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Unit 2
Morals and Virtues
Words and Expressions
What are some important life choices in your life?
What is the most important choice for you?
education
marriage
career / job
Unit2
MOTHER OF TEN THOUSAND BABIES
万婴之母
1.What type of writing is this passage?
A. Argumentative writing(议论文) B. Narrative writing(记叙文)
C. Expository writing(说明文) D. biography(传记)
biography(传记)
story of a person’s life written _________.
autobiography (自传)
story of a person’s life written __________.
A. by someone else B. on one’s own
A
B
1901
Age 5
Age 18
8 years later
1939
1941
1954
1983
She was born.
Her mother died.
She chose to study medicine.
She graduated from PUMC.
She studied in the US.
She became the first Chinese woman director at PUMC.
She was elected government official.
She died.
“Life is precious. ... To a person nothing is more precious than their life, and if they entrust me with that life, how could I refuse that trust, saying I’m cold, hungry, or tired?” These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman, and what carried her through a life of hard choices.what carried her through a life of hard choices.
“Life is precious. ... To a person nothing is more precious than their life, and if they entrust me with that life, how could I refuse that trust, saying I’m cold, hungry, or tired?” These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman, and what carried her through a life of hard choices.what carried her through a life of hard choices.
“生命诚可贵。……对一个人来说,生命是最宝贵的,而现在这个人对你说,我把生命交给你,那么你还说什么呢?你冷?你饿?你困?” 从林巧稚医生的这番话,我们可以看到这位伟大女性的内心世界,以及到底是什么支撑着她走过充满艰难抉择的一生。
As a five-year-old girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply affected by her mother’s death. At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls, she chose to study medicine. “Why should girls learn so much? Finding a good husband should be their final goal!” her brother complained, thinking of the high tuition fees. She responded, “