Harry's Business Trip2

He used his phone to call the airline.

He explained the situation and cancelled hisreservation.

他解释了情况，取消了预订。

Then he called 911 for emergency help.

911 is the emergency number to call for help in the United States.

An ambulance arrived about 10 minutes after he called.

By then, he was in so much pain that he could barely walk.

Once inside the ambulance, they gave him oxygen to help him

to breathe.

But the pain was still terrible.

Then they drove to a hospital near the airport.

Luckily, the hospital was on his health plan.

幸运的是，医院在他的健康计划中。

That means hishealth insuranceis supposed to pay for everything.

这意味着他的健康保险应该支付一切费用。

Medical costs in the United States are very high.

When he arrived at the hospital, he was taken to the emergency room.

After some tests, a doctor told him he had a kidney stone（肾结石）.

It was a very small stone, but it caused a lot of pain.

It was passing througha small tubein his body from his kidney to hisbladder.

它正通过他体内的一根小管子从肾脏进入膀胱。

The pain would go away once it got to his bladder.

Until then he had to take pain medicine to reduce the pain.

Harry didn’t have to stay at the hospital for very long.

With the pain medicine, the pain went away very quickly.

He took a taxi back to his hotel and checked in for another night.

Then he called the airline and made a reservation for another flight.

The flight will leave tomorrow.

Until then, he’ll just rest in his hotel.

There may even be a good movie to watch.

So when you’re traveling, please be prepared for emergencies.

Make sure you have medical insurance（医疗保险）.

You never know when something like this can happen to you.

So be prepared.