托福听力荟萃 72

It seems like only yesterday that I was sitting where you are, just finishing my first year ofmedical school and wondering if I'd ever get a chance to use all my new knowledge on areal______patient! Well, I have good news for you! You don't have to wait until your third orfourth year of medical school to get some_______experience! The dean¹ has invited me here totell you about the university's rural² opportunity program. If you______in this program, youcan have the opportunity this summer, after your first year of medical school, to spend fromfour to six weeks observing and assisting³ a real_______like me in a small rural community. You won't have to compete with other students for time and attention, and you can see whatlife as a country doctor is really like. The program was designed to encourage medical studentslike yourselves to consider careers in rural communities that are still________. It seems thatmedical students are afraid to go into rural family practice for two reasons. First, they don'tknow much about it. And second, specialists in the cities usually make more money. But, onthe_______, in rural practice, doctors can really get to know their patients and be respectedmembers of the community. I participated in the program when it first started and spent sixweeks in a small rural town. Let me tell you, it was really great! I got to work with realpatients. I watched the birth of a child, assisted⁴ an accident_______, and had lots of reallypractical hands-on experience—all in one summer. And to my surprise, I found that country lifehas a lot to offer that city life doesn't—no pollution or_______, for instance⁵! My experiencemade me want to work where I'm needed and_______. I don't miss the city at all!

 

 

【填空答案】

live: adj. not dead or artificial⁶; living 活的；非人造的；有生命的

hands-on: adj. providing practical experience of something by letting people do it themselves 实际操作的，亲身实践的

enroll⁷: v. to officially arrange to join a school, university or course, or arrange for someone else to 招（生），吸收（成员）；注册（学习）

physician: n. ［C］AmE formala doctor 【美，正式】（内科）医生

understaffed: adj. not having enough workers, or fewer workers than usual 人员（配备）不足的，人手不够的

up-side: n.especially AmEthe positive part of a situation that is generally bad【尤美】（不利局面中）好的一面，积极面

victim: n. ［C］someone who has been attacked, robbed, or murdered 受害者；牺牲者

jam: n.［C］a situation in which it is difficult or impossible to move because there are so many people, things, cars etc close together 拥挤；堵塞

appreciate: v. to understand how good or useful someone or something is 欣赏；赏识；鉴赏

【听力原文】

It seems like only yesterday that I was sitting where you are, just finishing my first year of medical school and wondering if I'd ever get a chance to use all my new knowledge on a real live patient! Well, I have good news for you! You don't have to wait until your third or fourth year of medical school to get some hands-on experience! The dean has invited me here to tell you about the university's rural opportunity program. If you enroll in this program, you can have the opportunity this summer, after your first year of medical school, to spend from four to six weeks observing and assisting a real physician like me in a small rural community. You won't have to compete with other students for time and attention, and you can see what life as a country doctor is really like. The program was designed to encourage medical students like yourselves to consider careers in rural communities that are still understaffed. It seems that medical students are afraid to go into rural family practice for two reasons. First, they don't know much about it. And second, specialists in the cities usually make more money. But, on the up-side, in rural practice, doctors can really get to know their patients and be respected members of the community. I participated in the program when it first started and spent six weeks in a small rural town. Let me tell you, it was really great! I got to work with real patients. I watched the birth of a child, assisted an accident victim, and had lots of really practical hands-on experience—all in one summer. And to my surprise, I found that country life has a lot to offer that city life doesn't—no pollution or traffic jams, for instance! My experience made me want to work where I'm needed and appreciated. I don't miss the city at all!

【参考译文】

好像只有昨天，我坐在你那里，刚刚完成我第一年的医学院的学习，希望我可以得到一个机会来在一个真实的病人身上用我新学的知识。我有一个好消息给你，你不需要等到你的第三或第四年的学习才有亲身实践的经验。系主任让我告诉你关于大学的农村实践机会的项目。如果你成为这个项目的人员，在你一年级结束的这个夏天，就会有机会在一个小的农村社区观察并给一个像我一样的内科医生当助手四到六周。你不需要和其他同学争时间和注意力，你可以看到一个乡村医生的生活是什么样子的。这个项旨在鼓励像你一样的医学院的学生考虑去那些人员配备不足的乡村社区进行事业。医学院的学生不愿意去农村家庭实习似乎是有两个原因。首先，他们并不是很了解。第二，在城市里的专家可以赚更多的钱。但是，在好的一面，在农村的实践，医生能真正了解他们的患者并被社区里的成员尊重。当这个项目刚开始的时候我也参加了这个项目，在一个农村小镇过了六周。让我来告诉你，那真的是棒极了！我给真正的患者治疗，看着小孩的出生，救护事故的受伤者，并且有很多真实的亲身实践的经验，所有的这些，在一个夏天里都经历了。令我惊讶的是，我发现乡村的生活提供了很多城市生活没有的东西，例如，这里没有污染，没有交通拥堵。我的实习经历使我想在需要我并且我欣赏的地方工作。我一点儿也不想念城市！

1 Dean   

n.(大学)院长，系主任，教务长

参考例句：

• The students much like the new dean.学生们很喜欢这位新系主任。
• Who is the dean of the Foreign Languages Department?外语系主任是谁？

2 rural   

adj.乡下的，田园的，乡村风味的

参考例句：

• He lived a rural life.他过着田园生活。
• We left the city for a rural home.我们离开城市，去农村安家。

3 assisting   

v.帮助，促进( assist的现在分词 )；为…的助手；为…当帮手；辅助

参考例句：

• These policies defeat the objective of assisting domestic farmers. 这些目标使帮助国内农民的政策归于失败。 来自辞典例句
• Sue was assisting Jude very materially now. 淑现在真正帮起裘德来了。 来自辞典例句

4 assisted   

adj.[计]辅助的v.帮助，促进( assist的过去式和过去分词 )；为…的助手；为…当帮手；辅助

参考例句：

• We were ably assisted by a team of volunteers. 我们得到一批志愿者的大力协助。
• The nurse assisted with the preparation of the medicine. 护士帮助准备药品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 instance   

n.例，例证，实例

参考例句：

• Can you quote me a recent instance?你能给我举一个最近的例子吗？
• He's a greedy boy,yesterday,for instance,he ate all our biscuits!他是个贪吃的孩子――比如，他昨天把我们的饼干都吃了！

6 artificial   

adj.人工的，人造的，人为的；做作的，假装的

参考例句：

• The new dam will form a large artificial lake behind it.新筑的水坝将会在后面形成一个人工湖。
• We don't use any artificial flavourings in our products.我们的产品不使用任何人工调味剂。

7 enroll   

v.招收；登记；入学；参军；成为会员（英)enrol

参考例句：

• I should like to enroll all my children in the swimming class.我愿意让我的孩子们都参加游泳班。
• They enroll him as a member of the club.他们吸收他为俱乐部会员。