考研英语易考范文背诵MP3 05

[00:00.86]易考范文五
[00:04.04]In the above cartoon,
[00:07.31]a patient who is only under the weather goes to see a doctor,
[00:11.47]but when he receives his bill,
[00:13.66]he is astounded¹ by the unbelievably high fees charged by his doctor.
[00:18.69]As is mirrored in the cartoon, nowadays,
[00:22.41]a great many people, low-income residents in particular,
[00:26.34]cannot afford medical treatment.
[00:28.75]Moreover, an increasing number of medical disputes,
[00:32.36]largely caused by doctors' prescribing unnecessary medicine
[00:36.41]or treatment merely to make money, have come to the fore² in recent years.
[00:42.10]Both soaring medical fees and deteriorating³ doctor-patient relationship
[00:47.35]have drawn⁴ nationwide attention.
[00:49.86]Fortunately, our government puts a high premium⁵ on this issue
[00:54.24]and has begun to take effective measures to improve the situation.
[00:58.29]Firstly, rigorous laws are made to prohibit some doctors and medical institutions
[01:04.19]to take advantage of regulatory loopholes.
[01:07.58]Secondly, health care reform is being deepened
[01:11.30]by establishing a basic medical treatment network that aims to cover everyone in China.
[01:17.97]Therefore, there is still hope that the tumor⁶ threatening the stability of our society
[01:24.42]will be removed in the near future.

1 astounded   

v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词)；愕然；愕；惊讶

参考例句：

• His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。
• How can you say that? I'm absolutely astounded. 你怎么能说出那种话？我感到大为震惊。

2 fore   

adv.在前面；adj.先前的；在前部的；n.前部

参考例句：

• Your seat is in the fore part of the aircraft.你的座位在飞机的前部。
• I have the gift of fore knowledge.我能够未卜先知。

3 deteriorating   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
• I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

4 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

5 premium   

n.加付款；赠品；adj.高级的；售价高的

参考例句：

• You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
• Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后，清水便因稀而贵了。

6 tumor   

n.（肿）瘤，肿块(英)tumour

参考例句：

• He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。
• The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。