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Unit2 Morals and Virtues
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Activity 5
Read the text again and complete the following sentences using the suitable verbs from the text.
rejected
respond
complained
hiring
tend
elect
“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
“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。
“否定词+形容词比较级”表达最高级含义
To a person nothing is more precious than their life.
对一个人来说,没有什么比他们的生命更珍贵的了。
表示最高级意义的特殊结构:
否定词+比较级“没有比……更……;没有像……一样……”,常用的否定词有no,not,never,nothing,nobody,hardly等。
①Mr. Stevenson is great to work for — I really couldn't ask for a ________ (good) boss.
②It was not until then that I suddenly realized nobody was ________ (happy) than I was.
③From my point of view, ________________________________ in our daily life.(否定词+比较级)
better
happier
nothing is more important than health
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, “I’d rather stay single to study all my life!”
林巧稚五岁时母亲病故,这对她影响极大。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。“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!”
She responded, “I’d rather stay single to study all my life!”
她回答:“我宁愿一辈子不嫁人,也要学医!”
would rather do sth. 意为“宁愿;宁可;还是……为好”
例句: I said I couldn’t stand it one minute longer. I would rather be in prison.
我说了我一分钟也忍受不了了,我宁愿待在监狱里。
would rather do…than do…= would do …rather than do…
宁愿做…而不愿做
例句:I would rather walk the dog after supper than stay at home. =I w