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①precious adj.珍稀的;宝贵的
②entrust vt.委托;交付
③carry sb through sth 帮助某人渡过难关
④marriage n.结婚;婚姻
⑤majority n.大部分;大多数
⑥complain vi.& vt.抱怨;发牢骚
⑦tuition n.(小组)教学;讲课
⑧fee n.专业服务费;报酬
tuition fees 学费
⑨respond vt.回答;回复 vi.做出反应;回应
response n.反应;回答;回复
⑩union n.协会;联合会;工会
⑪scholarship n.奖学金
⑫hire vt.聘任;雇用;租用 n.租借;租用
⑬physician n.医师; (尤指)内科医生
resident physician 住院医师
⑭colleague n.同事;同僚
⑮reject vt.拒绝接受;不录用
rejection n.拒绝接受;否决
⑯appoint vt.任命;委派
⑰in need of 需要
⑱clinic n.诊所;门诊部
⑲faraway adj.遥远的
⑳play a key role 起到关键作用
㉑elect vt.选举;推选
election n.选举;推选;当选
㉒decade n.十年;十年期
㉓elsewhere adv.在别处;去别处
㉔end vt.照顾;照料 vi.倾向;趋于
tend to do sth 易于做某事;往往会发生某事
㉕publish vt.发表(作品);出版
㉖staff n.员工;全体职员
㉗be responsible for 对……负责
㉘be known as 作为……而著名
㉙retire vi.& vt.退休;退职;退出
㉚of one's own 自己的
㉛saving n.节省物;节省;节约;[pl.] 储蓄金;存款
㉜kindergarten n.学前班;幼儿园
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MOTHER OF TEN THOUSAND BABIES
“Life is precious①. ...[1]To a person nothing is more precious than their life, and if they entrust② 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 through③ a life of hard choices.
[1]if引导条件状语从句,现在分词短语saying...作伴随状语。
As a fiveyearold girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply affected by her mother's death.At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of marriage④ like the majority⑤ of girls, she chose to work and study.“Why should girls learn so much? [2]Finding a good husband should be their final goal!” her brother complained⑥, thinking of the high tuition⑦ fees⑧. She responded⑨, “I'd rather stay single to study all my life!”Later, she went on to study medicine as she had wished.
[2]动名词短语Finding a good husband作主语。
In 1929, Lin graduated from Peking Union⑩ Medical College (PUMC) with the Wenhai Scholarship⑪, the highest prize given to graduates.She immediately became the first woman ever to be hired⑫ as a resident physician⑬ in the OBGYN department of the PUMC Hospital.[3]Within six months, she was named a chief resident physician, a position that usually took four years to achieve. After working for a few years, she was sent to study in Europe and then, in 1939, in the US.[4]She greatly impressed her American colleagues⑭, who invited her to stay. Dr Lin, however, rejected⑮ the offer.She wanted to serve the women and children at home.
[3]a position...作a chief resident physician的同位语,that引导定语从句,修饰a position。
[4] who引导非限制性定语从句。
In 1941, Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed⑯ director of the OBGYN department of the PUMC Hospital, but just a few months later, the department was closed because of the war.[5]Thinking of all the people still in need of⑰ help, Dr Lin opened a private clinic⑱. She charged very low fees to treat patients and often reduced costs for poor patients.At times she was even seen riding a donkey to faraway⑲ villages to provide medical care.
[5]现在分词短语Thinking of...作原因状语。
[6]The new People's Republic of China saw Dr Lin Qiaozhi playing a key role⑳. In 1954, she was elected㉑ to the first National People's Congress and, over the next several decades㉒, she held many important positions.Her heart, however, was elsewhere㉓.She was more interested in tending㉔ patients, publishing㉕ medical research on care for women and children, and training the next generation of doctors.“The OBGYN department cares for two lives,” she told new staff㉖ in her department.“As doctors, we should be responsible for㉗ the patients and treat them as our sisters.”
[6]拟人化的写作手法。
[7]Though Lin Qiaozhi never married, she was known as㉘ the “mother of ten thousand babies”, having delivered over 50,000 babies in her lifetime.Dr Lin did not retire㉙ until the day she died, 22 April 1983.Since she had no children of her own㉚, she left her savings㉛ to a kindergarten㉜ and a fund for new doctors.And even as she lay dying, her final thoughts were for others.“I'm ready to go,” she said.“Don't try to rescue me any more.Don't waste the medicine any more.”
[7]though引导让步状语从句,现在分词短语having delivered...in her lifetime作状语。
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万婴之母
“生命是宝贵的……对一个人来说,没有什么比他们的生命更加珍贵了,如果他们把生命交托给我,我怎么能拒绝这种信任,说我又冷又饿又累呢?”林巧稚医生这一席话使我们得以窥探这位非凡女性的内心世界,并了解是什么支撑她度过了充满艰难抉择的一生。
林巧稚五岁时母亲去世,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,而是选择了工作和学习。“女孩子读那么多书干吗?找个好丈夫才是她们的最终归宿!”她的哥哥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!”后来,她如愿走上了学医的道路。
1929年,林巧稚从北京协和医学院毕业,并获得了该校毕业生的最高荣誉奖——“文海”奖学金。她随即被聘任为北京协和医院妇产科第一位女住院医师。不到六个月,她就成为住院主任医师,而升任这一职位通常需要四年时间。工作了几年之后,她被派往欧洲学习,之后于1939年又赴美学习。美国同行对她佩服非常,邀请她留下。但是,林医生谢绝了邀请。她希望服务祖国的妇女和儿童。
1941年,林医生成为北京协和医院妇产科的首位中国籍女主任,但是仅仅数月之后,该科室就因为战争而关闭。想到还有那么多人需要帮助,林医生开办了一家私人诊所。她向病人收取的治疗费用极低,而且经常为贫困病人减免费用。有时人们甚至会看到她骑着毛驴到遥远的村庄给人看病。
新中国见证了林巧稚医生发挥的重大作用。1954年,她当选第一届全国人大代表;在随后的几十年间,她担任许多重要职位。然而,她的心思却在别处。她更感兴趣的是护理病人、发表妇幼护理医学研究成果、培养下一代的医生。“妇产科救治的是母婴两条生命,”她对科室新入职的医务人员说道,“作为医生,我们必须对患者负责,视她们如姐妹。”
虽然林巧稚终身未婚,但是她被称为“万婴之母”,她一生中接生的婴儿有五万多名。林医生坚守在岗位上,直到1983年4月22日她去世的那一天。由于自己没有孩子,她把积蓄捐给了一家幼儿园和一项新医生基金。即使在她弥留之际,她最后惦念的仍是他人。“我要走了,”她说,“不要再抢救了,不要再浪费药品了。”
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