Unit 12 Dedicated People 课件-2022-2023学年中职英语语文版基础模块下册

Unit 12 Dedicated People “Women can hold up half of the sky” A Chinese saying goes: 女人能顶半边天。 Guessing Game Can you guess who they are according to the descriptions? Tip: They are all great women. She lived in Tang Dynasty. She is the only woman monarch (君主 ) of China. Empress Wu Zetian (624 - 705) A famous folk music artist First to get master degree in music Bachelor本科生 Master研究生 Doctor 博士生 The present First Lady in China Hillary Clinton The former American First Lady The former Secretary of State in USA She is an American television host, actress, producer, and philanthropist [fi’lænθrəpist] (慈善家). She has been ranked the richest African American of the 21th century, the greatest black philanthropist in American history, and was once the world’s only black billionaire（亿万富翁）. She is best known as for her self-titled（同名的）,multi-award winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history. Oprah Winfrey 奥普拉•温弗瑞 专访 迈克尔杰克逊.flv 奥普拉·温弗瑞.flv She wanted to become a nurse but it was not considered a proper profession for a young lady at that time. In 1853 she went to the Crimea to help the soldiers during the war. There she became known as “ the lady with the lamp”. She is considered as a pioneer of nursing care. Florence Nightingale 　　I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. 　　I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. 　　I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. 　　With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care. 　　—— The Florence Nightingale Pledge