He used his phone to call the airline.
他用手机给航空公司打电话。
He explained the situation and cancelled his reservation.
他解释了情况和取消了预定。
Then he called 911 for emergency help.
然后他拨打911紧急求助。
911 is the emergency number to call for help in the United States.
911室美国紧急求救电话。
An ambulance arrived about 10 minutes after he called.
打完电话之后大约10分钟，救护车到达了。
By then, he was in so much pain that he could barely walk.
那时他疼痛很严重几乎不能走路。
Once inside the ambulance, they gave him oxygen to help him to breathe.
一进入救护车，他们就给他氧气帮助呼吸。
But the pain was still terrible.
但是疼痛还是很严重。
Then they drove to a hospital near the airport.
然后它们开车到机场附近的医院。
Luckily, the hospital was on his health plan.
幸运的是，医院在他的健康计划之内。
That means his health insurance is supposed to pay for everything.
这意味着他的健康保险应该可以支付所有费用。
Medical costs in the United States are very high.
医疗费用在美国是非常贵的。
When he arrived at the hospital, he was taken to the emergency room.
当他到达医院的时候，他直接被送进急诊室。
After some tests, a doctor told him he had a kidney stone.
一些检查之后，医生告诉他肾结石。
It was a very small stone, but it caused a lot of pain.
这是一个非常小的石头，但是因此很疼。
It was passing through a small tube in his body from his kidney to his bladder.
它通过体内的小血管从肾脏进入膀胱。
The pain would go away once it got to his bladder.
疼痛一旦进入膀胱就会消失。
Until then he had to take pain medicine to reduce the pain.
在那之前，他不得不吃些止痛药来减轻疼痛。
Harry didn’t have to stay at the hospital for very long.
哈里不用待在医院很长时间。
With the pain medicine, the pain went away very quickly.
服用了止痛药之后，疼痛很快就消失了。
He took a taxi back to his hotel and checked in for another night.
他乘坐的士回到酒店，而且还要在住一晚。
Then he called the airline and made a reservation for another flight.
之后他打电话预约另一班飞机。
The flight will leave tomorrow.
飞机明天起飞。
Until then, he’ll just rest in his hotel.
在那之前，他将在酒店休息。
There may even be a good movie to watch.
有一部很不错的电影可以看。
So when you’re traveling, please be prepared for emergencies.
所以当你旅行时，请做好应急准备。
Make sure you have medical insurance.
确保你有医疗保险。
You never know when something like this can happen to you.
你永远不知道什么时候像这样的事可能会发生在你的身上。
So be prepared.
所以要准备好。
