新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册unit8A教案

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Unit 8

Section A

Animals or children?

—

A scientist's

choice

动物还是孩子？

——

一位科学家的选择

1 I am the enemy! I am one of those cursed, cruel physician scientists involved

in animal research. These rumors sting, for I have never thought of myself as

an evil person. I became a children's doctor because of my love for children

and

my

supreme

desire

to

keep

them

healthy.

During

medical

school

and

residency,

I

saw

many

children

die

of

cancer

and

bloodshed

from

injury

—

circumstances against which medicine has made great progress but still has a

long

way

to

go.

More

importantly,

I

also

saw

children

healthy

thanks

to

advances in medical science such as infant breathing support, powerful new

medicines and surgical techniques and the entire field of organ transplantation.

My

desire

to

tip

the

scales

in

favor

of

healthy,

happy

children

drew

me

to

medical research.

1

我就是那个敌人！

我就是那些被人诅咒的、残忍的、搞动物实验的医生科学家之一。

这些

谣言刺痛了我，因为我从来没想到自己是一个邪恶的人。

我成为一位儿科医生，因为我爱

孩子，也因为我 的最大愿望是让他们保持健康。

在医学院学习和住院医生实习 时，我看到

了许多儿童死于癌症和受伤流血

——

虽然对此医学正取得很大进步，但远非完善。

更重要

的是，我还看到孩子们能保持健康得益于医学的进步，如婴儿呼吸支持器，功效强大的新 药物

和外科手术技术及整个器官移植领域的发展。

我希望孩子们健康快乐，这促使我从事

医学研究。

1

Animals or children?

—

A scientist’s choice

(Title)

Meaning:

A scientist is now facing two choices: in favor of animals or children.

2

I am the enemy! I am one of those cursed, cruel physician scientists involved in

animal research. These rumors sting, for I have never thought of myself as an evil

person. (Para. 1)

Meaning:

I

am

the

enemy

–

the

one

who

is

condemned

as

a

cold-hearted

physician

scientist doing animal research. These rumors make me upset as I've never considered

myself as being evil.

Meaning

beyond

words:

The physician’s ironic tone in the sentences well reflects his

indignation and anger at the animal rights activists.

3

I became a children’s doctor because

of my love

for children

and

my

supreme

desire to keep them healthy. (Para. 1)

Meaning:

My love for children and strong desire to keep them healthy drove me to be a

children’s doctor.

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Usage note:

supreme, superior, super, superb

supreme, superior, super, superb

都是形容词，且词形相近。它们都没有比较级，也没有

最高级，

但它们的词义和用法稍有差别。

1

supreme

基本词义表示< /p>

“

（程度）最大的，最高的，极度的

”< /p>

，一般用在名词前作定语，修

饰名词，其副词是

< br>

supremely

，表示

“

极度地；极其

”

，常用于强调不好的品 质。例如：

The Supreme Commander was in bad temper as the task for him had changed abruptly

and fundamentally.

最高指挥官很生气，因为他的任务突然彻底地改变了。

2

superior

表示

“

更好的；更强的；更有效的

”

，明显含有

“

好

”

的意思。例如：

A few years ago it was virtually impossible to find superior quality coffee in local shops.

几

年前

,

几乎不可能在当地的咖啡店找到品质上乘的咖啡。

superior

后可以接介词

to

，表示

“

比

…

更好的

/

更强的

/

更有效的

< br>”

，在句中一般用作表语或

后置定语。例如：

For all babies, breastfeeding is far superior to bottle feeding.

对于所有的婴儿 ，母乳喂养

都远远优于奶瓶喂养。

We have a relationship infinitely superior to those of many of our friends.

< br>我们之间的关系

比我们许多朋友之间的关系好太多了。

superior

也可以用作名词，指

“

上级；上司；长官

”

，其反义词为

inferior

。

superior

不能用

作副词。

3

super

表示

“

极好的；了不起的

”

，能兼 用作副词表示

“

极其；非常

”

。例如：

They have gained market leadership by selling products that were of super quality.

通

过

销售高质量的产品，他们已获得了市场的领导地位。

Lee is very straightforward, super honest and he always knows what he is talking about.

李非常直爽，且超级诚实，他总是知道自己在说什么。（

super

用作副词）

“Did you enjoy the film?” “Yes, I thought it was super.” “

你喜欢这个电影吗？

” “

我喜欢， 我

认为它超棒的。

”

4

superb

的词义与

super

相同，表示

“

极好的；出色的；卓越的

”

，

superb

在句中 不仅可以

作定语，也可以作表语，其副词是

superbly

。例如：

The fact is that the telephone service is superb here, as is compared to postal service.

事

实是，与邮政服务相比，这儿的电话服务是一流的。

I am highly aware of the superb reputation of your school.

我非常了解你们学校极佳的声

誉。

4

During

medical

school

and

residency,

I

saw

many

children

die

of

cancer

and

bloodshed

from

injury

–

against

which

medicine

has

made

great

progress

but

still

has

a

long

way

to

go.

