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[00:00.00]Passage Two
段落二
[00:02.83]During a 1995 roof collapse, a firefighter named Donald Herbert was left brain damaged.
在1995年的屋顶倒塌的时候，消防战士唐纳德·赫伯特左脑受损。
[00:11.43]For ten years, he was unable to speak. Then, one Saturday morning, he did something that shocked his family and doctors. He started speaking.
10年来他都无法说话。然后，一个周六的早晨，他做了一件使他的家人和医生都震惊的事。他开始说话了。
[00:24.63]" I want to talk to my wife." Donald Herbert said out of the blue. Staff members of the nursing home where he has lived for more than seven years, raced to get Linda Herbert on the telephone.
“我想跟我的妻子说话。”唐纳德·赫伯特突然说。他在护理之家住了七年多时间，工作人员立刻接通了林达·赫伯特的电话。
[00:39.90]"It was the first of many conversations the 44-year-old patient had with his family and friends during the 14 hour stretch" Herbert's uncle Simon Menka said.
赫伯特的叔叔西蒙·曼卡说：“这是这个44岁的患者与他的亲朋在14小时内多次谈话中的第一段。”
[00:52.12]"How long have I been away?" Herbert asked. "We told him almost ten years," the uncle said, "he thought it was only three months."
“我离开了多久？”赫伯特问。“我们告诉他，快10年了”叔叔答。他以为只有3个月。
[01:03.13]Herbert was fighting a house fire December 29,1995 when the roof collapsed, burying him underneath. After going without air for several minutes, Herbert was unconscious for two and a half months and has undergone therapy ever since.
1995年12月29日，赫伯特在救火时，屋顶坍塌了，他被埋在底下。之后的好几分钟都没有空气，赫伯特昏迷了两个半月并治疗至今。
[01:24.28]News accounts in the days and years after his injury, described Herbert as blind and with little if any memory.
在赫伯特受伤后的新闻内容中，他被描写为一个几乎丧失记忆的盲人。
[01:34.50]A video shows him receiving physical therapy but apparently unable to communicate and with little awareness of his surroundings.
一个视频显示他在接受物理治疗，但显然无法交流并无法意识到周围的环境。
[01:44.32]Menka declined to discuss his nephew's current condition or whether the apparent progress is continuing. "The family was seeking privacy while doctors evaluated Herbert", he said.
曼卡拒绝讨论侄子目前的状况或者是否仍有明显的进展。他说：“在医生检查赫伯特的同时，他的家人希望保有隐私。”
[01:57.88]As word of Herbert's progress spread, visitors streamed into the nursing home. "He's resting comfortably," the uncle told them.
关于赫伯特病情好转的话一传出来，探望者便涌入病房。他的叔叔告诉他们：“他正在安稳的休息。”
[02:08.28]Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
基于你听到的回答问题29至32。
[02:15.83]Question 29 What happened to Herbert ten years ago?
问题29. 赫伯特在十年前出了什么事？
[02:37.47]Question 30 What surprised Donald Herbert's family and doctors one Saturday?
问题30. 一个周六让赫伯特的家人和医生都吃惊的是什么？
[03:00.99]Question 31 How long did Herbert remain unconscious?
问题31. 赫伯特昏迷了多久？
[03:23.35]Question 32 How did Herbert's family react to the public attention?
问题32. 赫伯特的家人对公众关注的反应是什么？