HK boy's donated organs lend life to 7 patients

时间：2006-12-25 03:23:42

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Dec. 24 - A Hong Kong schoolboy who died in a traffic accident has brought festive1 hope to at least seven other patients through the rare mass donation of a large number of his vital organs.

 

Fourteen-year-old Miu Chi-ho died from brain injuries after being hit by a bus several days ago, but doctors were able to save the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, skin, bones and corneas of the healthy and athletic3 teenager.

 

"There were at least seven recipients4 of the organs," said a spokeswoman with Hong Kong's Hospital Authority.

 

Miu's 41 year-old mother, a single parent on social welfare, ignored the protests of superstitious5 relatives in insisting on the donations to "bring hope to other families," Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper reported on Friday.

 

"Even though I'm devastated6, I want to do something for society," the paper quoted her as saying.

 

"(My son) is very great. Even though he's left us ... we can still hear him breathe, and his heart beat. He's already become an angel."

 

Doctors hailed Miu's case as an example to others in Hong Kong where organ donorship is traditionally frowned upon given the Chinese belief in keeping bodies whole to allow the deceased to rest in heavenly peace.

 

"This is a very encouraging event... we're desperately7 in need of organs," said Dr. Choi Kin2, president of the Hong Kong Medical Association.

 

Last year, only 4.2 of every million people in Hong Kong donated organs to science upon dying, around 5 times less than the U.S., according to the Apple Daily.

 

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1 festive mkBx5     
adj.欢宴的，节日的
参考例句：
  • It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.当时是圣诞节，每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
  • We all wore festive costumes to the ball.我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。
2 kin 22Zxv     
n.家族，亲属，血缘关系；adj.亲属关系的，同类的
参考例句：
  • He comes of good kin.他出身好。
  • She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。
3 athletic sOPy8     
adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的
参考例句：
  • This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
  • He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。
4 recipients 972af69bf73f8ad23a446a346a6f0fff     
adj.接受的；受领的；容纳的；愿意接受的n.收件人；接受者；受领者；接受器
参考例句：
  • The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5 superstitious BHEzf     
adj.迷信的
参考例句：
  • They aim to deliver the people who are in bondage to superstitious belief.他们的目的在于解脱那些受迷信束缚的人。
  • These superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible.这些迷信做法应尽早取消。
6 devastated eb3801a3063ef8b9664b1b4d1f6aaada     
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的
参考例句：
  • The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
  • His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
7 desperately cu7znp     
adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地
参考例句：
  • He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
  • He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

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