Millions of people are allergic to peanuts or other foods. Peanuts can make some people very sick, like Dominic C. He is nine and plays shortstop for his baseball team. He also enjoys playing with his dog, Lucky, and his sister Maggie.
Interviewer: How old were you when you found out you had a peanut allergy?
Dominic: I was two. I was in a toddler class, and I ate a cracker with peanut butter. My face swelled up.
数百万人对花生或其他食物过敏。花生会让一些人非常不舒服，和多米尼克·C一样。他九岁，是他的棒球队打游击手。他还喜欢和他的狗Lucky和妹妹Maggie一起玩。
记者：当你发现自己对花生过敏时，你多大？
多米尼克：我两岁的时候，在一个幼儿班，我吃了一个花生酱饼干。我的脸肿了起来。
Interviewer: What happens to you now if you eat a peanut?
Dominic: I haven't had peanuts since then. The doctor warned me it might kill me because it was so bad the first time .
Interviewer: Can you get sick if someone near you has peanuts?
Dominic: Once on a field trip, a mom in the car was eating an energy bar. I started to wheeze and got really hot.
记者：如果你现在吃花生会怎么样？
多米尼克：从那以后我就再也没有吃过花生了。医生警告我，第一次吃花生太糟糕了，可能会要了我的命。
记者：如果你身边有人吃花生，你会生病吗？
多米尼克：有一次实地考察时，一位妈妈在车里吃能量棒。我开始气喘吁吁，非常热。
Interviewer:What is your plan if you eat peanuts by accident?
Dominic: I would use an EpiPen.
Interviewer: What is an EpiPen?
Dominic: It's like a pen with a needle in it. You stick the needle in your leg for ten seconds, and it gives you medicine.
记者：如果你不小心吃了花生，你的计划是什么？
多米尼克：我会用epipen。
记者：epipen是什么？
多米尼克：就像一支钢笔，里面有一根针，你把针插在腿上10秒钟，它就会给你药。
Interviewer: Do you keep an EpiPen with you?
Dominic: I take an Epipen to lunch every day. I store it in a cooler bag because it can't get hot. I take it on field trips. My mom keeps one in her purse, and there is one at home.
Interviewe: How can you tell if something has peanuts in it?
Dominic: I look at the list of ingredients. If it doesn't have a label and it might have peanuts, I don't eat it.
记者：你随身带着epipen吗？
多米尼克：我每天都带一个Epipen去吃午饭，我把它放在一个凉爽的袋子里，这样它就不会变热。我在野外旅行时服用。我妈妈在钱包里放了一个，家里有一个。
记者：你怎么知道里面有花生？
多米尼克：我看看配料单。如果它没有标签，可能有花生，我就不吃。
Interviewer: Does your school have rules about not bringing Peanuts?
Dominic:There isn't a rule, but all of the kids in my class know. Last year, the teacher put up a sign that said it was a nut-free classroom. We don't share food.
Interviewer: What do you tell your friends about your allergy?
Dominic: They all know about it. For the baseball team, my mom tells other parents.
记者：你们学校有不带花生的规定吗？
多米尼克：没有规定，但我们班所有的孩子都知道。去年，老师挂了一个牌子，上面写着这是一个没有坚果的教室。我们不分享食物。
记者：关于你的过敏症，你会告诉你的朋友什么？
多米尼克：他们都知道。在棒球队里，我妈妈告诉其他父母。
Interviewer: What do you and your family do to keep you safe?
Dominic: We have the EpiPen. We always read labels and tell my friends about my allergy. At restaurants, I order things that don't have peanuts. My mom makes sure the food isn't cooked in peanut oil.
Interviewer: What is the hardest thing about having a peanut allergy?
Dominic: I don't get to eat things that other people do, like peanut butter cups.
记者：你和你的家人做了什么来保证你的安全？
多米尼克：我们有epipen，我们总是看标签，告诉我的朋友我的过敏。在餐馆里，我点的东西没有花生，我妈妈确保食物没有用花生油烹调。
记者：花生过敏最难的是什么？
多米尼克：我不能吃别人做的东西，比如花生酱杯。
Interviewer: What would you like other kids to know about your Peanuts allergy?
Dominic: It's okay having a peanut allergy. I just have to be careful and read a lot of labels.
记者：关于你的花生过敏，你想让其他孩子知道什么？
多米尼克：没关系，我对花生过敏，我只是需要小心点，多看标签。
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