White coats are commonly worn by doctors, but there is another type of clothing typically found in hospitals. This plain-looking clothing is known as scrubs. Scrubsare made up ofa loose-fitting top and comfortable pants with an elasticwaistband. They were originally designed to protectwearers from patients’ body fluids or infectious substancesin an operating room. The name “scrubs” comes from the fact that surgeons and nurses scrubtheir hands before surgery. Today, scrubs are worn by many hospital personnel.
In contrast to doctors’ white coats, scrubscome invarious colors. Several decades ago, surgeons wore white scrubs to emphasize cleanliness. However, this color intensifiedthe brightness of the lights in the operating room. Thus, the color was changed to green, which allows surgeons to see the red color of blood clearly and reduce eye fatigue. In many operating rooms, it is required that all personnel wear scrubs for safety reasons. Normally, surgical scrubs are owned or leased♦ by hospitals to ensuresterility.
Other colors of scrubs are also common in hospitals. As blue is associated withcalm emotions, it is worn by nurses or other healthcare workers who provide direct care for patients. Nurses who serve children or pregnantwomen tend to wear lighter-colored scrubs such as pink, which are considered warm and harmonious. Dental assistants and staff at private healthcare centers often wear white scrubs to show their professionalism. While there are no set rules for the colors of scrubs, they may potentiallyinfluence patients’ emotions.
1. What can we learn about the doctor’s coat from the Day 1 passage?（多選題）
(A) Only doctors could wear this kind of clothing in the past.
(B) Its color has remained the same since a change in the late 1800s.
(C) The white coat is now an accessory that makes doctors recognizable.
(D) Its color used to be the same as scientists’ clothing but is now different.
(E) The white coat is primarily worn for its ability to prevent contamination.
(F) The color of the doctor’s coat was changed to white to make it less threatening to patients.
2. Which word in the passage means “required by a law or rule”?（簡答）
____________________________________________________________________________________
3. What is the original purpose of wearing scrubs?（簡答）
They were worn to ____________________________________________________________________.
4. Please help the following people find the most suitable scrubs according to their jobs and place their names in the blanks.（填空）
♥ Kathy provides help during surgery.
♥ Mark takes care of little kids with rare diseases.
♥ Jill serves elderly patients living in hospital wards.
_____(a)_____
_____(b)_____
_____(c)_____
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Words in Use
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protect
[prəˋtɛkt]
vt. & vi. 保護，防禦
=
defend
While riding a scooter, you should wear a helmet because it’ll protect your head.
你騎機車時應該要戴安全帽，因為安全帽可以保護頭部。
Albert tried to protect his family from the gangsters.
亞伯特試著保護家人免受歹徒的傷害。
Parents are responsible for protecting their children from getting hurt.
父母要負責保護孩子免受傷害。
高中 Level 2
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scrubs
[skrʌbz]
n. （醫療人員穿著的）刷手服
英檢中級
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elastic
[ɪˋlæstɪk]
a. 有彈性的
n. 橡皮筋（可數）；鬆緊帶（不可數）
When making bread, your dough shouldn’t be too elastic.
做麵包時麵糰不可以太有彈性。
I wrapped an elastic around the box to keep the contents safe.
我在這個盒子上裹橡皮筋以確保盒內東西的安全。
The elastic in the pants has snapped.
這條褲子內的鬆緊帶斷掉了。
高中 Level 4
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waistband
[ˋwest͵bænd]
n. 束腰帶
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personnel
[͵pɝsnˋɛl]
n. 人員，員工（集合名詞）；人事部
All sales personnel are to be properly trained to increase sales.
所有業務人員均應受到適當的訓練以增加銷售業績。
The personnel department is located on the sixth floor of this building. 人事部位在這棟建築的六樓。
多益金色
英檢中高
高中 Level 5
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lease
[lis]
n. . 租約
vt. 租借
Under the terms of the lease, we are not allowed to
have pets in this apartment. 租約的條約中有規定，我們不得在公寓內養寵物。
The business center contains thirty-five rooms,
about two-thirds of which are leased to the city
government.
