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高中英语人教版必修第三册17

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[00:07.16]READING
[00:07.97]A HEALPING HAND
[00:09.14]A  Wang Lin is a carpenter who lives in eastern China with his wife and son.
[00:12.49]Two years ago, he was diagnosed2 with tuberculosis3.
[00:15.33]He was getting weaker and suffered from constant pain in his chest.
[00:17.79]The doctors told him that the treatment he needed would cost thousands of yuan.
[00:20.82]Mr Wang is laid-off worker and his wife has an income of only 300 yuan per month.
[00:24.79]To make matters worse, he also had son in college who had taken a bank loan4 to pay for his studies.
[00:29.15]The situation seemed hopeless.
[00:30.93]B  Three months later, however, Wang Lin was told about a health care project that provides treatment at half the cost or less,
[00:36.28]depending on the needs of the patient.
[00:37.88]Thanks to the project and the kindness of his family and neighbours,
[00:39.92]he was able to receive treatment in time to prevent the disease5 from ruining his health.
[00:38.92]He had returned to his family and is looking for a job.
[00:41.00]He has also decided6 to get insurance for his family.
[00:43.12]“If I had had insurance, the sickness wouldn’t caused such a big problem.
[00:46.33]I don’t want this to happen to anyone else in my family.”
[00:48.63]C  The project that saved Want Lin’s life is one of the many government programmes aimed at improving the situation for the poorest people in China.
[00:53.99]The project is designed to encourage health care reform and reduce poverty.
[00:57.28]It is the largest health and medical aid programme in the country and it is being tested in four cities.
[01:01.25]So far, the project has helped more than 2,000 people receive medical aid.
[01:04.57]The Chinese government is also working together with other countries and international organizations to provide easy access to hospitals and clinics for low-income families.
[01:11.05]The goal is to explore and develop a new health care model for China.
[01:13.84]D  Wang Lin’s situation is not unique
[01:16.09]By the end of 2003, 22 million urban Chinese were living on money given to them by the government.
[01:20.76]A total if 15.1 billion yuan was spent on supporting those who ere unable to make a living.
[01:25.15]This allowance7, however, is only enough to cover the most fundamental8 needs such as food and clothing.
[01:29.46]It does not over health care, housing9 or education.
[01:31.76]E  For laid-off workers in poor areas,
[01:33.35]disease puts extra pressure on the family.
[01:35.13]They cannot afford to consult a doctor or purchase medicines from a chemist when they get sick,
[01:38.84]nor can they make sure that their children keep a healthy diet.
[01:40.80]If someone becomes seriously ill, the family is forced into poverty.
[01:43.80]Statistics indicate that diseases10 have caused over 30 per cent of low-income residents11 to live in poverty.
[01:48.19]Some families even have to spend all the money they receive for the government on medical treatment and hospital fees.
[01:52.50]F  Among the many aspects of the government’s efforts to fight poverty,
[01:55.30]health care occupies an important position.
[01:57.33]If low-income families cannot afford to purchase medical insurance,
[01:59.89]as was the case with Wan1 Lin,
[02:01.33]other measures to reduce poverty will not succeed.
[02:03.50]G  Another great challenge for the government is to stop the spread of AIDS.
[02:06.79]The United Nations AIDS agency12 warns that the number of infected people in China could reach 10 million by 2020 unless more is done to prevent the spread of the disease.
[02:14.31]In order to meet his challenge,
[02:15.70]the Chinese government has vowed13 to provide free AIDS tests for the general public as well as free treatment for those who cannot afford it.
[02:21.24]H  It is sometimes said that a society can be judged by the way it cares for is weakest members As our country develops,
[02:26.23]we must also remember the responsibilities that come with wealth and prosperity14

[02:29.20]When be move forward, we must make sure that no one is left behind.
[02:32.16]We cannot allow ourselves to become too selfish.
[02:34.22]When problems arise, We must work together to try to solve them.
[02:37.20]I   The government’s efforts to fight poverty and improve health care several aspects,
[02:40.78]reducing poverty, helping15 sick people get treated properly and providing medical insurance for the poor.
