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Unit4Breakingboundaries
Understandingideas
MY100DAYSWITHMSF
22March2015
Todaywecelebrate.It’sexactlyonemonth________thelastreportedcase.Butitis
vital
nottotakeanychances.So,20healthcareworkersfromalmostasmanycountries,comrades
inarms,raisevirtualglassestoeachother.
IarrivedinLiberiawithMSFalmostthreemonthsago.WhenIsawthe
tragic
scenesonthenews,Ifeltitwasmydutyasadoctortogothereandoffermyhelp.IknewIwasputtingmylife________risk,butIthought,“IfIdon’tdoit,whowill?”Itisimportanttorememberthat
Ebola
doesn’trespectnational
boundaries.Therearenobordersfordoctors,forpatients________foranyoneelseinvolvedin
combating
thisterribledisease.
Mymissionwasto
relieve
Emma,aCanadian
________(special)
in
infectious
diseasesattheendofherposting.Emmaspentanhourwithmeinthestaffroom________(talk)methroughthedailyroutine.________shetalked,Icouldhearatleastthreedifferentlanguagesbeingspokenatthetablesaroundus.Later,EmmaintroducedmetosomeoftheothersworkingfororalongsideMSF:Wilton,ayounglocalman,________helpedcarrytheverysickintothetreatment
clinic
and________
disinfected
clothingandsurfaces;Maisy,aretiredpublichealthofficialfromDarwin,Australia,________localteamofvolunteerseducatedpeopleonpreventinginfection;Alfonso,asoft-spokenArgentiniandoctorinhis50s,whohadpreviouslyworkedonEbola
outbreaks
inSierraLeoneandGuinea.Thelistwenton.IfoundthatIwastheonlyChinesedoctoramongpeopleofallages,coloursandbeliefs,fromeverycontinentexceptAntarctica.WitheachpersonImet,Ifeltagrowingsenseof________(proud)aspartofthisextraordinaryteam,whose
________(devote)
tothecauseshonefromtheireyes.
Inthefewweekssincethen,I________(come)toknowthesepeopleverywell.Wehaveworkedtogether,________(surround)byblood,vomit
anddeath.But,________thedeathrateisveryhigh,wewillnevergiveuponapatient,andoureffortsdosometimesend________
miracles.
Justaftermyarrival,afamilyofsixwerebroughthereinthebackofa
van.Allofthem________(infect).The
twin
girlsandtheirparentssoondied.Weknewtherewaslittlehopeforthebrothers,butwedideverythingwecould________(save)them.Whenwevisitedthe
ward
thenextmorning,wewereamazedtoseethatagainstallodds,bothboyswerestillalive.Pascal
andDanielhavesincemadeafullrecovery.Thissmallbut________(expect)success
compensated
formanyotherlessfortunatecases.
Tobecaughtupin________acrisiscreatespowerfulbondsbetweenpeople,notonlybetweencarersandpatients,butalsobetweenallthose________havecomefromdifferentpartsoftheworldandjoinedtogetherinacommoncause.Itisso________(inspire)tohavecolleagueslikeWilton,MaisyandAlfonso,nottomentionalltheothersIhaveworkedwith.
Nowmytimeisalmostup.Inafewdays,someoneelsewillarrivetostepintomyshoes,andthe________(tire)workthattheMSFmembersdoinmorethan70countriesandregionsaroundtheworldwillgoon.Inaworldstill________(face)somanyproblems,itis________(absolute)essentialforusallto
collaborate
tocreateaglobalcommunitywithasharedfutureofpeaceandprosperity.
Developingideas
TheWordsThatChangedANation
________agreyafternoonon19November1863,atall,thinmanmountedaplatforminafieldinGettysburg,Pennsylvaniaandbegantospeak.Theplacewasthesiteofarecentbattle________thousandsofsoldiershaddied.ThemanwasAbrahamLincoln,PresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaandhewasthereinmemoryofthesoldierswhohaddied.Thespeechhegave________(be)just268wordslongandlastedtwominutes.Butthisaddresstothecrowdchangedthemindsofhispeopleandhelpedshapeanation.
