美国男子戴超大型金属颈链被吸入MRI机器

近日，美国一名61岁男子因佩戴重金属项链，被吸入正在运作的核磁共振机器，最终不治身亡。

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🤔️小作业：

1. Which of the following best describes the safety protocols around MRI use mentioned in the article?

A. Patients should remain still inside the machine to prevent injury.

B. Patients must consult with their physician before entering the MRI room.

C. Patients are required to remove metal objects prior to scanning.

D. Patients should be trained on how to use MRI equipment.

无注释原文：

Man wearing heavy metallic necklace dies after being sucked into MRI machine

From: BBC

A 61-year-old man has died after he was sucked into a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine at a medical centre while he was wearing a heavy metal necklace.

The man entered a room at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, on New York's Long Island, without permission as the MRI machine was running, Nassau County Police Department said.

His wife told local media she had called him into the MRI room after her scan and his chain necklace caused him to be hurled towards the machine when he walked in.

Officials say the incident "resulted in a medical episode" and the man was later pronounced dead.

MRI machines use a strong magnetic field to produce detailed images.

Patients are typically asked to remove metal items and change out of their clothes before undergoing MRI scans or going near the machine.

"The male victim was wearing a large metallic chain around his neck causing him to be drawn into the machine, which resulted in a medical episode," said Nassau County Police Department, which is investigating the incident.

Though police have not named the victim, Adrienne Jones-McAllister told local television station News 12 Long Island that it was her husband, Keith, who died.

"He waved goodbye to me and then his whole body went limp," she said.

Ms Jones-McAllister said she was getting an MRI scan on her knee and asked her husband to come in to help her get up afterwards. She said he was wearing a 20lb (9kg) chain with a lock that he used for weight training.

"At that instant, the machine switched him around, pulled him in, and he hit the MRI," she said.

Ms Jones-McAllister said the technician tried to pull her husband away from the machine.

"I'm saying, 'Could you turn off the machine?" she said. "Call 911. Do something. Turn this damn thing off!'"

The BBC has contacted Nassau Open MRI for comment.

According to the US Food and Drug Administration, MRI machines have magnetic fields that will attract magnetic objects of all sizes - keys, mobile phones and even oxygen tanks - which "may cause damage to the scanner or injury to the patient or medical professionals if those objects become projectiles".

In 2001, a six-year-old boy died of a fractured skull at a New York City medical centre while undergoing an MRI exam after its powerful magnetic force propelled an oxygen tank across the room.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为BBC官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Man wearing heavy metallic necklace dies after being sucked into MRI machine

From: BBC

A 61-year-old man has died after he was sucked into a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine at a medical centre while he was wearing a heavy metal necklace.

美国纽约州长岛一名61岁男子因佩戴重金属项鍊，被吸入正在运作的磁力共振造影（MRI）机器，最终不治。

Magnetic Resonance Imaging，表示“磁共振成像；核磁共振成像”，英文解释为“a method of using a strong magnetic field to produce an image of the inside of a person's body”

The man entered a room at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, on New York's Long Island, without permission as the MRI machine was running, Nassau County Police Department said.

据拿骚县（Nassau County）警察局表示，事发于西伯里市的一间MRI中心（Nassau Open MRI），该男子未经许可进入MRI机房，当时机器正在运作。

His wife told local media she had called him into the MRI room after her scan and his chain necklace caused him to be hurled towards the machine when he walked in.

一名病人向当地媒体透露，死者是她的丈夫，事发时她刚完成扫描并呼唤丈夫进入房间。

hurl /hɜːl/ 1）表示“猛扔；猛投；猛摔”，英文解释为“to throw sth/sb violently in a particular direction”举个🌰：He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。

2）表示“ 大声说出（辱骂或斥责等）”的意思，英文解释为“to shout insults, etc. at sb”举个🌰：Rival fans hurled abuse at each other. 两帮对立的球迷相互高声辱骂。

3）另外还有“呕吐”的意思（to vomit）。

🎬电影《伴娘》（Bridesmaids）中的台词提到：I'm going to hurl. I feel really sick, Annie! 我要吐了，好难受。

🎬电影《海底总动员2：多莉去哪儿》（Finding Dory）中的台词提到：Hey, dude, if you're gonna hurl, 如果你要吐的话，

Officials say the incident "resulted in a medical episode" and the man was later pronounced dead.

当局称事件导致“医疗事故”，该名男子随后送院，于周四(7月17日）)宣告死亡。

在电视/电影节目中，episode /ˈep.ɪ.səʊd/ 表示“一集，一节，片断”（one of the single parts into which a story is divided, especially when it is broadcast on the television or radio），也可以指“事件；（相关的）一连串事件；一段经历”，英文解释为“a single event or group of related events”举个🌰：This latest episode in the fraud scandal has shocked a lot of people. 诈骗丑闻最新爆出的这一事件让很多人瞠目结舌。

还可以指「疾病的发作，发病」，英文解释为：a finite period in which someone is affected by a specified illness.

补充：

📍第几集用的是Episode，第几季则为Season. 你下载美剧时可能就会看到S01E02，就是指的第1季第2集。最后一集 finale：the last part of a piece of music or of a show, event etc （演出的）终场，最后一幕；（音乐的）终曲；（事件等的）结尾。

🎬还有，看剧时新一集开头通常会有的一个说法：previously on ...，...的前情提要，前情回顾。

pronounce /prəˈnaʊns/ 除了表示“发（音），读（音）”，此处意思是“宣称；宣布；断言”，英文解释为“to say something officially or certainly”举个🌰：He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. 他被送往医院，到了医院就被宣布已死亡。

📍也可以用declare一词替换这一说法。

MRI machines use a strong magnetic field to produce detailed images.

