Unit4 SectionⅢ Using Language-【精讲精练】2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修第四册人教版（教师用书）

Section Ⅲ　Using Language

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Hello! My name is Zhan Bingbing.

Lately①， all of us have seen Chinese people on TV in far­off② places in the world, helping other countries to develop. We see Chinese workers building roads in the Congo,  a port in Pakistan, railways in Panama, and an airport in Sri Lanka. And we see Chinese miners, oil workers, agricultural experts, mechanics, and doctors working in nearly every corner of the world③. And some people may ask, “Is it worth it④？ Why help people overseas when China has many areas that are still in need of⑤ development？”

I had the same questions myself. But for me, it was much more personal.  ❶You see, my mother is a medical doctor, and for the last two years, she has been working as⑥ a volunteer consultant⑦ in Tanzania, Africa, as a part of a medical team sent by the Chinese government.

❶为and连接的两个并列句；sent by the Chinese government为过去分词短语作定语修饰a medical team。

To be honest⑧，  when my mother first left for⑨ Africa,  I was upset. My mother cooked me dinner every night, and she took good care of⑩ me. But more importantly, she was my best friend. we talked together, we spent our leisure time together, and except for⑪ school and work, we were never apart.  So I was unhappy about her leaving without even asking for my input⑫.

❷But then I began to hear about the work she was doing in  Tanzania⑬， a country that has many health problems, and now I am singing a different tune⑭.  Many dangerous diseases which are rare in China are quite commonly contracted⑮ in Tanzania. ❸And, while the country is quite beautiful and has much natural wealth, many of the people are quite poor and live without things we take for granted⑯， such as electricity, running water, cars and good transport systems, and supermarkets. One project that my mother worked on⑰ was helping to build a cardiac⑱ hospital. Prior to⑲ this, if a Tanzanian had a heart condition and needed surgery, they would have to go abroad. Since this was quite expensive, many people went without⑳ medical treatment and some even died. ❹Now, not only are Tanzanians helped by the hospital, but people in neighbouring countries are helped as well.  It has made a big difference to their lives. My mother also does a circuit of the rural villages to provide medical treatment, help those with disabilities， and

provide consultation and training for local doctors.  In addition，  her team has given patients a new malaria treatment invented in China, and this has saved many lives.

❷为复合句。句中the work后跟省略that/which的定语从句；a country作Tanzania的同位语，且后跟that引导的定语从句。

❸为复合句。句中while引导让步状语从句；things后跟省略that/which的定语从句。

❹句中not only放句首引起部分倒装。

Today, I want to relay  to you that I'm proud of the work my mother has done, and I am now supportive of it. Is her work worth it? Yes, to the lives of the people she is helping, it is worth it. ❺But by any criteria this work is worth it to us as well，because it shows that we are global citizens interested in world stability，and that we feel responsible for others and are ready to build a community with a shared future for mankind. Everyone deserves a fair chance in life. When I think of all the things that we as Chinese citizens can be most proud of, helping others comes at the top of this list. Now that I understand how important my mother's work is, I've decided to become a volunteer myself to help people in other lands. In the future, I pray  that you will do the same.

Thank you!

❺为复合句。句中because引导原因状语从句；从句中含有and连接的两个that引导的宾语从句。

语料积累

①lately adv.最近；不久前；近来

②far­off adj.遥远的；很久以前的；久远的

③every corner of the world世界各地

④worth it 值得

⑤in need of 需要；急需

⑥work as 充当；担任

⑦consultant n．顾问；咨询师

⑧to be honest  说实话

⑨leave for    动身去……

⑩take good care of好好照料

⑪except for 除了

⑫input n．情况；信息；投入；输入vt.输入

⑬Tanzania坦桑尼亚联合共和国

(The United Republic of Tanzania)，简称坦桑尼亚，是古人类发源地之一。位于非洲东部、赤道以南。

⑭tune  n．曲调；曲子

vt.调音；调节；调频道

sing a different tune改变调子，转变态度

⑮contract vt.感染(疾病)；与……订立合同(或契约)

n．合同；契约

⑯grant  vt.同意；准许

n．拨款

take(...)for granted认为……是理所当然；对(……)不予重视

⑰work on 从事于……

⑱cardiac adj.心脏病的；心脏的

⑲prior to 先于；在……之前

⑳go without没有……而忍受过去；没有……也行

neighbouring adj.邻近的；附近的

make a big difference to对……产生巨大影响

circuit n．巡回；环形线路

disability n．缺陷；障碍

consultation  n．咨询；咨询会

in addition 此外

relay vt.转发；转播

n．接力赛；接班的人

relay to转达给……；转发给……

be supportive of 对……表示赞成，支持

criterion n．(pl. criteria)标准；准则原则

stability n．稳定(性)；稳固(性)

a community with a shared future人类命运共同体

at the top of在……顶部；在……最高地位

now that既然