[02:45.48]The funds16 are limited and it is not possible for the government to meet all the needs,
[02:48.69]but a series of programmes and the development of local and nationwide health care networks are signs that the government is serious about health care.
[02:54.57]INTEGRATING SKILLS
[02:56.97]Reading
[02:57.81]THE LITTLE MOULD17 THAT COULD
[02:59.61]Modern hospitals are clean and safe and doctors can sure many diseases.
[03:03.40]But it was not always so.
[03:04.94]For a long time, health care was often dangerous and risky18.
[03:07.68]Treatments were neither scientific nor effective,
[03:09.93]and many patients suffered deadly infections as a result of operations.
[03:12.93]In fact, even a small cut could cause an infection that would kill the patient.
[03:16.25]In the early twentieth century,
[03:17.66]a doctor in London found a chemical that would change hospitals and health care forever.
[03:21.42]The discovery is a story of hard work and happy accident.
[03:23.98]In the early 1900s, a German chemist developed a chemical treatment for a serious disease that had been considered incurable19.
[03:29.76]The news of treatment reached London,
[03:31.35]where a young doctor named Alexander Fleming began using it in his clinic.
[03:34.38]In 1914, World War I started and Fleming had to go to France to treat soldiers.
[03:38.59]During the war, Fleming noticed that many soldiers died from simple infections.
[03:42.06]Because he had been able to treat infections in his patients in London,
[03:44.52]Fleming thought that there must be a chemical that could fight infections in the soldier’s wounds.
[03:48.04]He invented many new ways to treat the wounded, but it was not until after the war that he made his most important discovery
[03:53.03]When Fleming returned from the war,
[03:54.60]he began searching for the chemical be believed could treat infections.
[03:56.90]His first discovery was a chemical found in many body liquids,
[03:59.51]such as tears.
[04:00.89]This chemical was able to fight mild infections,
[04:02.72]but it was not strong enough to cure serious infections.
[04:04.76]Fleming continued his search until a fortunate incident led him to a new discovery of even greater significance.
[04:09.25]One day in 1928, Fleming was cleaning up the lab after coming home from a holiday.
[04:12.91]On a bench by the sink, he found some old glass containers in which he had been growing bacteria.
[04:16.91]As he was washing the jars and lids,
[04:18.74]he saw something strange.
[04:20.17]In one of the jars, a mould was growing. The existence of the mould did not surprise Fleming,
[04:24.20]but he also noticed that the bacteria around the mould had died and stopped growing.
[04:27.46]Could this be the chemical he was looking for?
[04:29.45]Fleming examined the mould carefully.
[04:31.07]He found out which family of moulds21 it belonged to and decided to call the chemical penicillin22.
[04:35.17]He was excited about his discovery and wrote about it in 1929,
[04:37.78]but other scientists did not seem to care.
[04:39.97]Despite their lack of interest, Fleming kept trying to develop the chemical so that it would be safe and effective.
[04:43.92]It was not until World War II that the importance of Fleming’s discovery was fully20 recognized.
[04:45.39]By then, Fleming and two other scientists had developed a kind of penicillin that was very effective in curing infections.
[04:49.83]The chemical, the “good mould”, saved many lives during the war and has continued to fight diseases ever since.
[04:54.07]In 1945, Sir Alexander Fleming received the Nobel Prize together with the two other scientists

[04:54.17]When asked about it discovery, Alexander Fleming said:
[04:56.86]“One sometimes finds what one is not looking for.”


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1 wan np5yT     
(wide area network)广域网
参考例句:
  • The shared connection can be an Ethernet,wireless LAN,or wireless WAN connection.提供共享的网络连接可以是以太网、无线局域网或无线广域网。
2 diagnosed 615a2f5168d9dcfef319c67955d91496     
诊断( diagnose的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Some foetal malformations cannot be diagnosed until late in pregnancy. 有些胎儿的畸形部位得等到妊娠后期才能诊断出来。
  • He diagnosed the trouble that caused the engine to knock. 他找出了引擎咔咔响的毛病所在。
3 tuberculosis bprym     
n.结核病,肺结核
参考例句:
  • People used to go to special health spring to recover from tuberculosis.人们常去温泉疗养胜地治疗肺结核。
  • Tuberculosis is a curable disease.肺结核是一种可治愈的病。
4 loan w0RxB     
n.贷款;借出的东西;借;vt.借出;贷予
参考例句:
  • I asked the bank to help me with a loan.我请银行给我一笔贷款。
  • Has the bank okayed your request for a loan?银行批准你的贷款要求了吗?
