Unit 9 Health care

1 Unit 9 Health care Language points 1. abuse n. & vt. 滥用；虐待；辱骂 1) drug abuse 滥用药品 2) an abuse of trust 滥用信任 2. insurance n. 保险；保险业/费 term/theft/labor/unemployment insurance 人寿/盗窃/劳动/失业保险 3. lay off 解雇；不理会；使下岗； 停止工作或休息 laid-off a. laid-off workers 下岗工人 4. to make matters worse =what’s worse , worse still , to make things worse , even worse 使情况更困难/更危险/更糟糕 Notice : matters “事情；情况” 5. provide 为某人提供某物 1) provide sth. for sb.= provide sb. with sth. 2

=supply sth to sb. / supply sb. with sth. =offer sb. sth. / sth/ to sb. 6. at a / the cost of 以„„代价/价格 1) at a cost of fifteen cents 以15分的价格 2) at a great cost 以很大的代价 3) at all costs 不惜一切代价 7. depend on sb./sth. 相信；依赖；依靠； 视„„而定 1) depend on sb. to do sth. 2) That depends . = It all depends .(口语)视情况而定。 8. thanks to幸亏；由于 （原因状语） =due to ; because of 9. prevent vt. 阻止；防碍 1) prevent sb./sth. (from) doing sth. =stop sb./sth. (from) doing sth. =keep sb./sth. from doing sth. 10. pressure n. 压力 1) under the pressure of 3

2) (be) under pressure to do sth. 3) put / bring pressure on sb. to do sth . press vt.按；压；挤 n. 新闻界；出版社 11. consult vt. & vi. 请教；向„„求诊；参考 1) consult sb./sth/ for sth. 2) consult with sb. about sth. 与…就…交换意见/协商 12. not …,nor… 既不„„也不 1)I don’t know much about the medical care reform, nor does my wife . 2)He can’t do it . Nor can I ; nor can you ; nor can anybody . 13. as or which -clause 引导非限制性定语从句 前者“正如，就像”； 后者指代先行词或“这一点”。 1) The meeting , which was held in the park , 4

was a success . 2) The meeting was a success , as was expected . 3) As was expected, she has married again . (顺接关系) 4) She has married again , which was unexpected . （从句对主句起排斥、否定等作用） 5) He came late for class today , which ( as ) is often the case . (which 从句只可在后) 6) As is often the case , he was late for school . (as从句位置灵活) 高考题欣赏： 7) The Beatles , ____ many of you are old enough to remember , came from Liverpool . (Tianjin 2006) A.what B.that C.which D.as 5

14. as well as = not only…but also; and …as well 不但„„而且；和；以及；还 如：她不仅美丽，而且也很善良。 She is kind as well as beautiful . = She is not only beautiful but also kind . 高考题欣赏： E-mail , as well as telephones , ____ an important part in daily communication . (Shanghai 1999) A.is playing B.have played C.are playing D.play 15. make ends meet (非正式)使收支相抵 ; 量入为出 1) She hardly earns enough money to make ends meet . 2) Being out of work and having two young children to support , they found it impossible to make ends meet . 6

小结end 短语 3) come to an end =be finished 4) from beginning to end 5) at the end of the day/ the street 6) by the end of 2006 7) in the end 8) on end = without a break ; continuously; upright 9) put an end to sth.= stop 16. as a result (of ) (造成某种结果的)原因 1) He left school as a result of his father’s death . 2) She won the scholarship as a result of her hard work. 3) She worked hard . As a result , she won the scholarship. (结果是„„) 4) Illness often results from poverty . (疾病常因贫困而起. 因„„结果发生) 5) I’m sure the government’s efforts to stop 7

the spread of AIDS resulted in success . (导致；结果是) 高考模拟题 Many workers lose their jobs ____ changes in production . ( Shandong 2005) A.resulting in B.to result from C.resulting from D.to result in 17. It is / was …that 强调句型 1)…but it was not until after the war that he made his most important discovery . = but he didn’t make his most important discovery until after the war . =but not until after the war did he make his most important discovery . 2)Was it Xiao Bing who gave you much help ? 3)When was it that you went to Beijing on business ? 高考题欣赏： 8

It is the ability to do the job ____ matters not where you come from or what you are . A.one B.that C.what D.it 18. the + adj./ pp. 代表一类人 the wounded , the rich , the blind , the aged / old 19.cure v. 治愈 n. 治疗；疗法；治疗的药物 1) cure sb. of some disease 2) There’s no cure of some disease . 20.significance =importance n. 意义；重要性 1)a matter of great significance 一个非常重要的问题 2)a smile of great significance 意味深长的微笑 21.despite = in spite of ; regardless of prep.尽管；不管；纵使 (更常用于正式文体中) 1) Despite the bad weather we enjoyed our