13normanbethune：acanadianheroinchina(编辑修改稿)

13normanbethune：acanadianheroinchina(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

ence. Bethune almost immediately set out for the hazardous(复杂危险的 ) surroundings of the mountain ranges of Yen an. In the pany of the Eighth Route Army, Bethune practiced his profession as best as he could. There were no mobile units and there was a desperate need to recruit medical trainees and convey his knowledge and skills to meet the needs of the soldiers. Consequently, there was an urgent requirement for illustrated medical manuals. Both soldiers and peasants required a good deal of medical attention. Again, under very trying(难受的 ,费劦的 ) conditions, and with a lot of nerve, determination and courage, Bethune and his crew of Chinese assistants were eventually able to establish and coordinate over twenty medical and nursing teaching hospitals. Because of shortages of personnel and other difficulties, Bethune himself routinely operated for days without reasonable breaks. In one period, he worked continually for sixtynine hours on a total of one hundred and fifteen patients. His ability to endure such hard conditions and retain his sanity(头脑清醒 ) was little short of a miracle(奇迹 ). It was under these conditions that his life became abruptly(突然的 ) doomed(注定 ). In October of 1939, possible suffering from extreme fatigue, he accidentally cut his left hand with the blade of his scalpel(解剖刀 ). Without proper medical supplies and with germs everywhere, his hand became infected and blood poisoning (a disease called septicemia) spread. He died on November 12, 1939. Dr. Norman Bethune’ s stature ([思想的 ] 境界 , 高度 ) became even greater in death. The affection of the Chinese people for him swelled Emotions ran high upon the news of his death. His capacity to move people, and his insight into humanity was never so evident as during this period. The Chinese people were extremely grateful that such a man had crossed their paths. During this solemn time, tributes to Bethune came from many parts of the world. He was described as an activist, a writer, a teacher, an administrator, and above all, a great doctor. Mao said of him, “… We must all learn the spirit of absolute selflessness from him.” After a very simple funeral, as he, had requested, Dr. Norman Bethune was buried in the Mausoleum (陵墓 ) of the Martyrs in Shih Chia Chuang, southeast of Beijing. The Chinese named a medical school and a hospital in his memory. Many other memorials have been erected in his memory over the years. One ironic(其有讽刺意味的 ) tragedy of all of this was that, up until 1973, Dr. Bethun。