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。