事实：关于第一辆救护车的知识-The First Ambulance Wheels Were Feet

Pre-Listening Vocabulary

 

mobile: moveable

transport: to move

developing country: a nation that is not yet well-developed

wagon¹: a wooden vehicle with wheels that is propelled² by animals or humans

injured: physically³ hurt

remote: located far away from a city centre

 

The First Ambulance Wheels Were Feet

The word ambulance comes from the Latin word ambulare, meaning to walk about. Ambulances originally referred to mobile medical structures that could be easily walked from one location to another by an army during a war. These were also called field hospitals. Eventually, horses and wagons⁴ were used to transport sick or injured people or medical supplies to medical facilities. In some developing countries, ambulances are still wagons, though buses are also used. Boats and even bicycles may be used as ambulances when the ill or injured are located in remote areas.

1 wagon   

n.四轮马车，手推车，面包车；无盖运货列车

参考例句：

• We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
• The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。

2 propelled   

推进( propel的过去式和过去分词 )； 推动； 驱动； 驱使

参考例句：

• A volcano erupted and propelled rocks high into the sky. 火山爆发，把无数的石块抛向天空。
• His addiction to drugs propelled him towards a life of crime. 他吸毒成瘾使他走上犯罪的道路。

3 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

4 wagons   

n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 )；铁路货车；小手推车

参考例句：

• The wagons were hauled by horses. 那些货车是马拉的。
• They drew their wagons into a laager and set up camp. 他们把马车围成一圈扎起营地。