Healing a Hurt
Sometimes you can get hurt when you are active. You can help heal an injury like a twisted ankle by following RICE. RICE stands for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation.
Rest--Rest the hurt body part.
Ice--Have an adult help you put an ice pack on it.
Compression--Have an adult put a compression bandage on it. This helps keep the swelling down.
Elevation--Keep the body part raised up.
注释:
1. 不同的“缩略”现象
initialism: USA, IBM
acronym: NASA, UNESCO
contraction: I'm, haven't, it's
2. 使役动词: let, have, get, make
let sb. do sth. = allow sb. to do sth.
have sb. do sth. = give sb. else the responsibility to do sth.
get sb. to do sth. 或 get sb. doing sth. = make sb. do sth.
make sb. do sth. = force sb. do sth. 或 requires sb. to do sth.
3. 用词的多样性
hurt, injury
elevation, raised up