More

importantly,

I

also

saw

children

healthy thanks to advances in medical science such as infant breathing support,

powerful new medicines and surgical techniques and the entire field of organ

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transplantation. (Para. 1)

Meaning:

When I was studying at a medical school and being trained at a hospital, I saw

many

children

die

of

cancer

and

shed

blood

from

injury

—

situations

that

modern

medicine, though has advanced a lot, is notable to completely handle. On the other hand,

I

saw

children

healthy

because

of

the

medical

achievements

such

as

infant

breathing

support and so forth.

Meaning beyond words:

The comparison and contrast between the cases of children he

witnessed effectively illustrates the importance and necessity of animal research.

5

My desire to tip the scales in favor of healthy, happy children drew me to medical

research. (Para.1)

Meaning:

My doing medical research was driven by my priority to keep children healthy

and happy.

2

My

accusers have

twisted

the

truth

into

a

fable

and

cast

me

as

the

devil.

They claim that I have no moral compass, that I torture innocent animals for

the

sole

purpose

of

career

advancement,

and

that

my

experiments

have

no

relevance

to

medicine.

Meanwhile,

an

uncaring

public

barely

watches,

convinced that the issue has no significance, and publicity-conscious senators

and politicians increasingly give way to the lobbying of animal rights activists.

2

控诉我的人把真相歪曲成一则神话，并把我描写成恶魔。

他们声称我没有道德界限，我

折磨那些无辜动物的唯一目的就是为了 自己的职业升迁，而我的实验根本与医药毫不相

关。

与此同时，无动于衷的公众几乎不闻不问，相信这个议题毫无意义，而具有宣传意识

的参议员和政治家们却对动物权利活动家的游说不断作出让步。

6

My accusers have twisted the truth into a fable and cast me as the devil. They

claim

that

I

have

no

moral

compass,

that

I

torture

innocent

animals

for

the

sole

purpose

of

career

advancement,

and

that

my

experiments

have

no

relevance

to

medicine. (Para. 2)

Meaning:

Those who accuse me of having no moral standards distorted the truth into a

legendary story where I am depicted as a monster that tortures innocent animals only for

my career advancement and my experiments have nothing to do with medicine.

Meaning beyond words:

The parallel structure of “that” clause evidently strengthens the

angry tone of the physician and

it obviously is a plus when arguing for one’s viewpoint.

7

Meanwhile, an uncaring public barely watches, convinced that the issue has no

significance,

and

publicity-conscious

senators

and

politicians

increasingly

give

way to the lobbying of animal rights activists. (Para. 2)

Meaning:

At the same time, the general public act like bystanders, believing that the issue

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is no big deal. The senators and politicians, who are familiar with the public issues, keep

making concessions to activists advocating animal rights.

Meaning beyond words:

The physician is unhappy and dissatisfied with the indifferent

public and condemns those politicians who acted too softly to the animal rights activists.

3 We,

in medical

research, have

also

been unbelievably

uncaring. We

have

allowed the most extreme animal rights protesters to creep in and frame the

issue as one of

a knowledgeable public would consent to the importance of animal research

for

public

health.

Perhaps

we

have

been

mistaken

in

not

responding

to

the

emotional tone of the argument. Perhaps we should have responded to those

sad slogans and posters of animals by waving equally sad posters of children

dying of cancer or external wounds.

3

我们这些从事医学研究的人也显得令人难以置信的冷漠。

我们允许最极端的动物权利活

动家渐渐侵入，任凭他们把此类研究诬 陷为

“

动物欺诈

”

和对动物的仇恨。我们一直坚信，有

知识的公众会赞同动物研究对公众健康的重要性 。

也许我们的错误是没有对这场争论的感

性基调作出反应。

也许我们早应该挥动着儿童死于癌症或 外伤的同样令人伤心的海报，来

回应那些关于动物受害的伤感标语及海报。

8

We, in medical research, have also been unbelievably uncaring. We have allowed

the most extreme animal rights protesters to creep in and frame the issue as one of

“animal fraud” and hatred.

(Para.3)

Meaning:

It is incredible that we who are doing medical research have also been ignoring

the

issue.

We

even

gave

permission

to

the

most

radical

animal

rights

protesters

to

gradually impact on our research practice and accuse it of animal deception and hatred

for animals.

Meaning

beyond

words:

The

medical

researchers

have

been

too

soft

to

the

animal

rights protesters that they got themselves into trouble.

frame

vt. deliberately make sb. seem guilty of a crime when they’re not guilty, by lying to

the police or in a court of law

陷害；诬告

Jack would never cheat at a exam, but his classmate framed

him as a

cheat who

had

used iPhone connected to the Internet.

杰克绝不会在考试中作弊，但他同学诬陷他是个作

弊者，说他使 用连上了互联网的

iPhone

。

9

We have persisted in our belief that acknowledgeable public would consent to the

importance of animal research for public health. Perhaps we have been mistaken in

not responding to the emotional tone of the argument. (Para. 3)

Meaning:

We have believed firmly that knowledgeable people would agree how important

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animal research is for public health. Maybe, we have been wrong in not reacting to the

animal rights activists’ emotional expressions.

Meaning beyond words:

The implied meaning is that they, the animal researchers, have

made mistakes in believing the public and dealing with animal rights activists.

Usage note:

consent, approve, agree

consent, approve, agree

是一组近义词，

这些词均含