新概念英语85年上外美音版第四册第34课:PatientsandDoctors

新概念英语85年上外美音版第四册第34课：PatientsandDoctors

新概念英语85年上外美音版第四册第34课：

Patients and Doctors

Lesson 34 Patients and Doctors 病人与大夫

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.怀疑的/’skeptikal/ 注意-cal中c读作[k]的

很少

creedal [宗教]信条

skeptic怀疑论者，无神论者，怀疑宗教的人

be skeptical about 对……产生怀疑I’m skeptica l about

his words.

distrustful 怀疑的，不相信的 doubtful 怀疑的； juberous

怀疑的

forefathers n..祖先

fervently adv.热情地

intense adj.热情的

full-blooded adj. 热血澎湃的； cold-blooded adj.对……无动于

衷

enthusiastic adj.积极的 passion n.[宗教]狂热

passionate n.[宗教]狂热的He has a fervent love for books.

curative adj.治病的

curative effect 疗效 How about the curative effect?

cure n.v.，治愈

cure sb. cure of cancer

beyond cure 不可救药 cure-all 治百病的万灵药，百宝丹magic

bullet 魔药

astronomical adj.天文学的

disaster 灾难 astrology 占星术 astronaut 宇航员

catastrophe n.大灾难 astronomy n.天文学 astronomical

figures 天文数字

sign n.迹象

tangible adj.实实在在的

tangible assets 有形资产 intangible assets 无形资产

remedy n.药物

remedy 方法therapy 方法beyond remedy = beyond

cure

jar n..瓶 bottle 瓶子 jar罐子

ointment n..药膏 a fly in the ointment美中不足

only too非常only too hot 太热了only too + adj.

dispose vi.处理

dispose of garbage 处理垃圾Man propose, god disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。

deal with sth. 处理

little-appreciated adj.不受欢迎的

much-appreciated; well-appreciated 很受欢迎的

received 接受 ; little-received 不受欢迎的

unsought 没人理睬的

grant vt .给予

grant = give grant sb. freedom 给某人自由; grant sb.

permission 允许

grant sb. financial guaranty 给某人经济保证

ignorant adj.无知的/’ignarant/

ignorance n. 无知，不知 ; feint 假装

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 行将就木

sealed with a kiss.以吻封缄

dab n.温而软的小块

it is recounted 据说

it is said 据说

prescribe vt.开药方

inscribe 刻字

subscribe to 订阅（报纸）

description 描述; inscription 题字

prescribe for a patient

write out 开处方

indisposition n.小病

minor illness 小病 minor operation 小手术I’m indisposed.

hastenvi.急忙，赶忙

haste n.匆 More haste and less speed. 欲速则不达 quicken 加快

relatevt.叙述

recount （lesson 1）

in all probability 很可能 (文雅的说法，一般可用probably)

He is in all probably coming. (他有可能来) He probably comes.

(他有可能来)

takern.吃药人

take medicine 吃药

put up with 忍受

I can put up with your ill temper. 忍受 stand, bear, endure

disgusting adj.令人讨厌的

nauseate 恶心，令人作呕 appetite 胃口

appetizing 有胃口的，美味的 eyesore 眼中钉，丑的东西

inconvenience n..不便

convenience 便利 convenient adj. 方便的

if it is convenient to you ……

take convenience of sb. 对某人加以利用take advantage of sb.

利用某人

第一句：This is a sceptical age, but although (即使) our faith（信任） in many of the things in which our forefathers

fervently believed has weakened, our confidence（汜祢）in

the curative properties of the bottle of medicine remains the

same as theirs.

完整句型：but although….. 结构（整个句子的突破点）

两个连词并列，要求至少出现三个谓语动词如：is, has

weakened, remains

but 连接第一句和第三句

although连接第二句和第三句

believe in sth. faith in sth. confidence in sth. 并列词：信任，相信

curative properties 特点

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.（第三册49课）

for 因为：even though 即使

背景介绍

National Service

Local Family Service

Community Service

Student Service

prescribe

take medicine 拿药，取药

appointment 预约

dentistry 牙科：dentist 牙医

at least six month daytime education

Free Medical Service

infectious 传染性的

brood v. 孵化；（人）酝酿，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 各种药品

annual drug bill

annual meeting 年会

annual ring 年轮

drug bill 药单

bill 帐单

Health Services卫生部

WHO = World Health Organization世界卫生组织

Air Services航空公司

travel service旅行社

mounting = climb mountain

astronomical figures 天文数字

show no signs = show not any sign 没有表现出迹象

show no signs of

at present 当前；时间状语提前

show no signs at present of

ceasing n.停止，终止

ceasing to rise = stopping rising

majority绝大部分

minority少数

minority nationalities少数民族

I’m attending the hospital.看病

out-patients departments 门诊

emergency 急诊

adequate treatment 充足的护理

unless 引导条件句

unless = if not

tangible 实实在在的

in the shape of ….. 以这种形式

My works appear in the shape of poesy.

My works appear in the form of poesy.

pills 药丸

tablet 药片

dose 药剂，一剂药

ointment 药膏

the doctor in charge of the department 主任医生only too 非常（注意不是否定的意义）

no + 比较级 = 级

disposing of patients打发病人

he could not come at better time. 他来得正是时候。since 表示原因

overwork 超负荷，工作太忙

little-appreciated 不受欢迎

time-consuming 浪费时间

energy-consuming 费力

money-consuming 浪费钱

body-building 健身

right living = regular life

kick off 踢开

quit 扔掉

general 泛泛的，不具体的

if you write in this way, it is OK, pretty good. Nor …….引出例证

Nor is it 倒装句

ill-educated 无知的，没受过教育的

nor 强调上文，引出下文

if it be …….虚拟语气，省略should

chemist 药剂师

it is recounted of sb. 据说

Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881 苏格兰历史学家，散文家

heard of 听说

read of / know of / learn of 了解到

carrying with him带着

what remained of 剩下的

后置定语formerly prescribed for an indisposition of Mrs

Carlyle's

an indisposition of sb.’s强调性

from which 后置定语

which = illness

suffer from 得病

a medicine that had worded so well in one form of illness

以一种病疗效甚好

be of 具有

be of equal benefit = be beneficial

comfort 安慰

hasten to 加快步伐

进一步说明对药的依赖和盲目信从

make no demands on sb. 对某人没有要求

beyond = except 除……之外

shat 指代 demand

disgusting taste 难受的味道

put up (for a moment) with ……..插入语put up with …..for a

moment

总结

demand of 要求某人干某事

demand of sb. = demand sb. to do sth.结构特点：观点-----》例证