新概念英語(yǔ)85年上外美音版第四冊(cè) 第34課:Patients and Doctors

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Lesson 34 Patients and Doctors 病人與大夫
    This is a sceptical age, but although our faith in many of the things in which our forefathers fervently believed has weakened, our confidence in the curative properties of the bottle of medicine remains the same as theirs. This modern faith in medicines is roved by the fact that the annual drug bill of the Health Services is mounting to astronomical figures and shows no signs at present of ceasing to rise. The majority of the patients attending the medical out-patients departments of our hospitals feel that they have not received adequate treatment unless they are able to carry home with them some tangible remedy in the shape of a bottle of medicine, a box of pills, or a small jar of ointment, and the doctor in charge of the department is only too ready to provide them with these requirements. There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than by giving them what they are asking for, and since most medical men in the Health Services are overworked and have little time for offering time-consuming and little-appreciated advice on such subjects as diet, right living, and the need for abandoning bad habits, etc., the bottle, the box, and the jar are almost always granted them.
    Nor is it only the ignorant and ill-educated person who has such faith in the bottle of medicine, especially if it be wrapped in white paper and sealed with a dab of red sealing-wax by a clever chemist. It is recounted of Thomas Carlyle that when he heard of the illness of his friend, Henry Taylor, he went off immediately to visit him, carrying with him in his pocket what remained of a bottle of medicine formerly prescribed for an indisposition of Mrs Carlyle's. Carlyle was entirely ignorant of what the bottle in his pocket contained, of the nature of the illness from which his friend was suffering, and of what had previously been wrong with his wife, but a medicine that had worked so well in one form of illness would surely be of equal benefit in another, and comforted by the thought of the help he was bringing to his friend, he hastened to Henry Taylor's house. History does not relate whether his friend accepted his medical help, but in all probability he did. The great advantage of taking medicine is that it makes no demands on the taker beyond that of putting up for a moment with a disgusting taste, and that is what all patients demand of their doctors-- to becured at no inconvenience to themselves. skeptical adj.懷疑的 /’skeptikal/ 注意-cal中c讀作[k]的很少 creedal [宗教]信條 skeptic懷疑論者,無(wú)神論者,懷疑宗教的人 be skeptical about 對(duì)……產(chǎn)生懷疑 I’m skeptical about his words. distrustful 懷疑的,不相信的 doubtful 懷疑的; juberous 懷疑的 forefathers n..祖先 fervently adv.熱情地 intense adj.熱情的 full-blooded adj. 熱血澎湃的; cold-blooded adj.對(duì)……無(wú)動(dòng)于衷 enthusiastic adj.積極的 passion n.[宗教]狂熱 passionate n.[宗教]狂熱的He has a fervent love for books. curative adj.治病的 curative effect 療效 How about the curative effect? cure n.v.治療,治愈 cure sb. cure of cancer beyond cure 不可救藥 cure-all 治百病的萬(wàn)靈藥,百寶丹 magic bullet 魔藥 astronomical adj.天文學(xué)的 disaster 災(zāi)難 astrology 占星術(shù) astronaut 宇航員 catastrophe n.大災(zāi)難 astronomy n.天文學(xué) astronomical figures 天文數(shù)字 sign n.跡象 tangible adj.實(shí)實(shí)在在的 tangible assets 有形資產(chǎn) intangible assets 無(wú)形資產(chǎn) remedy n.藥物 remedy 治療方法therapy 治療方法beyond remedy = beyond cure jar n..瓶 bottle 瓶子 jar罐子 ointment n..藥膏 a fly in the ointment美中不足 only too非常only too hot 太熱了only too + adj. dispose vi.處理 dispose of garbage 處理垃圾Man propose, god disposes.謀事在人,成事在天。 deal with sth. 處理 little-appreciated adj.不受歡迎的 much-appreciated; well-appreciated 很受歡迎的 received 接受 ; little-received 不受歡迎的 unsought 沒(méi)人理睬的 grant vt .給予 grant = give grant sb. freedom 給某人自由; grant sb. permission 允許 grant sb. financial guaranty 給某人經(jīng)濟(jì)保證 ignorant adj.無(wú)知的 /’ignarant/ ignorance n. 無(wú)知,不知 ; feint 假裝 He always feints ignorance. daffodil 水仙花 seal vt .封口 seal n .海豹;印章 have the seal of death on one’s face 行將就木 sealed with a kiss.以吻封緘 dab n.溫而軟的小塊 it is recounted 據(jù)說(shuō) it is said 據(jù)說(shuō) prescribe vt.開(kāi)藥方 inscribe 刻字 subscribe to 訂閱(報(bào)紙) description 描述; inscription 題字 prescribe for a patient write out 開(kāi)處方 indisposition n.小病 minor illness 小病 minor operation 小手術(shù) I’m indisposed. hastenvi.急忙,趕忙 haste n.匆 More haste and less speed. 欲速則不達(dá) quicken 加快 relatevt.敘述 recount (lesson 1) in all probability 很可能 (文雅的說(shuō)法,一般可用probably) He is in all probably coming. (他有可能來(lái)) He probably comes. (他有可能來(lái)) takern.吃藥人 take medicine 吃藥 put up with 忍受 I can put up with your ill temper. 忍受 stand, bear, endure disgusting adj.令人討厭的 nauseate 惡心,令人作嘔 appetite 胃口 appetizing 有胃口的,美味的 eyesore 眼中釘,丑的東西 inconvenience n..不便 convenience 便利 convenient adj. 方便的 if it is convenient to you …… take convenience of sb. 對(duì)某人加以利用take advantage of sb. 利用某人 第一句:This is a sceptical age, but although (盡管) our faith(信任) in many of the things in which our forefathers
    fervently believed has weakened, our confidence(汜禰) in the curative properties of the bottle of medicine remains the same as theirs.
