做一名献血者

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Most of us will need blood at some point in our lives — 我们大多数人一生中某个时候会需要输血。

nearly nine out of ten, in fact. 事实上，将近十分之九的人会需要。

And yet only a tiny fraction of the people who could give blood ever do. 然而，在能献血的人中，真正去献血的却只有极少数。

Giving blood is simple and safe. 献血既简单又安全。

Donors usually need to be at least sixteen 献血者通常需要至少十六岁

and to weigh enough to spare it; 并且体重达到献血标准；

the nurses won't let you donate 如果献血会损害你的健康，

if it would harm your health. 护士就不会让你献血。

You can give again after about eight weeks, 大约八周后你就可以再次献血，

and your body replaces what you gave within a few weeks. 你的身体会在几周内补充你献出的血。

The only rule for the rest of the day is to take it 当天剩下的时间里唯一的规定就是要放松

easy — —

no heavy lifting. 不要提重物。

Donating won't make you healthier, but it won't hurt you either. 献血不会让你更健康，但也不会伤害你。

What it will do is something larger. 它所能做的，意义更为重大。

One small pint, given by a stranger, 一小品脱由陌生人献出的血，

can be the very thing 可能就是那个

that saves another person's life. 能拯救另一个人生命的关键。

Few gifts cost the giver so little and mean so much to the one who receives. 很少有礼物能让赠予者付出如此之少，却对接受者意义如此重大。