Atthattime,Americawasbitterlydivided.Fortwoyears,itspeoplehadbeendeepinacivilwarbetweentheslave-owningConfederateSouthernStatesandthe“free”NorthernStatesoftheUnion.TheworstbattlelastedthreedaysandtookplaceatGettysburgin1863.TheUnionsidewon,but________agreatcost.Over50,000soldiers________(kill)orwounded,andpeoplelosthopeandpurpose.Whatwasallthissufferingfor?
Lincolnunderstoodthefeelingsofthecivilianpeople.Hisspeechgavethemhope,beliefandareasontolooktothefuture.Hegavethem________newvisionof________theUnitedStatesofAmericashouldbe,________(base)ontheidealssetdownbyitsFoundingFathers87yearsbefore.Itwas________thesoldiershaddiedfor.NowitwasuptothelivingtoremovenotonlythedivisionsbetweenNorthandSouth,buttheboundariesbetweenblackandwhite,andworkstepbysteptowardsthe________(equal)ofhumankind.
Fourscoreandsevenyearsagoourfathersbroughtforth,uponthiscontinent,anewnation,conceivedinLiberty,anddedicatedtothepropositionthatallmen________(create)equal.
Nowweareengaged________agreatcivilwar,testing________thatnation,oranynation,soconceived,andsodedicated,canlongendure.Wearemethereonagreatbattlefieldofthatwar.Wehavecometodedicateaportionofitasafinalrestingplaceforthose________heregavetheirlivesthatthatnationmightlive.Itisaltogetherfittingandproperthatweshoulddothis.
Butina________(large)sense,wecannotdedicate—wecannotconsecrate—wecannothallowthisground.Thebravemen,livingand________(die),whostruggledhere,haveconsecrateditfaraboveourpoorpowertoaddordetract.Theworldwilllittlenote,norlongremember,________wesayhere,butcanneverforget________theydidhere.Itisforus,theliving,rathertobededicatedheretotheunfinishedwork________theyhave,thusfar,sonoblycarriedon.Itisratherforustobeherededicatedtothegreattaskremainingbeforeus—thatfromthesehonoreddeadwetakeincreaseddevotiontothatcause________whichtheyheregavethelastfullmeasureofdevotion—thatweherehighlyresolvethatthesedeadshallnothavedied________vain;thatthisnationshallhaveanewbirthof________(free);andthatthisgovernmentofthepeople,bythepeople,forthepeople,shallnotperishfromtheearth.
(“TheGettysburgAddress”byAbrahamLincoln)
答案:
Unit4Breakingboundaries
Understandingideas
MY100DAYSWITHMSF
22March2015
Todaywecelebrate.It’sexactlyonemonthsincethelastreportedcase.Butitis
vital
nottotakeanychances.So,20healthcareworkersfromalmostasmanycountries,comrades
inarms,raisevirtualglassestoeachother.
IarrivedinLiberiawithMSFalmostthreemonthsago.WhenIsawthe
tragic
scenesonthenews,Ifeltitwasmydutyasadoctortogothereandoffermyhelp.IknewIwasputtingmylifeatrisk,butIthought,“IfIdon’tdoit,whowill?”Itisimportanttorememberthat
Ebola
doesn’trespectnational
boundaries.Therearenobordersfordoctors,forpatientsorforanyoneelseinvolvedin
combating
thisterribledisease.
