, but, somewhere in the discussion, things get skewed. The choice becomes something more like,"Well, you could choose to do something, or you could choose to do nothing.We could be _______________,and treat your cancer, or we could _______________." And 9.9 times out of 10,the patient says,"I want to do everything I can do."Of course.Who wouldn't want everything? But what is everything? Is everything the ability to sit in your own home in front of your window ____________________ and _________________________? Is everything still being able to _________________________ and your toes, because they haven't gone __________ from chemotherapy?
And even in the year 2020, that generally doesn't mean miracle cures or medical breakthroughs.Having a devastating genetic diagnosis means learning to live withuncertainty. It means learning that you and your diagnosis are not the worst thing that could happen.Learning to live with uncertainty means walking forward into a life that is as full of beauty as it is of challenges.
即使在 2020 年，也并不代表会出现奇迹般的治愈或是医学突破。听到令人大受打击的基因诊断结果，让我学会了接受充满不确定性的生活。这也意味着了解你和你的诊断结果，并不是最糟糕的情况。学习接受充满不确定性的生活同时也意味着朝着一种挑战和美好并存的人生。
live with uncertainty 在不确定性中生活
It means learning for yourself that cancer is just part of your story. It may not be the worst thing that happens to you, and if it is, that's OK. You can claim that, and you can own that, but let that be a narrative that you author and you authorize, not one that's prescribed to you by someone else.
要学会告诉你自己，癌症只是你故事中的一部分，它不会是你遇过的最糟糕的事情，就算是，那也没关系。你可以承认和承受事实，但你要自己用它（代指你得了癌症的事实）来书写你的人生篇章，而不是由别人来书写（意译，字面意思是让它成为你自己创作且授权的作品，而不是由别人指派给你的）。
own 用的更多的意思是拥有，也有为（某事）承担全责，承受..的意思 a narrative that you author and you authorize 你自己创作并授权的作品 narrative [ˈnærətɪv] n. 记叙文，叙述；叙事技巧adj. 叙述的；叙事体的 authorize [ˈɔːθəraɪz] vt.批准;授权 prescribed [prɪˈskraɪbd] adj. 规定的，法定的；处方的 v. 开 （药、处方）； prescribe 规定，指定；推荐
Have your deferral letter in hand, but use it on your terms. As I come to the end of my oncology training, I have déjà vu again and again with the following scenario: A patient has cancer. There are several options, all of which offer a different balance between cure and quality of life, between the possibility of alleviating suffering and the possibility of causing suffering.
手里拿着延迟入学信，至于用不用它完全取决于你自己（意译，字面意思取决于你的条件）。在我快要完成肿瘤学训练的时候，我一而再再而三地碰到下面这个似曾相识的情景：一个癌症患者，面临着几种选择，所有这些选择都在接受治疗和维持生活质量、在可能缓解痛苦和可能造成痛苦之间做各种平衡。
déjà vu （法语）似曾相识；记忆错觉；旧事幻现 scenario [səˈnærioʊ] n. 设想，可能发生的情况 ；（电影、戏剧等的）剧情梗概；场景 alleviate [əˈliːvieɪt] v. 减轻，缓和 【讲解】划线这句话的主语是option选择，there be句型主语是在be动词后面的名词；of which是which引导的定语从句，什么的选择？提供了..（各种平衡）的选择。 为什么which 前面要加个of？which作为定语从句中先行词，在句子中是充当成分的，这句话如果换成正常的语序就是offer a balance of option 提供一个平衡的选择，所以which代指的是option，提到前面时，介词也需要跟到前面。 类似的例句还有： I’d like a room of which the window looks out over the sea. 我想要一间窗户面朝大海的房间。这里which代指的是room， the window of the room，room提到前面，of也要跟到前面
An oncologist lays out the options, but, somewhere in the discussion, things get skewed. The choice becomes something more like,"Well, you could choose to do something, or you could choose to do nothing.We could be aggressive,and treat your cancer, or we could watch it." And 9.9 times out of 10,the patient says,"I want to do everything I can do."Of course.Who wouldn't want everything?
一位肿瘤科医生列出了几项选择，但却在讨论过程中却跑偏了。选择似乎变成了：“你可以选择做点什么，或者选择什么都不做。我们可以积极治疗你的癌症，或者置之不理（意译，字面意思是看着它）。” 10 个病人中有 9.9 个都会说：“什么我都愿意做。”当然，谁不会不顾一切呢?
lay out 展示；安排；花钱；为……划样；提议 skewed [skjuːd] adj. 歪斜的；曲解的 aggressive [əˈɡresɪv] adj. 好斗的，挑衅的；积极进取的；非常严重的
But what is everything? Is everything the ability to sit in your own home in front of your window bathed in sunshine and surrounded by family? Is everything still being able to feel your fingers and your toes, because they haven't gone numb from chemotherapy?
但什么是一切呢？一切是指你能坐在家中的窗户旁，沐浴在阳光下，身旁有家人的陪伴？还是指你还能感受到你的手指和脚趾，因为它们并没有因化疗而变得麻木？
numb /nʌm/adj.麻木的;失去知觉的;迟钝的;呆滞的 vt. 使失去知觉;使麻木;使迟钝