The Patients and Doctors

Nor is it only the ignorant and ill-educated person who has such faith in the bottle of medicine, especially if it be wrapped in white paper and sealed with a dab of red sealing-wax by a clever chemist. It is recounted of Thomas Carlyle that when he heard of the illness of his friend, Henry Taylor, he went off immediately to visit him, carrying with him in his pocket what remained of a bottle of medicine formerly prescribed for an indisposition of Mrs Carlyle's. Carlyle was entirely ignorant of what the bottle in his pocket contained, of the nature of the illness from which his friend was suffering, and of what had previously been wrong with his wife, but a medicine that had worked so well in one form of illness would surely be of equal benefit in another, and comforted by the thought of the help he was bringing to his friend, he hastened to Henry Taylor's house. History does not relate whether his friend accepted his medical help, but in all probability he did. The great advantage of taking medicine is that it makes no demands on the taker beyond that of putting up for a moment with a disgusting taste, and that is what all patients demand of their doctors-- to becured at no inconvenience to themselves.

New words and expressions

skeptical  adj.怀疑的   /'skeptikal/  注意-cal中c读作[k]的很少creedal  [宗教]信条skeptic怀疑论者，无神论者，怀疑宗教的人 be skeptical about  对……产生怀疑     I'm skeptical about his words.

 distrustful 怀疑的，不相信的 doubtful   怀疑的； juberous    怀疑的

forefathers  n..祖先

fervently  adv.热情地 intense adj.热情的

 full-blooded adj.  热血澎湃的；  cold-blooded  adj.对……无动于衷 enthusiastic adj.积极的passion  n.[宗教]狂热 passionate  n.[宗教]狂热的He has a fervent love for books.

curative   adj.治病的

curative effect  疗效   How about the curative effect?

cure  n.v.治疗，治愈

cure sb. cure of cancer

beyond cure 不可救药 cure-all 治百病的万灵药，百宝丹magic bullet 魔药

astronomical  adj.天文学的

disaster 灾难 astrology 占星术 astronaut 宇航员

catastrophe  n.大灾难 astronomy   n.天文学 astronomical figures  天文数字

sign n.迹象

tangible   adj.实实在在的 tangible assets 有形资产 intangible assets 无形资产

remedy  n.药物

 remedy 治疗方法therapy 治疗方法beyond remedy = beyond cure

jar  n..瓶bottle 瓶子  jar罐子

ointment   n..药膏

a fly in the ointment美中不足

only too非常only too hot 太热了only too + adj.

dispose     vi.处理dispose of garbage 处理垃圾Man propose, god disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。

deal with sth. 处理

little-appreciated  adj.不受欢迎的

much-appreciated; well-appreciated 很受欢迎的

received  接受   ; little-received 不受欢迎的

unsought 没人理睬的

grant vt .给予

grant = give grant sb. freedom  给某人自由; grant sb. permission 允许grant sb. financial guaranty 给某人经济保证

ignorant    adj.无知的/'ignarant/ignorance  n. 无知，不知 feint 假装He always feints ignorance. 他老装蒜。daffodil 水仙花

seal  vt .封口n .海豹；印章have the seal of death on one's face 行将就木sealed with a kiss.以吻封缄

dab  n.温而软的小块

it is recounted 据说it is said 据说

prescribe  vt.开药方inscribe 刻字subscribe to 订阅（报纸）description 描述; inscription 题字prescribe for a patient  write out 开处方

indisposition  n.小病minor illness 小病minor operation 小手术I'm indisposed.

hasten vi.急忙，赶忙haste  n.匆 More haste and less speed. 欲速则不达quicken 加快

relatevt.叙述recount  （lesson 1）

in all probability  很可能 (文雅的说法，一般可用probably)

He is in all probably coming. (他有可能来) He probably comes. (他有可能来)

takern.吃药人take medicine 吃药

put up with  忍受I can put up with your ill temper. 忍受 stand, bear, endure

disgusting adj.令人讨厌的nauseate 恶心，令人作呕 appetite 胃口appetizing 有胃口的，美味的 eyesore 眼中钉，丑的东西

inconvenience  n..不便

convenience 便利 convenient adj. 方便的if it is convenient to you ……  take convenience of sb. 对某人加以利用take advantage of sb. 利用某人

Notes on the text

第一句：This is a sceptical age, but although (尽管) our faith（信任） in many of the things in which our forefathers fervently believed has weakened, our confidence（信任） in the curative properties of the bottle of medicine remains the same as theirs.

