Text B Little Sister of the Poor唐僧的书
Text-related Information
1.Mother Teresa (1910~1997)
Mother Teresa, a Roman Catholic nun, was born to Albanian parents in Yugoslavia. She is known as “the Saint of the Gutters” for bringing comfort and dignity to the destitute贫穷的. She founded an order (Missionaries of Charity) which is noted for its work among the poor and the dying in Calcutta, India, and throughout the world. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
2. Roman Catholic Church
正常指甲图片 The Roman Catholic Church, also called the Catholic Church or the Church of Rome, is the Christian Church with administrative headquarters in the Vatican, of which the pope, or the Bishop of Rome is the supreme head.
3. John Paul II (1920~)
John Paul II is the first non-Italian Polish Pope in the history of the Roman Catholic church. He was elected pope on Oct. 16, 1978. John Paul II is a conrvative pope who firmly holds traditional Catholic views.
4. Chernobyl
The world’s worst nuclear-reactor accident occurred at the Chernobyl (Ukraine) nuclear power plant on Apr. 26, 1986. The accident caud the immediate death of 31 people, while many others suffered radioactive contamination污染.
原油船5. AIDS
AIDS, an acronym for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, is a fatal syndrome caud by a virus transmitted in the blood, and is marked by vere loss of resistance to infection. The condition was first identified and named in the early 1980s, but is thought to have existed considerably earlier.
6. the Nobel Prize
Any of the prizes (five in number until 1969, when a sixth was added) that are awarded annually by four institutions (three Swedish and one Norwegian) from a fund established under the will of Alfred Bernhard Nobel. Distribution was begun on Dec. 10, 1901, the fifth anniversary of the death of the founder, who will specified that the awards should annually be made “to tho who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.” The five prizes established by his will are: the Nobel Prize for Physics; the Nobel Prize for Chemistry; the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine; the Nobel Prize for Literature; and the Nobel Prize for Peace. An additional award, the Prize for Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, was t up in 1968 by the Bank of Sweden, and the first award was given in 1969.
Questions for general understanding
1. How was the public’s respon to Mother Teresa’s death according to the passage?
2. What does the author mean by saying that “it was the pope who stood in the tiny nun’s shadow”?
3. Why did Mother Teresa decide to devote herlf to the sick and dying?
烟火歌词4. What was Mother Teresa’s attitude towards her growing fame?
Text Analysis: 道德义务
Part I (Para 1-3) death of the Mother Teresa and the public respon
1.(para.1) Mother Teresa rved the dying and desperate all over the world.
2.(para.2) Mother Teresa died of illness and many people felt personal grief over her death.
3.(para.3) Mother Teresa was regarded as a living saint and what she did transcended the boundaries of religion and nationality.
Part II (para.4~8) The development of Mother Teresa’s cau and countless acts of mercy
Part III (para.9~11) Mother Teresa gained fame and honor as well as criticism. Her act will be remembered by people.
Words & Expressions:
1. Hospitalize vt. (usu. pass.) 多肉怎么浇水put (a person) into hospital [常被动] 送…进医院治疗
He hospitalizes patients for minor ailments. 他把只有小病的患者也送进医院。
Mrs Smith riously ill already hospitalize. 史密斯夫人病重已住院。
You must hospitalize right now. 你必须立即住院。
2.Complain v 1.~of/about sth: 做什么运动可以长高tell others that sth is making you feel ill不满，埋怨
He complained of headache.
She’s been complaining of a bad back recently.
The patient is complaining of acute earache.
2.~to sb: tell formally that sth is wrong 抱怨, 诉苦, 埋怨,
You can complain to the manger if the rvice is poor here.
She’d complained to the police if we made any more noi.
My sister is always complaining to me of her heavy schoolwork.
complaint n不满,投诉, 控告
3. Summon vt. ~ sb to sth; ~ sb together request or order sb to come 召唤，传唤
The police summoned the witness. 警察传证人。
They summoned (up) their courage to meet the deadline.他们努力要在终止日期前完工。
He was summoned to appear in court as a witness. 他被传唤出庭作证。
He came downstairs and summoned her to his study. 他下楼将她叫到书房去。
They had to summon a cond conference and change the previous decision.
他们不得不召集第二次会议,改变以前的决定。
Summon the pupils together in the school hall.
The shareholders were summoned by my boss to a general meeting.
I was summoned by my boss (to explain my actions
Summon the pupils together in the school hall. 羽球小子
4. street people：people living in slums who, esp. during the summer, spend much of their time sitting on building steps, standing on the sidewalk talking, or visiting neighbors and local stores; the local people of a crowded neighborhood. 街头流浪者
