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

前几天去验血，抽血医生搞糊涂了。

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

想想看抽血机器人状况，它可用超音波来确认哪条静脉是抽血或注射最佳目标。

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

别紧张。没为了它杀人。和这个放血医师约会过几次，他是供商。

Well, I was going to say, I mean, yeah, becoming a writer or an editor seems like a wild choice to make when you could have become a phlebotomist.

好吧， 要说是，成为作家或编辑似乎是一个疯狂选择， 尤其是当你本可以成为一名采血员。

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.

作为前抽血员， 梅丽莎知道这些小细节会增加真实感，所以还关注了血液黏度。

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.

说，从睫毛技师转行成为抽血技师，只需六周培训，这不仅带来了更高薪资，还有更佳工作时间。

The phlebotomist will come to your house if you want, or you can go to a clinic.

采血员可以来你家里，或者你可以去诊所。

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

正如本专栏作者抽血技师所证实那样， 问题在于，实际上， 填补空缺往往是工作转换者，而非失业者。

(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，很快们就请到了一位出色、持有认证巴哈马籍采血师随行。