完整句型：but although….. 结构（整个句子的突破点）

两个连词并列，要求至少出现三个谓语动词如：is,  has weakened, remains

but 连接第一句和第三句  although连接第二句和第三句

believe in sth.

faith in sth. confidence in sth. 并列词：信任，相信

curative properties 治疗特点

theirs 指代 confidence

Eg.：She was sentimentally attached to this house, for even though it was far too big for her needs, she persisted in living there long after her husband's death.（第三册49课）

for  因为：even though  尽管

背景介绍 4 levers

National Service Local Family Service Community Service Student Service

prescribe ---take medicine 拿药，取药(free)

appointment 预约

students almost free except dentistry 牙科：dentist 牙医

at least six month daytime education---Free Medical Service except infectious 传染性的

brood  v. 孵化；（人）酝酿，冥思苦想

改句型：our faith has weakened in many of the things in which our forefathers fervently believed our confidence in the curative properties of the bottle of medicine remains the same as theirs

properties = effects

medicines 各种药品

annual drug bill   annual meeting 年会 annual ring 年轮 drug bill 药单 bill 帐单

Health Services卫生部

WHO = World Health Organization世界卫生组织

Air Services航空公司 travel service旅行社

mounting = climb mountain

astronomical figures 天文数字

show no signs = show not any sign 没有表现出迹象 show no signs of

at present 目前；时间状语提前 show no signs at present of

ceasing n.停止，终止 ceasing to rise = stopping rising

majority大多数 minority少数 minority nationalities少数民族

I'm attending the hospital.看病

 out-patients departments 门诊

emergency 急诊

adequate treatment 足够的护理

unless 引导条件句

unless = if not

tangible 实实在在的

in the shape of ….. 以这种形式

My works appear in the shape of poesy.

My works appear in the form of poesy.

pills 药丸 tablet 药片dose 药剂，一剂药ointment 药膏

the doctor in charge of the department 主任医生

only too 非常（注意不是否定的意义）

no + 比较级 = 最高级

disposing of patients打发病人

he could not come at better time. 他来得正是时候。

since 表示原因

overwork 超负荷，工作太忙

little-appreciated 不受欢迎

time-consuming 浪费时间 energy-consuming 费力money-consuming 浪费钱

body-building 健身

right living = regular life

kick off 踢开

quit 扔掉

general 泛泛的，不具体的

if you write in this way, it is OK, pretty good.

Nor …….引出例证

Nor is it 倒装句

ill-educated 无知的，没受过教育的

nor 强调上文，引出下文

if it be …….虚拟语气，省略should

 chemist 药剂师

it is recounted of sb. 据说

Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881 苏格兰历史学家，散文家

heard of 听说

read of / know of / learn of 了解到

carrying with him带着

what remained of 剩下的

后置定语formerly prescribed for an indisposition of Mrs Carlyle's

an indisposition of sb.'s强调唯一性

from which 后置定语

which = illness

suffer from 得病

a medicine that had worded so well in one form of illness

以一种病疗效甚好

be of 具有be of equal benefit = be beneficial

comfort 安慰

hasten to 加快步伐

进一步说明对药的依赖和盲目信从

make no demands on sb. 对某人没有要求

beyond = except 除……之外

that 指代 demand

disgusting taste 难受的味道

put up (for a moment) with ……..插入语

put up with …..for a moment

总结

demand of 要求某人干某事

demand of sb. = demand sb. to do sth.

结构特点：观点-----》例证