Unit1-Unit3 单词语法考点讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

日日行不怕千万里，常常做不惧千万事 选修一：module1 Lough out aloud -- The best medicine As I approach the hospital wearing my white coat, I look just like any other doctor. That is until I put on my curly（卷曲的）rainbow wig（假发）, big red nose, and add my name badge（名牌）“Doctor Larry Laugh-Out-Loud". I walk through the doors into the waiting area, where there's a familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension. People sit uncomfortably on plastic chairs, looking through old magazines, all of which have been read hundreds of times previously. Anxious parents do what they can to comfort nervous and crying children. In the middle of this particular scene I spot a small girl whose ankle is twice its normal size. I speak with the on-duty nurse, who tells me that Lara's parents rushed her to the hospital after she fell off her bicycle. Since getting here, Lara has spent her time crying in pain. Although it's the doctors and nurses who will treat her injury, it's my job to make her feel better. Scientific studies show that laughter produces chemicals to make people feel better, which means clown（小丑）doctors can be helpful. We are specially trained clowns who work as part of a programme known as“hospital clowning". I chose this career because of my experience of going to hospital when I was a kid. Although the doctors and nurses did a great job, hospitals weren't really designed for children. I spent much of the time when I was there feeling frightened and more than a little bored! Being a clown doctor means I can help people by entertaining them. Visiting hospitals and other health care facilities, we clown doctors work together with medical professionals. On a typical day, we spend our time cheering up patients, their families, and more often than not（通常）, the hospital staff, too! We do this by doing magic tricks, singing songs, telling stories and, of course, telling silly jokes. Some children, though, don't feel like laughing, especially if they're in pain. We have to be very sensitive