When someone has almost died — they have stopped breathing, or their heart has stopped — doctors or trained people try to resuscitate them. That means they try to make the person breathe again and become conscious again. They may press hard and fast on the chest, blow air into the mouth, or use a machine that gives the heart an electric shock.

When someone has almost died當一個人快死了 they have stopped breathing, or their heart has stopped不是停止呼吸就是心臟停了 doctors or trained people try to resuscitate them醫生或受過訓練的人就會試著resuscitate（急救）他們 That means they try to make the person breathe again and become conscious again意思是設法讓這個人重新呼吸、恢復意識 They may press hard and fast on the chest他們可能會用力快速按壓胸口 blow air into the mouth對嘴巴吹氣 or use a machine that gives the heart an electric shock或用機器對心臟電擊

If it works, we say the person was resuscitated: they came back. This is hospital talk, first-aid-class talk, and news talk. At home people more often say bring them back, save them, or just CPR, which is the name of the chest-pressing method.

If it works如果成功了 we say the person was resuscitated就會說這個人被resuscitated（救回來了） they came back他們活過來了 This is hospital talk, first-aid-class talk, and news talk這是醫院、急救課，還有新聞裡會用的說法 At home people more often say bring them back, save them在家裡大家更常說把他救回來、救他 or just CPR或直接說CPR which is the name of the chest-pressing method也就是按壓胸口那套方法的名稱

Though actually, writers also stretch the word: you can resuscitate a plan, a company, or an old fashion that had almost died — you bring it back to life. That use is a bit fancy, more for newspapers than for the kitchen. The picture is always the same: something that had almost gone is made to live again.

Though actually不過其實 writers also stretch the word作家也會把這個字用得寬一點 you can resuscitate a plan, a company, or an old fashion that had almost died你可以resuscitate一個計畫、一家公司，或一個快消失的舊流行 you bring it back to life意思是讓它重新活過來 That use is a bit fancy這個用法有點文謅謅的 more for newspapers than for the kitchen比較會出現在報紙上，不是廚房裡的話 The picture is always the same畫面永遠是一樣的 something that had almost gone is made to live again一個快沒了的東西又被救活了