急救直升机在京试飞

短语讲解：

1. Yesterday morning, a first-aid helicopter embarked on a trial flight in Beijing.

embark on着手, 开始做某事
例句：He is about to embark on a new business venture.
他就要开始新的商业冒险活动。

2. In order to save time, the emergency services decide to use the first-aid helicopter immediately after the ambulance driver calls for help.

in order to为了…
例句：We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。
call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

3. The helicopter takes off at Badaling Airport; meanwhile the ambulance drives off the highway and waits in an open space.

take off (飞机)起飞
例句：It's exciting to feel the plane taking off.
感觉到飞机起飞令人兴奋。
drive off驾车离去, 驶去
例句：The man got into his car and drove off.
那男人上了汽车就开走了。

4. Thanks to the first-aid helicopter, we can reach any place in Beijing within 1 hour.

thanks to幸亏, 多亏, 由于
例句：Thanks to your help, we were successful.
由于你的帮助, 我们得以成功。

5. In the future it will be used to rescue and transport patients from outer suburbs and counties.

be used to do被用来做某事
例句：Zip codes are used to facilitate mail service. 
邮政编码方便了邮递服务。

6. Two helicopters are to be used during medical emergencies, each with a pilot, a doctor, a nurse and first aid equipment on board. He Chi, vice president of Hainan airlines Helicopter Company, introduces the plan to use helicopters in the case of an emergency.

in the case of至于…, 就…来说, 在……的情况下
例句：It's the kind of story we think of as myth. But in the case of Lincoln, the story is true.
我们把这类故事视为神话, 但就林肯来说, 这故事却是真实的。

7. But China is now catching up with the trend.

catch up with追上, 赶上
例句：You walk on and I'll catch up with you later.
你往前走吧, 我一会儿就赶上你了。

8. We'll seek government support, and we also need to set up a fund with the cooperation of insurance companies, so that the expense can be affordable to ordinary people.

set up建立，建造, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。

9. In western countries, a big portion of this expense is paid for by insurance companies.

pay for为…付钱
例句：I have to pay 150 dollars for the sewing machine.
我得花150美元买这台缝纫机。

10. It is hoped that more and more Chinese patients will be able to benefit from this service at an affordable price.

benefit from受益于
例句：I benefited from my mother's advice.
我受益于母亲的劝告。