這棟商業中心有 35 房，其中大約 3 分之 2 已租借給市政府。
英檢中高
高中 Level 6
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harmonious
[hɑrˋmonɪəs]
adj. 和諧的
=
melodious
After Kim and Tom married, they moved to the country and led a harmonious life there.
小金和湯姆結婚之後搬到鄉下，小倆口在那裡過著和諧的生活。
高中 Level 4
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accessory
[ækˋsɛsərɪ]
n. . 附加物件；衣物配件（皆常用複數）
Gina’s accessories matched her purple silk gown
perfectly.
吉娜的配件和她的紫色絲質禮服極為相襯。
The boutique around the corner sells jewelry and
other fashionaccessories.
街角那家精品店販售珠寶和其他的流行時尚配件。
Liver, a kind of accessory organ, helps the digestive
system work properly, but doesn’t get access to food.
肝臟是一種輔助器官，它可以幫助消化系統正常運作，但並
沒有接觸到食物。
高中 Level 6
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recognizable
[ˋrɛkəg͵naɪzəb!]
a. 可分辨的，認得出的
Born in Italy more than four centuries ago, opera is one of the most recognizable and influential art forms in the world.
歌劇創於義大利已超過四個世紀之久，它是世界上最具辨識性且最具影響力的藝術類型之一。
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loose
[lus]
a. 寬鬆的；鬆脫的；不受控制的
My brother likes to wear loose clothes and pants.
我弟弟喜歡穿寬鬆的衣褲。
The air crash took place because a screw on the plane’s wing came loose.
空難發生的原因是機翼上的一支螺絲鬆脫了。
Minnie’s dog is running loose in the park.
米妮的狗在公園裡四處亂跑。
多益綠色
英檢中級
高中 Level 3
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substance
[ˋsʌbstəns]
n. 物質
This colorless, odorless substance is actually quite toxic.
這種無色無味的物質事實上有劇毒。
多益藍色
英檢中級
高中 Level 3
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scrub
[skrʌb]
vt. 用力擦
n. 擦洗，擦淨（恆為單數）
三態
scrub / scrubbed [skrʌbd] / scrubbed [skrʌbd]
=
mop
Julie was busy scrubbing the floor while her husband prepared dinner.
茱莉忙著刷洗地板，而老公則在煮晚餐。
Jane told her husband to give the floors a good scrub.
珍叫她先生要使勁擦地板。
英檢中級
高中 Level 3
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surgery
[ˋsɝdʒərɪ]
n. 外科手術（不可數）
=
operation
A team of doctors performed surgery on the Siamese twins.
一支由醫生組成的小組對這對連體雙胞胎動手術。
Ruby had plastic surgery in order to change the shape of her nose.
為了改變鼻形，露比去動了整形手術。
surgeon n. 外科醫師 • The surgeon performed heart surgery that saved the patient’s life.
那位外科醫師動了一次拯救該病患性命的心臟手術。
以下介紹其他常見科別的「醫師」：
physician
內科醫師；醫師
dentist
牙醫
ENT doctor
ENT = ear, nose, and throat
耳鼻喉科醫師
pediatrician
小兒科醫師
dermatologist
皮膚科醫師
neurologist
神經科醫師
psychiatrist
身心科醫師
cardiologist
心臟科醫師
• Family physicians diagnose and treat a range of health problems.
家醫科醫師會診斷並治療各種健康問題。 • ENT doctors treat conditions that affect the ear, nose, and throat.
耳鼻喉科醫師會治療影響耳朵、鼻子和喉嚨的疾病。
答案:
1. B、C
2. mandatory / Mandatory.
3. protect wearers from patients’ body fluids or infectious substances in an operating room
4. (a)Mark (b)Kathy (c)Jill
