最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit13-Part5

 

[00:00.00]Dr.Bethune’s impact on medicine

[00:03.37]was not singular. His career 

[00:06.66]was very comprehensive, as 

[00:08.95]noted above, as he  

[00:10.59]attained an extraordinary list 

[00:13.55]of accomplishments¹ of highest merit. 

[00:16.39]Among his many goals, 

[00:18.69]was one goal that 

[00:20.66]was not fulfilled until 

[00:22.31]after his death. In 1938,

[00:25.11]while in China, he recommended

[00:29.59]a universal health system 

[00:31.02]for Canada. Ironically, 

[00:32.66]Donald Sutherland,the Canadian actor 

[00:36.60]who played Bethune in the movie 

[00:38.79]about the latter’s life, 

[00:39.99]called “Bethune: the Making of a Hero”, 

[00:43.16]had been married to 

[00:44.48]the daughter of Douglas. 

[00:46.01]Douglas, when he was 

[00:48.85]the Socialist² Premier³ of Saskatchewan, 

[00:51.37]a western province in Canada, 

[00:54.10]set up a social medicine  

[00:55.75]scheme in his province. 

[00:57.82]Later, in the 1960's, 

[01:01.44]as a Member of Parliament 

[01:03.07]in the national government, 

[01:04.50]Douglas played a significant role 

[01:06.46]in establishing a national health system. 

[01:10.40]He later became known as the 

[01:12.71]father of Canada’s Medicare system, 

[01:15.98]as it was eventually called.

[01:18.40]Bethune is probably best known 

[01:22.00]for his introduction of 

[01:23.97]the mobile blood bank 

[01:25.51]to the battlefield, and giving 

[01:27.91]blood transfusions⁴ in the midst 

[01:29.77]of heavy fighting. China  worships 

[01:33.38]him almost as a saint. 

[01:35.24]Upon his death,the Chinese 

[01:39.07]gave him a fond farewell. 

[01:40.71]The charity of his soul 

[01:43.77]still lives on among many Chinese. 

[01:46.18]As Canadian teachers in China, 

[01:49.24]we are often greeted 

[01:51.21]by Chinese people, who make  

[01:53.07]references of praise to 

[01:55.26]this Great Canadian Doctor 

[01:57.34]and humanitarian⁵. Unfortunately, 

[01:59.85]many Canadians know little 

[02:02.81]about the incredible work 

[02:04.56]for humanity undertaken 

[02:06.42]by this remarkable⁶ man. 

[02:09.05]This decent, in many ways, 

[02:11.67]simple man was, indeed, 

[02:13.64]one of the great world ambassadors 

[02:16.70]who fought for the poor 

[02:18.67]and less fortunate.

1 accomplishments   

n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就

参考例句：

• It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
• Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

3 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

4 transfusions   

n.输血( transfusion的名词复数 )；输液；倾注；渗透

参考例句：

• Still, transfusions have apparently never spread the disease, even among hemophiliacs. 还有，输血很明显从未传播过这种病，即使在血友病人之间也是如此。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 口蹄疫疯牛病
• Blood transfusions are a special, limited example of tissue transplantation. 输血是一个特殊的、有限制的组织移植的例子。 来自辞典例句

5 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

6 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。