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Jimmy Kimmel tells jokes for a living. He has a popular late-night television show called “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

He is known for his jokes, silly interviews and a friendly rivalry¹ with actor Matt Damon. Kimmel was also the host of this year’s Academy² Awards show, or Oscars.

Kimmel usually begins his late-night show by joking about celebrities³, current events and politics. But on Monday night, Kimmel started his show with a story about his newborn son, Billy.

Kimmel had not been on TV since his son was born last month. He wanted to tell the audience why.

Billy was born with a serious heart problem. The problem prevented his blood from receiving enough oxygen. The baby needed a medical operation to repair a part of his heart. He spent many days in the hospital.

But eventually, he came home. Kimmel explained that his son will need another operation on his heart when he gets older. But for now, he is OK.

Kimmel almost started crying more than once as he talked about seeing his son in the hospital surrounded by medical equipment, doctors and nurses.

“It’s a terrifying thing,” Kimmel said, his voice cracking. “I’m standing⁴ in the middle of a lot of very worried-looking people who are trying to figure out what the problem is.”

Kimmel also brought up the debate in the United States about health care. He said the fact that some politicians proposed⁵ major cuts to health care funding -- especially funding that goes to research hospitals -- “is so unbelievably sad.”

During his campaign last year, President Donald Trump⁶ promised to replace the Affordable⁷ Care Act. That is the health care law put in place by the administration⁸ of former President Barack Obama.

Kimmel also said he saw a lot of worried parents at the children’s hospital where his son was treated. “No parent should ever have to decide if they can afford to save their child’s life. It just shouldn’t happen.”

He asked the politicians who are meeting to discuss health care in Washington, D.C., to “stop with the nonsense⁹” and “take care of each other.”

The crowd in the studio cheered.

People around the world reacted to the emotional¹⁰ video. It became the top-ranked trending video on YouTube. More than 2 million people have watched it so far.

Many people wrote comments on YouTube, thanking Kimmel for telling his story.

Words in This Story

rivalry – v. a state or situation in which people or groups are competing with each other

celebrity¹¹ – n. a person who is famous

terrify – v. to cause (someone) to be extremely afraid : to frighten (someone) very much

afford – v. to be able to pay for (something)

host – n. a person who talks to guests on a television or radio show

eventually – adv. at some time later

nonsense – n. words or ideas that are foolish or untrue

1 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

2 academy   

n.(高等)专科院校；学术社团，协会，研究院

参考例句：

• This is an academy of music.这是一所音乐专科学院。
• I visited Chinese Academy of Sciences yesterday.我昨天去访问了中国科学院。

3 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 proposed   

被提议的

参考例句：

• There is widespread discontent among the staff at the proposed changes to pay and conditions. 员工对改变工资和工作环境的建议普遍不满。
• an outcry over the proposed change 对拟议的改革所发出的强烈抗议

6 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

7 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

8 administration   

n.经营，管理；行政，行政机关，管理部门

参考例句：

• Who is in charge of the administration of your company?你们公司的行政工作由谁负责？
• The teachers are responsible to the school administration.教师向学校行政负责。

9 nonsense   

n.胡说，废话

参考例句：

• Go along with you! What you say is all nonsense!去你的！你说的全是废话！
• "Don't talk nonsense",she said sharply.“别胡扯”，她严厉地说。

10 emotional   

adj.令人动情的；易动感情的；感情(上)的

参考例句：

• Emotional people don't stop to calculate.感情容易冲动的人做事往往不加考虑。
• This is an emotional scene in the play.这是剧中动人的一幕。

11 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。