Longreads Best of 2012: Edith Zimmerman

Edith Zimmerman is founding editor of The Hairpin and a contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine.

伊迪丝·齐默尔曼 (Edith Zimmerman) 是《The Hairpin》的创始编辑，也是《纽约时报》杂志的特约撰稿人。

She’s also written for GQ, Elle, The Awl and This American Life.

她还为《GQ》、《Elle》、《The Awl》和《This American Life》撰稿。

I’m not a doctor, but …

我不是医生，但是……

(always a confidence-inspiring way to start a sentence!), these pieces on healthcare were two of the best articles I read this year.

（总是一种激发信心的开始句子的方式！），这些关于医疗保健的文章是我今年读过的最好的两篇文章。

Atul Gawande’s “Two Hundred Years of Surgery,” New England Journal of Medicine

阿图尔·加万德 (Atul Gawande) 的《外科手术两百年》，新英格兰医学杂志

I like everything by Atul Gawande, who is somehow both an accomplished surgeon and a New Yorker staff writer—I don’t know if I’d rather be his mother, wife, or patient, although I would DEFINITELY not want to be his daughter.

我喜欢阿图尔·加万德（Atul Gawande）的一切，他在某种程度上既是一位出色的外科医生，又是《纽约客》的特约撰稿人——我不知道我是否愿意成为他的母亲、妻子或病人，尽管我绝对不想成为他的女儿。

(“Hey Dad, I just got eight retweets for my joke about yogurt, are you proud?”) Anyway, this piece was a fascinating look at the history of surgery, told with warmth and humor.

（“嘿爸爸，我关于酸奶的笑话刚刚获得了八次转发，你感到自豪吗？”）无论如何，这篇文章以温暖和幽默的方式讲述了手术的历史，令人着迷。

Michael Wolff’s “Let My Mother Die,” New York magazine

迈克尔·沃尔夫的《让我母亲死》，纽约杂志

On the current state of end-of-life care in America, and how it can and should be improved.

关于美国临终关怀的现状，以及如何以及应该如何改进。

One of the most affecting, excellent articles I’ve ever read.

我读过的最有影响力、最优秀的文章之一。

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