高英第七册UnitEleven
Unit 11
Text I
Beyond Invalidism
Pre-reading and Brainstorming
1. Suppo you had an elderly friend or relative who is an invalid, one who is too weak or disabled to care for himlf, how would you help him go though life?
2. What do you think the title “Beyond Invalidism” means?
Answer for reference:
“Beyond Invalidism”means going beyond the range or limits of invalidism, i.e. getting the better of invalidism or defeating invalidism or dealing with it successfully, or not be subject t
o the fatal or harmful effect of invalidism. (Invalidism:the condition of being chronically ill or disabled. 久病：患慢性病或伤残的状态)
Lexical work
1)come to term with (l.3)---learn to accept or adjust to (something. One
does not want to accept)
2)tentatively (l.6)---uncertainly, without confidence
3)flinch (l.10)---畏缩, 退缩, 畏首畏尾draw back in fear of danger; wince
4)deflect (16)---turn aside (使)偏斜, (使)偏转
5)erosion (l.16)---disintegration; gradual removal/wearing away
6)somber (l,19)---dreary, gloomy阴森的, 昏暗的, 阴天的, 忧郁的
7)resiliency (l.24)---ability to return quickly to usual health after
suffering from an illness/跳回, 弹性
8)cardiac (l.41)---connected with the heart
9)affirm (l.45)---
▲To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true.
See Synonyms at asrt断言：肯定地或坚定地声明；证实正确;
▲To support or uphold the validity of; confirm.
证实，确实：支持或维护…的正确性；坚持认为
▲S tate sth as the truth; asrt sth 肯定某事物属实; 断言某事物:
10)potentiate (l.46)---provide with more power加强
11)swathe (l.54)---wrap round绑, 裹, 包围
12)sterile (l.56)---worthless, uless; characterized by an abnce of life
13)in retrospect (l.65)---回顾thinking back to the past from the prent
14)beneficiary (l.84)---受惠者, 受益人
15)go out of the way (l.76)---make a special effort/take the trouble to do
something
16)cornary insufficiency (l.84)---冠状动脉机能不全
17)tantalizing (l.87)---tempting, captivating;非常着急的
18)arena (l.88)---a place; here, an opportunity
19)banter (l.88)---light joking talk善意地取笑, 逗弄
20)mblance (l.92)---eming likeness; appearance外表, 伪装
Main ideas:
This essay is on how to fend off invalidism: Invalidism can be avoided by getting medical treatment, and acting like an invalid so as to mobilize more fully the innate healing system of human body.
Purpo of writing:
to persuade the reader to believe the mind can rve as a potential healer in the ca of an illness.
Organization and Development:
Part I. (Para.1) Introduction: the description of what invalidism is by using a ries of paralleled claus.
PartⅡ(Para. 2-4) reflecting on the way the human body works ---
the lf-recovery support system in the human body plays a more important role than medical curing system.
Para.2—put forward two questions:
①how to avoid feeling being an invalid.
②how to go through the rest of life
Para.3—By reflecting on the way the human body works can answer the two questions.
Para .4—Conclusion: the human body moves in the direction it is expected to move.
Part Ⅲ (Para.5-14)—the author’s own experience as an invalid to show how to fend off invalidism and live a meaningful life.
Comprehension questions:
1)Try to sum up the first ntence of the text, using a few words:
---impotent, dismayed, dejected沮丧的, 灰心的, depresd
2)What contrast does the word “but” in line 20 indicate?
---The contrast between the irreversibility of some illness on the one hand and the healing power of modern medicine along with a positive mental outlook on the other.
3)How do you understand “respect for the human body” in para. 4?
---Full recognition of its capacity to repair itlf in the ca of being damaged in any n and full display of such capability.
4)Why does the author say at the end of para 7 “The title of ….”?
---The title of the book sums up what he has been saying: the mental state of a patient may play the role of a healer or that of a killer.
5)How do you interpret the distinction Cousins makes at the end of
para. 8 (the last ntence)?
---A person may physically be invalid, but he does not have to feel or act like one.
6)What do you think of the author’s outlook on life?
---Human beings are all mortal. What is important is not how long a person can live, but how to live an active life while one is alive.
7)What can you learn from the author’s schedule since his last heart
attack?
--- He is acting out his own ideas: though an invalid in the true n of the world, he is not feeling or acting like one (invalid); this helps him to heal and also makes his life more meaningful.
