内容正文:
UNIT 2 MORALS AND VIRTUES
Reading and Thinking
Mother of Ten Thousand Babies
life choices
education
career
marriage
death
What are some important life choices?
school
major
Dink
child(ren)
income
passion
donate
struggle
Choose courses for the entrance examination.
crossroads
her choices
her qualities
Lin Qiaozhi (1901-1983)
Do you know who is she?
Look at the title and pictures below. Predict the content of the text.
main idea:
A story about a _____________________ who devoted
all her life to medical work for Chinese _____________.
a woman doctor
babies
“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?”
MOTHER OF TEN THOUSAND BABIES
万婴之母
“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?”
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翻译及理解课文
nothing is +比较级+than---是一个常见句型,意为“没有什么比…更加…
In my opinion, nothing is better than your presence(出席,存在).
As far as I'm concerned,nothing is more important than hard study.
就我个人而言,没有什么比努力学习更重要的了。
If 引导条件状语从句
现在分词短语做状语,表伴随或方式
Entrust sb. with sth.托付给某人某物
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.
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。
Carry sb. through sth.
帮助某人度过难关
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As a five-year-old girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply affected by her mother’s death.
林巧稚五岁时母亲病故,这对她影响极大。
At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls, she chose to study medicine(医学,药物).
十八岁时,她没有像大多数的女孩那样走上婚姻这一传统道路,而是选择了学医。
Adv.修饰v.
+v-ing,代替,而不是
+n单/复大多数
Choose-chose-chosen
“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, “I’d rather stay single to study all my life!”
“女孩子读那么多书干嘛?找个好丈夫才是她们的归宿!”她的兄弟一想到高昂的学费就这么抱怨。她回答:“我宁愿一辈子不嫁人,也要学医!”
现在分词作状语,表伴随或方式
动名词短语做主语
Would rather (not)d