    完整句型:but although….. 結(jié)構(gòu)(整個(gè)句子的突破點(diǎn)) 兩個(gè)連詞并列,要求至少出現(xiàn)三個(gè)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞如:is, has weakened, remains but 連接第一句和第三句 although連接第二句和第三句
    believe in sth. faith in sth. confidence in sth. 并列詞:信任,相信
    curative properties 治療特點(diǎn) theirs 指代 confidence
    Eg.:She was sentimentally attached to this house, for even though it was far too big for her needs, she persisted in living
    there long after her husband’s death.(第三冊(cè)49課) for 因?yàn)椋篹ven though 盡管
    背景介紹 National Service Local Family Service Community Service Student Service
    prescribe take medicine 拿藥,取藥 appointment 預(yù)約 dentistry 牙科:dentist 牙醫(yī)
    at least six month daytime education Free Medical Service infectious 傳染性的
    brood v. 孵化;(人)醞釀,冥思苦想
    改句型:our faith has weakened in many of the things in which our forefathers fervently believed our confidence in the curative properties of the bottle of medicine remains the same as theirs properties = effects medicines 各種藥品 annual drug bill annual meeting 年會(huì) annual ring 年輪 drug bill 藥單 bill 帳單
    Health Services衛(wèi)生部 WHO = World Health Organization世界衛(wèi)生組織 Air Services航空公司 travel service旅行社
    mounting = climb mountain astronomical figures 天文數(shù)字 show no signs = show not any sign 沒(méi)有表現(xiàn)出跡象 show no signs of at present 目前;時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)提前 show no signs at present of ceasing n.停止,終止 ceasing to rise = stopping rising
    majority大多數(shù) minority少數(shù) minority nationalities少數(shù)民族
    I’m attending the hospital.看病 out-patients departments 門(mén)診 emergency 急診 adequate treatment 足夠的護(hù)理
    unless 引導(dǎo)條件句 unless = if not
    tangible 實(shí)實(shí)在在的
    in the shape of ….. 以這種形式 My works appear in the shape of poesy. My works appear in the form of poesy.
    pills 藥丸 tablet 藥片 dose 藥劑,一劑藥 ointment 藥膏
    the doctor in charge of the department 主任醫(yī)生 only too 非常(注意不是否定的意義)
    no + 比較級(jí) = 高級(jí) disposing of patients打發(fā)病人 he could not come at better time. 他來(lái)得正是時(shí)候。
    since 表示原因 overwork 超負(fù)荷,工作太忙 little-appreciated 不受歡迎 time-consuming 浪費(fèi)時(shí)間 energy-consuming 費(fèi)力 money-consuming 浪費(fèi)錢(qián) body-building 健身
    right living = regular life
    kick off 踢開(kāi) quit 扔掉 general 泛泛的,不具體的 if you write in this way, it is OK, pretty good.
    Nor …….引出例證 Nor is it 倒裝句 ill-educated 無(wú)知的,沒(méi)受過(guò)教育的 nor 強(qiáng)調(diào)上文,引出下文 if it be …….虛擬語(yǔ)氣,省略should chemist 藥劑師
    it is recounted of sb. 據(jù)說(shuō) Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881 蘇格蘭歷史學(xué)家,散文家 heard of 聽(tīng)說(shuō) read of / know of / learn of 了解到
    carrying with him帶著 what remained of 剩下的 后置定語(yǔ)formerly prescribed for an indisposition of Mrs Carlyle's
    an indisposition of sb.’s強(qiáng)調(diào)性
    from which 后置定語(yǔ) which = illness suffer from 得病
    a medicine that had worded so well in one form of illness 以一種病療效甚好 be of 具有 be of equal benefit = be beneficial
    comfort 安慰 hasten to 加快步伐
    進(jìn)一步說(shuō)明對(duì)藥的依賴(lài)和盲目信從 make no demands on sb. 對(duì)某人沒(méi)有要求 beyond = except 除……之外 shat 指代 demand disgusting taste 難受的味道 put up (for a moment) with ……..插入語(yǔ) put up with …..for a moment
    總結(jié) demand of 要求某人干某事 demand of sb. = demand sb. to do sth.
    結(jié)構(gòu)特點(diǎn):觀點(diǎn)-----》例證