1、Book3 Unit2Reading and ThinkingMOTHER OF TEN THOUSAND BABIES reject rejection appoint clinic faraway elect electiondecade elsewhere tend vt.拒绝接受;不录用n.拒绝接受;否决vt.任命;委派 n.诊所;门诊部adj.遥远的vt.选举;推选n.选举;推选;当选n.十年;十年期adv.在别处;去别处vt.照顾;照料vi.倾向;趋于 The text type?A.argumentation B.expositionC.biography Para.1 A.Wh
2、at Dr Lin achieved and did for patients during the war.Para.2 B.A key role Dr Lin played in the new Peoples Republic of China Para.3 C.Dr Lin Qiaozhis principle of life Para.4 D.Dr Lins ambition as a young girl Para.5 E.Dr Lin lifelong selfless devotion to medical work Para.6 F.The education and wor
3、k experiences of Dr Lins earlier years The main idea of each paragraph?“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 Im cold,hungry,or tired?”These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the hear
4、t 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。“Life is precious.To a person nothing is more precious than their life,and if they entrust me with that life,how
5、could I refuse that trust,saying Im 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.entrust:to make sb responsible for ding sth or taking care of sb委托;交托;托付把A托付给Bentrust A to B/entrust B with
6、AHe entrusted the task to his nephew.He entrusted his nephew with the task.precious valuable or important and not to be wasted 宝贵的;珍贵的ambitious As a five-year-old girl,Lin Qiaozhi was deeply affected by her mothers death.At age 18,instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the majori
7、ty 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,“Id rather stay single to study all my life!”be deeply affected by-深受-的影响 Eight years later,Lin graduated
8、from Peking Union Medical College(PUMC)with the Wehai Scholarship,the highest prize given to graduates.She immediately became the first woman ever to be hired as a resident physician in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital.Within six months,she was named a chief resident physician,a position t
9、hat 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.She greatly impressed her American colleagues,who invited her to stay.Dr Lin,however,rejected the offer.She wanted to serve the women and children at home.the highest prize
10、 做the Wehai Scholarship 同位语,given to graduates 过去分词短语做后置定语the first woman ever to be hired名词前有序数词修饰,后面用不定式做后置定语a position 做 a chief resident physician 同位语,that 引导的定语从句修饰positionintelligent,hard-workingpatriotic In 1941,Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed director of the OB-GYN
11、 department of the PUMC Hospital,but just a few months later,the department was closed because of the war.Thinking of all the people still in need of help,Dr Lin opened a private clinic.She charged very low fees to treat patients and often reduced costs for poor patients.At times she was even seen r
12、iding a donkey to faraway villages to provide medical care.appoint:to choose sb for a job or position of responsibility 任命;委任appoint sb to sth派某人任某职位appoint sb as/to be sth 任命某人担任职位appoint sb to do sth 委派某人做某事They appointed him(as)captain of the Englishi team.Linda has recently been appointed to the
13、 committee.responsible The new Peoples Republic of China saw Dr Lin Qiaozhi playing a key role.In 1954,she was elected to the first National Peoples Congress and,over the next several decades,she held many important positions.Her heart,however,was elsewhere.She was more interested in tending patient
14、s,publishing medical research on care for women and children,and training the next generation of doctors.“The OB-GYN department cares for two lives,”She told new staff in her department.“As doctors,we should be responsible for the patients and treat them as our sisters.”see:If a period of time or a
15、perosn sees a particular change or event,it takes place during that period of time or while that person is alive.目睹;经历;见证 hold many important positions 担任许多重要职位hold:to have a particular job or position 担任;任职How long has he held office?他任职多久了?dedicateddevoted Though Lin Qiaozhi never married,she was
16、known as the“mother of ten thousand babies”,having delivered over 50,000 babies in her lifetime.Dr Lin did not retire until the day she died,22 April 1983.Since she had no children of her own,she left her savings to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors.And even as she lay dying,her final though
17、ts were for others:“Im ready to go,”she said.“Dont try to rescue me any more.Dont any more.”leave:to give sth to sb when you die(去世时)遗赠;遗留She left$1 million to her daughter.她遗留给女儿100万美元。savings:(复数)money that you have saved,especially in a bank,etc.储蓄金;存款lie/be dying 弥留之际lie:to be,remain,or be kept
18、in a particular state 处于,保留,保持(某种状态)selfless 句型分析Though Lin Qiaozhi never married,she was known as the“mother of ten thousand babies”,having delivered over 50,000 babies in her lifetime.分析:having delivered-现在分词的完成时,表示分词的动作发生在主句谓语动词之前。否定式为:not having done。1.Charlie,having lived in Paris for years,dec
19、ided to return to London.2.I got to the office earlier that day,having caught the 7:30 train from Paddington.Task 4读后升华思维品质.After reading the passage,please fill in the following blanks.Lin Qiaozhi,who delivered over 50,000 babies in her lifetime,1.(know)as the“mother of ten thousand babies”,though
20、she never got married.2.(affect)by her mothers death,Lin Qiaozhi decided to study medicine 3.the age of 18 instead of following the traditional path of 4.(marry)like many other girls.After graduating from Peking Union Medical College,she was hired as a resident physician.was knownAffectedatmarriage5
21、.(work)for a few years,she was sent to Europe and the US,6.she rejected her colleagues offer to stay,but returned home.Though appointed 7.(hold)many important positions,she was more interested in tending patients.She held the belief that doctors should be responsible 8.the patients.Dr Lin never retired.Even as she lay 9.(die),she was still thinking of others.This is Lin Qiaozhi,who devoted all her life to 10.(help)the women and children in need of her help.Having workedwhereto holdfordyinghelping