I went for a blood test the other day and confused my phlebotomist.

前几天我去验血，把我的抽血医生搞糊涂了。

Relax. I didn't kill anyone for it. This phlebotomist I went out with a few times, he's my supplier.

别紧张。我没为了它杀人。我和这个放血医师约会过几次，他是我的供货商。

Consider the robotic phlebotomist, equipped to ultrasonically confirm which vein is the best target, then draw blood or insert an IV.

想想看抽血机器人的状况，它可用超音波来确认哪条静脉是抽血注射的最佳目标。

Remember: America is a country in which eyelash technicians can become phlebotomists in a matter of weeks.

请记住：在美国，睫毛技师可以在几周内成为抽血师。

The problem, as testified by your columnist's phlebotomist, is that in reality, holes are often filled by job-switchers, not the unemployed.

正如专栏作家的抽血医生所证明的那样，问题在于，实际上，填补空缺的往往是跳槽者，而不是失业者。

Six weeks of training was all it took, she explained, to make the transition from eyelash technician to phlebotomist, which offered higher pay and better hours.

她解释说，从睫毛技师转变为抽血师只周的培训，后者提供更高的薪水和更好的工作时间。

(chuckling) - So Luke made some calls and soon enough we had an amazing, certified Bahamian phlebotomist on board.

（轻笑）——于是卢克打了几个电话，很快我们就请到了一位出色的、持有认证的巴哈马籍采血师随行。

Narrator: As a former phlebotomist, Melissa knew that these small details would add to the realism, so she also focused on the viscosity of the blood.

旁白：作为一名前抽血师， Melissa 知道这些小细节会增加真实感，所以她也把重点放在了血液的粘度上。