睡前英语故事Ricky gets vaccinated

On Saturday morning,mom and Dad took Ricky to the community hospital to get vaccinated [ˈvæksɪneɪtɪd] .

On the way to the community hospital, mom asked Ricky，

"Do you know where we are going ?"

"I don’t know."

"We're going to the community [kəˈmjuːnəti] hospital."

"Why go to community hospital?"

"Because we're going to get vaccinated."

"What is vaccination？"

"Vaccination is a shot."

"Which can stimulate [ˈstɪmjuleɪt] our body's immune [ɪˈmjuːn] system and enhance [ɪnˈhæns] our resistance [rɪˈzɪstəns]."

"Will gets vaccinated hurt？"

"Yes, I'm afraid so.But compared to the pain of illness, vaccination only takes three seconds."

The community hospital has arrived.

Mom took out a health card and swiped the card to get the number.

Dad sat down with Ricky and waited for the call.

"No. 115 Zhang dada is in clinic No. 2."

"No. 116 Ricky is in clinic No. 3."

"Hello!"

"What's your name?"

"How old are you?"

"How are you?"

"Have you been sick recently？"

"OK.I'm going to vaccinate you."

"Are you ready?"

"What a brave boy!"

"First wipe your arm with alcohol."

"Then get the vaccine in."

"It's going to be very painful at this moment

But after three seconds, the pain stops."

"Mom, I was brave. I didn't cry."

"Yes you are."

"My brave boy, we can go home now."