5 disease etMxx     
n.疾病,弊端
参考例句:
  • The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
  • He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。
6 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
7 allowance RLdyr     
n.津贴,补贴,零用钱
参考例句:
  • My monthly allowance is 50 yuan.我每月的津贴是50元。
  • I have to work to earn my allowance.我非得工作挣零用钱。
8 fundamental 3hzx8     
adj.基本的,主要的;基本原则,基本法则
参考例句:
  • The fundamental way out for agriculture lies in mechanization.农业的根本出路在于机械化。
  • Fresh air is fundamental to good health.新鲜空气对健康是不可缺少的。
9 housing YqzzxS     
n.房屋,住宅;住房建筑;外壳,外罩
参考例句:
  • Do you think our housing sales will turn around during this year?你认为今年我们的住宅销路会好转吗?
  • The housing sales have been turning down since the summer.入夏以来,房屋的销售量日趋减少。
10 diseases 5c749da591474dd5c2c7f1d77b874f5d     
n.疾病( disease的名词复数 );弊端;恶疾;痼疾
参考例句:
  • Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. 抽烟是引起几种严重疾病的病因。
  • The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. 这种病往往与其他慢性病同时存在。
11 residents 430773153341c662da6867d207e96ae2     
n.居民( resident的名词复数 );(旅馆的)住宿者
参考例句:
  • Plans to build a new mall were deep-sixed after protests from local residents. 修建新室内购物中心的计划由于当地居民反对而搁浅。
  • Local residents have reacted angrily to the news. 当地居民对这一消息表示愤怒。
12 agency iKcy0     
n.经办;代理;代理处
参考例句:
  • This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
  • He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。
13 vowed 6996270667378281d2f9ee561353c089     
起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
  • I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
14 prosperity vBSyM     
n.繁荣,昌盛,成功
参考例句:
  • I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity. 我祝你生活幸福、万事如意。
  • A prosperity never seen before appeared in the countryside.农村出现了前所未有的繁荣。
15 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
16 funds PsJz3p     
n.pl.资金
参考例句:
  • He absconded with the company funds. 他卷走公司的资金潜逃了。
  • They held a harambee meeting to raise funds for a new classroom. 他们为筹款建新教室而办了个募捐会。
17 mould V1SyB     
n.模子,模型,霉,霉菌,气质;vt.浇铸
参考例句:
  • He will mould a child into an excellent basketball player.他把孩子造就成为一个优秀的篮球运动员。
  • This is a mould of pudding.这是在模子中做成的布丁。
18 risky IXVxe     
adj.有风险的,冒险的
参考例句:
  • It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险,但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
  • He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。
19 incurable incurable     
adj.不能医治的,不能矫正的,无救的;n.不治的病人,无救的人
参考例句:
  • All three babies were born with an incurable heart condition.三个婴儿都有不可治瘉的先天性心脏病。
  • He has an incurable and widespread nepotism.他们有不可救药的,到处蔓延的裙带主义。
20 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
21 moulds 34ed9152717ef90e0e9c92d7c3d1c6d8     
n.铸模( mould的名词复数 );模型;性格;霉v.用模子做( mould的第三人称单数 );对…影响重大;将…塑造成;(使)紧贴于
参考例句:
  • This punch can strike out four moulds at a time. 这台冲床能一次冲出四只模子。 来自辞典例句
  • Different fossils have been preserved in different ways-some as moulds or casts. 不同类别的化石是以不同的方式保存下来的――有的如同模型或模压品。 来自辞典例句
22 penicillin sMXxv     
n.青霉素,盘尼西林
参考例句:
  • I should have asked him for a shot of penicillin.我应当让他给我打一针青霉素的。
  • Penicillin was an extremely significant medical discovery.青霉素是极其重要的医学发现。
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