unit8_掷铁饼者

conflict between the man and the head nurse. Finally the patient died, and the doctor discovered that the man starved himself to death when he paid attention to the repeatedly washed place where the scrambled eggs dropped to the floor.
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e.g. All the students were asked to assemble in the main hall.
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About the Text
This text is a piece of narration. The narrator, as a doctor, had a unique habit of “spying on” his patients for the sake of better medical treatment. He met with a particular patient who is blind and has amputations（
e.g. One of the officers is charged with murder. The other is charged as an accomplice.
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OATMEAL NOUN
• [U] flour made from crushes oats, used to make cookies
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AWARDS
● National Magazine Award
● American Medical Writer's Award
● Guggenheim Fellowship
● His articles have appeared in many magazines
● 1976: Mortal Lessons: Notes on the Art of Surgery ● 1979: Confessions of a Knife
( a collection of 24 essays, roughly half of which are surgical memories) ● 1982: Letters to a Young Doctor ● 1986: Taking the World in for Repairs ● 1990: Imagine a Woman ● 1990: A Mile and a Half of Ink (a diary)
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What to think of this man, how to understand him, and how to treat him?
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WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
Nouns
Stance Repose Bonsai Facsimile Cache Kickshaw Stump Scab Forceps Shard Disinfectant Dome Accomplice Oatmeal
• Verb 1、（of an object）to be or be kept in a particular place 2、（of a person）to lie or rest in a particular place
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BONSAI
Noun (pl. bonsai)
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DOME NOUN
• A round roof with a circular base
the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral 圣保罗大教堂的穹顶
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ACCOMPLICE NOUN
• A person who helps another to commit a crime or to do sth wrong
Athwart
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STANCE NOUN
1、the opinions that sb has about sth and expresses publicly e.g. What is the newspaper’s stance on the war?
2、the way in which sb stands, especially when playing a
or give them a problem that they cannot solve
e.g. Kate was stumped for words. 凯特张口结舌。 2 to walk in a noisy, heavy way, especially because you
are angry or upset
Forceps noun [pl.]
• an instrument used by doctors, with two long thin parts for picking up and holding things
a pair of forceps 一把镊子
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● In his writing, he draws upon his experience as a surgeon, and as one critic points out, he “force physicians to think about the morality of medicine.”
THE DISCUS THROWER
Richard Selzer
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
● Richard Selzer
● 1928: born in Troy, New York
● 1948: graduated from Union college
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STUMP NOUN & VERB
• Noun [C] the short part of sb’s leg or arm that is left after the rest has been cut off
• Verb 1 (informal) to ask question that is too difficult for them to answer
• [C] a small tree that is grown in a pot and prevented from reaching its normal size
• [U]the Japanese art of growing bonsai
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FACSIMILE NOUN
e.g. He stumped around the country trying to build up support. 他在全国各地巡回演讲，争取更多的支持。
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SCAB NOUN
• [C] a hard dry covering that forms over a wound as it heals
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e.g. He stumped off, muttering under his breath.他嘴里嘟哝着，脚 步重重的走了。
3 to travel around making political speeches, especially before an election
截肢） of both legs. Though the patient is legless, he requires a pair of shoes everyday. He refuses his food and has a strange habit of throwing his china plate against the wall of his room. This caused a
• [C] an exact copy of sth a facsimile edition 摹本版
• [C,U] (formal) =FAX : a facsimile machine
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CACHE NOUN
• a hidden store of things such as weapons an arms weapons (隐藏的武器)
Verbs
Assemble Tan Prune Acknowledge Scramble Probe Heft
Adjectives
Furtive Close-cropped Vile Snowbound Inert Deceased Dignified
Adverb
Awkwardly
Preposition
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KICKSHAW NOUN
• a fancy but insubstantial cooked dish, especially one of foreign origin
e.g. Many restaurants put out pictures of their kickshaw to attract customers.
sport
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REPOSE
• Noun [U] a state of rest, sleep or feeling calm e.g. 1、She went outside seeking a few moments of repose.
2、In repose, his face was sad.
● Until 1985: remained as Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery
back
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AS A WRITER
● 1973: Rituals of Surgery ( first collection of short stories)
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ABOUT HIS WRITING
● In 1991, he contracted Legionnaire’s disease but went on to document his recovery in Raising the Dead: A Doctor’s Encounter with His Own Mortality
Surgeon Writer
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AS A SURGEON
● 1953: received M.D from Albany Medical College
● 1960: completed a surgical internship and residency at Yale University
SHARD NOUN (ALSO SHERD)
• A piece of broken glass, metal, etc.
shards of glass 玻璃碎片
Disinfectant noun [C,U]
• A substance that disinfects a strong smell of disinfectant 呛人的消毒剂气味