Mymissionwasto
relieve
Emma,aCanadian
specialist
in
infectious
diseasesattheendofherposting.Emmaspentanhourwithmeinthestaffroomtalkingmethroughthedailyroutine.Asshetalked,Icouldhearatleastthreedifferentlanguagesbeingspokenatthetablesaroundus.Later,EmmaintroducedmetosomeoftheothersworkingfororalongsideMSF:Wilton,ayounglocalman,whohelpedcarrytheverysickintothetreatment
clinic
andwho
disinfected
clothingandsurfaces;Maisy,aretiredpublichealthofficialfromDarwin,Australia,whoselocalteamofvolunteerseducatedpeopleonpreventinginfection;Alfonso,asoft-spokenArgentiniandoctorinhis50s,whohadpreviouslyworkedonEbola
outbreaks
inSierraLeoneandGuinea.Thelistwenton.IfoundthatIwastheonlyChinesedoctoramongpeopleofallages,coloursandbeliefs,fromeverycontinentexceptAntarctica.WitheachpersonImet,Ifeltagrowingsenseofprideaspartofthisextraordinaryteam,whose
devotion
tothecauseshonefromtheireyes.
Inthefewweekssincethen,Ihavecometoknowthesepeopleverywell.Wehaveworkedtogether,surroundedbyblood,vomit
anddeath.But,althoughthedeathrateisveryhigh,wewillnevergiveuponapatient,andoureffortsdosometimesendin
miracles.
Justaftermyarrival,afamilyofsixwerebroughthereinthebackofa
van.Allofthemwereinfected.The
twin
girlsandtheirparentssoondied.Weknewtherewaslittlehopeforthebrothers,butwedideverythingwecouldtosavethem.Whenwevisitedthe
ward
thenextmorning,wewereamazedtoseethatagainstallodds,bothboyswerestillalive.Pascal
andDanielhavesincemadeafullrecovery.Thissmallbutunexpectedsuccess
compensated
formanyotherlessfortunatecases.
Tobecaughtupinsuchacrisiscreatespowerfulbondsbetweenpeople,notonlybetweencarersandpatients,butalsobetweenallthosewhohavecomefromdifferentpartsoftheworldandjoinedtogetherinacommoncause.ItissoinspiringtohavecolleagueslikeWilton,MaisyandAlfonso,nottomentionalltheothersIhaveworkedwith.
Nowmytimeisalmostup.Inafewdays,someoneelsewillarrivetostepintomyshoes,andthetirelessworkthattheMSFmembersdoinmorethan70countriesandregionsaroundtheworldwillgoon.Inaworldstillfacingsomanyproblems,itisabsolutelyessentialforusallto
collaborate
tocreateaglobalcommunitywithasharedfutureofpeaceandprosperity.
Developingideas
TheWordsThatChangedANation
Onagreyafternoonon19November1863,atall,thinmanmountedaplatforminafieldinGettysburg,Pennsylvaniaandbegantospeak.Theplacewasthesiteofarecentbattlewherethousandsofsoldiershaddied.ThemanwasAbrahamLincoln,PresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaandhewasthereinmemoryofthesoldierswhohaddied.Thespeechhegavewasjust268wordslongandlastedtwominutes.Butthisaddresstothecrowdchangedthemindsofhispeopleandhelpedshapeanation.
Atthattime,Americawasbitterlydivided.Fortwoyears,itspeoplehadbeendeepinacivilwarbetweentheslave-owningConfederateSouthernStatesandthe“free”NorthernStatesoftheUnion.TheworstbattlelastedthreedaysandtookplaceatGettysburgin1863.TheUnionsidewon,butatagreatcost.Over50,000soldierswerekilledorwounded,andpeoplelosthopeandpurpose.Whatwasallthissufferingfor?
Lincolnunderstoodthefeelingsofthecivilianpeople.Hisspeechgavethemhope,beliefandareasontolooktothefuture.HegavethemanewvisionofwhattheUnitedStatesofAmericashouldbe,basedontheidealssetdownbyitsFoundingFathers87yearsbefore.Itwaswhatthesoldiershaddiedfor.NowitwasuptothelivingtoremovenotonlythedivisionsbetweenNorthandSouth,buttheboundariesbetweenblackandwhite,andworkstepbysteptowardstheequalityofhumankind.
Fourscoreandsevenyearsagoourfathersbroughtforth,uponthiscontinent,anewnation,conceivedinLiberty,anddedicatedtothepropositionthatallmenarecreatedequal.
Nowweareengagedinagreatc
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