A paramedic is someone trained to help people who are hurt or suddenly ill, especially outside a hospital — in an ambulance, in the street, after a crash. They are not doctors and they are not nurses, though they do serious medical work: they can start the heart again, stop bleeding, give certain medicines, and keep someone alive on the way to hospital.

A paramedic is Paramedic是 someone trained to help people who are hurt or suddenly ill受過訓練、專門幫助受傷或突然生病的人的人, especially outside a hospital尤其是在醫院之外 — in an ambulance, in the street, after a crash在救護車上、在街上、在車禍之後。They are not doctors and they are not nurses他們不是醫生，也不是護理師, though they do serious medical work但他們做的是很正式的醫療工作: they can start the heart again, stop bleeding, give certain medicines, and keep someone alive on the way to hospital他們可以讓心臟重新跳動、止血、給予某些藥物，並讓人在送醫途中保持存活。

The para- here means “beside” or “alongside” the main medical team, not “almost a doctor” in a small way.

The para- here means這裡的para-意思是 "beside" or "alongside" the main medical team在主要醫療團隊「旁邊」或「一起」, not "almost a doctor" in a small way不是說「差不多是醫生」。

In many countries the word is a job title with a clear training path; in loose talk people also call any ambulance worker a paramedic, even when that person’s training is not the same.

In many countries在許多國家 the word is a job title with a clear training path這個字是一個有明確訓練途徑的職稱; in loose talk但在口語裡 people also call any ambulance worker a paramedic大家也會把任何救護車上的工作人員都叫做paramedic, even when that person's training is not the same即使那個人受的訓練並不相同。

It is a respectful, modern word. You meet it on the news and in hospital dramas more than in old textbooks.

It is a respectful, modern word這是一個帶著敬意的現代用字。You meet it on the news and in hospital dramas你在新聞和醫院劇裡遇到它 more than in old textbooks的機會比在舊教科書裡多。