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Ann:
Tracy looks so sad. What happened? 
Tracy看起来很悲伤。发生什么事了？
Jack:
Her boyfriend was badly injured in an accident and he may become a vegetable.
她男朋友在事故中严重受伤了，可能会变成植物人。
Ann:
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
噢，听到这事我很难过。
Jack:
The doctor said that there's still hope of his recovery. And technology is developing so fast, even a vegetable can communicate with his family and friends.
医生说他仍然有机会康复。而且科技发展得如此之快，即使是植物人也有可能跟他的家人和朋友进行交流。
Ann:
Really?
真的？
Jack:
Yeah. A Belgian man suffered a traffic accident 23years ago and became a vegetable. But recently, the doctors found that the functioning of his brain was as normal as an average person, he's just failed to control his body.
是啊。一名比利时男子在23年前遭遇车祸后成为了植物人。但是最近医生发现他的大脑功能和正常人一样，他只是失去了对身体的控制。
Ann:
How can he communicate with others?
那他怎样与别人交流呢？
Jack:
Through instruments.
借助一些仪器。
Ann:
I think he's very lucky.
我认为他很幸运。
Jack:
Yeah. You know, his parents have once considered practicing an euthanasia on him.
是啊。要知道，他父母曾想过为他实施安乐死呢。