中英對照讀新聞》Trio of Ohio sisters give birth on same day at same hospital 俄亥俄州三姊妹同一天在同一家醫院生產

◎孫宇青

Three Ohio sisters have defied odds by giving birth on the same day at the same hospital with the same obstetrician overseeing their deliveries.

（美國）俄亥俄州三姊妹化不可能為可能，同一天在同一家醫院生產，且是由同一位產科醫師接生。

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Daneesha Haynes, Ariel Williams and Ashley Haynes gave birth on July 3 at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital within a four-and-a-half-hour span.

達妮莎．海尼斯、愛麗兒．威廉斯及艾希莉．海尼斯，7月3日在俄亥俄健康曼斯菲爾德醫院，歷時4小時30分接連生下孩子。

A 1998 Associated Press story cited the odds of three sisters giving birth the same day as 1 in 50 million.

美聯社1998年報導曾指出，三姊妹在同天生產的機率約為5000萬分之1。

"It was a blessing," said Daneesha who was not due until July 23. Dr. Edroy McMillan delivered all three babies.

原本產期在7月23日的達妮莎說：「這是恩賜。」三姊妹的孩子都是由艾德羅伊．麥克米蘭醫師接生。

Ariel was the first to give birth that day, naming her 8 pound, 2 ounce daughter Sincere. Ashley followed with her 6 pound, 10 ounce son Adrion. Daneesha completed the trifecta with daughter Emrie, who weighed in at 4 pounds, 14 ounces.（AP）

愛麗兒是當天最早生產的，她把8磅2盎司重（約3685公克）的女兒取名為辛希爾。艾希莉隨後生下6磅10盎司重（約3005公克）的兒子亞德里翁。最後達妮莎「好事成三」，生下4磅14盎司重（約2211公克）的女兒艾姆里。（美聯社）

新聞辭典

defy odds：defy指違抗；odds指機率。Defy odds有做到不太可能做到之事的意思。例句：He has shown an attitude of defying odds.（他展現不向命運低頭的態度。）

obstetrician：名詞，產科醫師。例句：He is a well-known obstetrician all over the country.（他是全國知名的產科醫師。）

trifecta：名詞，三連勝。例句：He bought three scratch-off tickets and won a trifecta.（他買了3張刮刮樂，3張都中獎。）