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organ donation/ 器官捐献/ (qìɡuān juānxiàn)

A: Did you know there is a saying that goes: The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose?

你知道有一种说法叫,予人玫瑰手有余香吗？

(nǐ zhīdào yǒuyīzhǒnɡ shuōfǎjiào,yǔrénméiɡuī shǒuyǒuyúxiānɡ ma?)

B: I know it. It describes a person's selfless spirit.

知道,这是描述一个人无私的奉献精神。

(zhīdào,zhèshì miáoshù yīɡèrén wúsīde fènɡxiàn jīnɡshén.)

A: Recently in Guizhou, a 3-year-old boy passed away, but his parents decided to donate his organs. His organs will be able to give new life to four people. 

最近,在贵州有一个三岁的男童不幸去世,但他父母却决定器官捐献,他的器官能让四人重获新生。

(zuìjìn, zài ɡuìzhōu yǒu yīɡè sānsuì de nántónɡ bùxìnɡ qùshì, dàntā fùmǔ què juédìnɡ qìɡuān juānxiàn, tāde qìɡuān nénɡrànɡ sìrén chònɡhuòxīnshēnɡ.)

B: This is a great and selfless decision.

这是一个非常伟大而无私的决定。

(zhèshì yīɡè fēichánɡ wěidà ér wúsī de juédìnɡ.)

A: It's hard to imagine what his parents are feeling. 

难以想象他的父母会是怎样的心情。

(nányǐ xiǎnɡxiànɡ tāde fùmǔ huìshì zěnyànɡ de xīnqínɡ.)

B: Some people say that donating organs is a kind of life extension, a kind of relay race of life. The person who gets the organs is very lucky. 

有人说捐献器官是生命的延续,是一种生命的接力。受捐者非常幸运呢。

(yǒurén shuō juānxiàn qìɡuān shì shēnɡmìnɡ de yánxù, shì yīzhǒnɡ shēnɡmìnɡ de jiēlì. shòujuānzhě fēichánɡ xìnɡyùn ne.)

Illustrations: Liu Xidan/GT