大学思辨英语精读备课Unit-5

Unit5KnowledgeandIgnoranceWpuponpillows/againstthewallDawnbrokeonthedoctor’sfaceruleoutsocialmilieuinahuddleasuggestionof…Idetectedasuggestionofmaliceinhisremarks.induecoursePreparatoryWork（1）SymptomCheckupDiagnosisClinicOthercough（咳嗽）prolongedemptyingtime（排空时间过长）haveanorthodiagram（拍X线片—注：平常人不这么说，就是takeanX-ray）haveanEKG（做心电图）haveaFluoroaortogram(做主动脉造影)functional（功能性的）vascular（血管的）hypertensive（高血压的）pylorospasm(幽门痉挛)cardiomegaly（心脏肥大症）minimalleftventricularhypertrophy(微小左心室肥厚)peripheralvascularspasticity（周围血管痉挛）Gastroenterology消化科Neorology(神经病学)Neuropsychology(神经心理学)rheumatology(风湿病学)AMA(美国医药协会)Gastro-Intestinal（胃肠道的）aorticvalve（主动脉瓣）thegreatarteries（主动脉）peripheralcapillarybed（周围毛细血管床）rheumatologist（风湿病医生）tubularfunction（肾小管功能）filtrationfraction（滤过分数）ThefollowingarejustforyourreferenceTheInadequenciesofModernOrthodiagramaticTechniquesinDemonstratingMinimalLeftVentricularHypertrophy当代影像技术在显示微小左心室肥厚方面的不足之处theDiagnosticClinic(诊断科)vs.theTherapeuticClinic(治疗科)vs.theFunctionalClinic(功能科)//MitralValveClinic(二尖瓣科)vs.AorticValveClinic(主动脉瓣科)(alltheclinicsaremadeupforsatiricaleffect)psychoneuroticist神经心理医生（amade-upword,possiblycoinedfromPsychoneurosis精神神经病orNeuropsychology神经心理学）psychosociologist社会心理医生（amade-upword;psycho+sociologist）pituitaryosmoreceptorologist渗透压感受器专家？？（awordpossiblycoinedfrompituitaryosmoreceptor渗透压感受器）（2）Thestorywaspublishedin1963,andinthestoryadoctorsaysit’s1972,whichmeansthatthestoryhasafuturisticsetting.It’snotatypicalsciencefictionasIunderstandtheterm,forsciencefiction,thoughhardtodefine,usuallyinvolveswilderimaginativeconceptssuchasfuturisticscienceandtechnology,spacetravel,timetravel,paralleluniversesandextraterrestriallife.Yetitmaybeviewedasastoryofsciencefictioninthesensethattheauthormakesupafuturisticsettingofextremelymeticulousdivisionsofmedicinetowarnagainstsuchatrend,sincesciencefictionalsomeans,accordingtosciencefictionwriterRobertA.Heinlein,“realisticspeculationaboutpossiblefutureevents,basedsolidlyonadequateknowledgeoftherealworld,pastandpresent,andonathoroughunderstandingofthenatureandsignificanceofthescientificmethod.”But,tobehonest,Idothinkit’smoreasatirethansciencefiction.（3）Therearealtogether13doctorsbesidestheTurk.(Interestingnumber!)Thedoctor(communitydoctor?)thered-headeddoctor(Gastro-Intestinalman)andDr.Schultz(theOrthopedicRadiologist)anotherdoctor(possiblyalsoOrthopedicRadiologist),whobroughttwomoredoctors(inValveClinic)theMiltralman,theAorticman,theGreatArteriesmanandthePeripheralCapillaryBedmandoctorintheFunctionalClinicPsychoneuroticist,Psychosociologist—theTurk(IshereallyaTurk?Idon’tknowwhat’shisfield.)（4）Theyareitalicizedforemphasis.Theyaretobereadoutaloud.Para.9Fifty-fiveThedoctorshowshisincredulity.Hebelieves55asacriticalagebutthemanhasn’thadacheckupforalmost10years.Para.13…youmaybefeelingwell,itimpliesthatthedoctordoesn’tbelieveheisactuallywell.Para.24…Icoulddothat…Thedoctorwasshockedthatthepatientwas“ignorant”totheextentthatheaskedonlyforsth.tostopthepain.Accordingtothedoctor,therootcauseoftheproblemhadtobefoundoutfirst.Para.24…more…aspirinpoisoningthanofcyanidepoisoningThetwowordsareemphasizedtodistinguishthemandtolettheinformationsinkin.Para.26wehavetothinkabout…ThedoctorimpliesthatWheatleyhasn’tStudentsareencouragedtocomeupwithwaystohandletheproblems.Possiblymorereadingofliteraryworksmighthelp.Haha.(8)Iagreethatordinarypeopleusuallyremainpowerlessintheunbalancedrelationshipbetweenexpertsandlaypeople.Theyaredeprivedofthediscoursepower,unabletouttertheirownopinionsortokeepthingsundertheirowncontrol.Whatmakesthingsworse,duetothemonopolyofknowledge,theynotonlylackconfidenceintheirownjudgments,butalso,inmostcases,dofailtomakesensiblejudgments.以下是奉侯老师之命加上的语言练习的部分参考答案：2.Paraphrase:(1)Itmightstartaspaininonetoebutleadtosomethingmoreserious.Thedoctordidn’tthinkWheatleygaveenoughattentiontohishealth.(2)IsupposeIshouldhavehadcheckupsinthepasttenyears.(3)Wearegoingtocureyousoon.Weneedjustafewmorestudiestocureyou.(4)ThedoctorrealizedwhatWheatleywantedtosay.(5)Afewhourslaterthedoctorswereexamininghimbywaysofthumping,photographingandlistening.(6)Thedoctorsagr