最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit13-Part2

[00:00.00]In 1935, he journeyed
[00:04.04]to the Soviet¹ Union to attend
[00:06.24]the International Physiological² Congress.
[00:10.17]The Communist Parties of Canada
[00:12.69]and the United States
[00:14.11]had made arrangements for
[00:15.75]him to go. By this time,
[00:18.49]Bethune had become
[00:20.57]a member of the Communist Party
[00:22.32]of Canada. Returning to Canada,
[00:25.49]he was convinced, more than ever,
[00:28.34]that democratic societies needed to
[00:31.07]develop publicly financed health care
[00:34.90]for all of their citizens.
[00:37.63]Bethune had earlier set up
[00:40.24]a free medical clinic in Montreal.
[00:42.98]His conscience dictated³ that
[00:46.04]he should work for this goal.
[00:48.45]The Struggle of the Spanish Republic
[00:52.61]against Fascist⁴ aggression⁵ took him
[00:56.33]to Spain for a medical
[00:57.86]adventure and challenge.
[00:59.50]In Madrid, he pioneered a mobile
[01:02.67]blood transfusion⁶ unit in the field.
[01:06.06]He collected blood, which was
[01:09.35]then transported to where
[01:11.10]it was needed for the wounded
[01:12.63]along the 600 mile battlefront.
[01:15.15]These efforts were reported
[01:17.99]to have reduced deaths
[01:19.74]from war by up to 75%.
[01:22.04]Thousands of people owed
[01:26.19]their lives to Dr. Bethune.
[01:28.50]His bedside manner became legendary⁷,
[01:31.34]and it was another
[01:33.19]measure of this man.
[01:34.95]He returned to Canada
[01:37.90]to go on a speaking tour
[01:39.87]to raise money for humanitarian⁸ efforts
[01:42.06]among the Spanish people.
[01:45.01]During this circuit of
[01:46.87]speaking engagements, Bethune elaborated
[01:50.16]eloquently on the desperate needs
[01:52.56]of these people. His ability
[01:55.19]to communicate effectively made
[01:57.38]this tour a success.
[01:59.89]His undisputed talents were
[02:03.07]attracting widespread attention.
[02:06.02]Dr.Bethune became the ultimate
[02:08.43]international volunteer to help
[02:11.05]less fortunate people whatever he could

1 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

2 physiological   

adj.生理学的，生理学上的

参考例句：

• He bought a physiological book.他买了一本生理学方面的书。
• Every individual has a physiological requirement for each nutrient.每个人对每种营养成分都有一种生理上的需要。

3 dictated   

v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 )；口授；支配；摆布

参考例句：

• He dictated a letter to his secretary. 他向秘书口授信稿。
• No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to. 没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 fascist   

adj.法西斯主义的；法西斯党的；n.法西斯主义者，法西斯分子

参考例句：

• The strikers were roughed up by the fascist cops.罢工工人遭到法西斯警察的殴打。
• They succeeded in overthrowing the fascist dictatorship.他们成功推翻了法西斯独裁统治。

5 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

6 transfusion   

n.输血，输液

参考例句：

• She soon came to her senses after a blood transfusion.输血后不久她就苏醒了。
• The doctor kept him alive by a blood transfusion.医生靠输血使他仍然活着。

7 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

8 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。