MRI机器透过强磁场产生人体内部器官影像。

magnetic field /mæɡˌnet.ɪk ˈfiːld/ 表示“磁场”，英文解释为“an area around a magnet or something magnetic, in which it has a force to attract objects to itself”

Patients are typically asked to remove metal items and change out of their clothes before undergoing MRI scans or going near the machine.

病人接受MRI扫描或接近机器前，通常会被要求除去金属物品并更换衣物。

undergo /ˌʌn.dəˈɡəʊ/ 表示“经历，经受（令人不快的事或变化） ”，英文解释为“to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change”举个🌰：Playing board games is undergoing a revival in popularity. 棋盘游戏正经历着一场复兴。

🎬电影《白日梦想家》（The Secret Life of Walter Mitty）中的台词提到：But as we undergo this transition to LIFE online... we wanted to be candid with you... 但由于我们处于"生活"杂志网络化的过渡期...所以我们想明白告诉你们...

"The male victim was wearing a large metallic chain around his neck causing him to be drawn into the machine, which resulted in a medical episode," said Nassau County Police Department, which is investigating the incident.

拿骚县警察局表示，“男事主当时颈上佩戴一条超大型金属链，导致他被磁力吸入机器，导致一宗医疗事故。”

metallic /məˈtæl.ɪk/ 1）表示“（声音、外形或味道）有金属特性的，像金属的，金属似的”，英文解释为“A metallic sound, appearance, or taste is like metal.”如：a dull, metallic sound 沉闷的金属声。

2）表示“含金属的”，英文解释为“consisting of, or partly consisting of, metal”举个🌰：Brass is a metallic alloy of copper and zinc. 黄铜是铜和锌的合金。

Though police have not named the victim, Adrienne Jones-McAllister told local television station News 12 Long Island that it was her husband, Keith, who died.

虽然警方未公开死者姓名，但艾德里安·琼斯-麦卡利斯特（Adrienne Jones-McAllister）向当地电视台 News 12 Long Island 表示死者是其丈夫基斯（Keith）。

"He waved goodbye to me and then his whole body went limp," she said.

“他向我挥手告别，然后整个人瘫软下来，”她含泪表示。

limp /lɪmp/ 表示“软的，柔软的；轻柔的”，英文解释为“soft and neither firm nor stiff”如：a limp lettuce leaf/salad 软塌塌的莴苣叶/色拉，a limp handshake 软弱无力的握手。

Ms Jones-McAllister said she was getting an MRI scan on her knee and asked her husband to come in to help her get up afterwards. She said he was wearing a 20lb (9kg) chain with a lock that he used for weight training.

琼斯-麦卡利斯特说，她当时正接受膝盖MRI检查，请丈夫进入扫描室协助她完成检查后起身。她说丈夫当时戴着一条重达20磅（约9公斤）、他平时用作举重训练的锁链。

"At that instant, the machine switched him around, pulled him in, and he hit the MRI," she said.

“就在那一刻，机器将他整个人旋转，把他拉进去，他撞到MRI机器，”她说。

Ms Jones-McAllister said the technician tried to pull her husband away from the machine.

她表示，技术员曾尝试把丈夫拉离机器。

"I'm saying, 'Could you turn off the machine?" she said. "Call 911. Do something. Turn this damn thing off!'"

“我说：‘你可以关掉这部机吗？叫911，做点事，把这该死的机器关掉！’”

The BBC has contacted Nassau Open MRI for comment.

BBC已联络Nassau Open MRI查询回应。

According to the US Food and Drug Administration, MRI machines have magnetic fields that will attract magnetic objects of all sizes - keys, mobile phones and even oxygen tanks - which "may cause damage to the scanner or injury to the patient or medical professionals if those objects become projectiles".

根据美国食品及药物管理局（FDA），MRI机器的磁场会吸引各种大小的磁性物品——例如锁匙、手机、甚至氧气瓶——这些物品可能变成高速飞射物，会损毁扫描仪，或对病人及医护人员造成伤害。

oxygen tank /ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən ˌtæŋk/ 表示“氧气罐（充满氧气的容器，帮助病人或潜水者呼吸）”，英文解释为“a container with oxygen inside it, used for helping people to breathe, for example when they are very ill, or when they are diving underwater”

projectile /prəˈdʒek.taɪl/ 表示“投掷物；抛射物；发射物（尤指子弹、炮弹等）”，英文解释为“an object that is thrown or shot forwards with force”举个🌰：The second projectile exploded after hitting a tank. 第二发炮弹击中坦克后爆炸了。

In 2001, a six-year-old boy died of a fractured skull at a New York City medical centre while undergoing an MRI exam after its powerful magnetic force propelled an oxygen tank across the room.

2001年，一名六岁男童在纽约市一间医疗中心进行MRI检查时，被高速飞射的氧气瓶击中头部，导致颅骨碎裂死亡。

可以作名词也可以作动词，1）表示“（使）（骨头等硬物）破裂，（使）断裂，（使）折断”，英文解释为“If something hard, such as a bone, fractures, or is fractured, it breaks or cracks.”举个🌰：She fractured her skull in the accident. 她在事故中颅骨骨折。

2）表示“（使）（组织或社团）分裂，（使）解体”，英文解释为“to divide an organization or society, or (of an organization or society) to be divided”。

skull /skʌl/ 表示“头（盖）骨，颅骨”，英文解释为“the bones of the head that surround the brain and give the head its shape”举个🌰：The soldiers discovered a pile of human skulls and bones. 士兵们发现了一堆人的头盖骨和尸骨。

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