时间:2019-01-02 作者:英语课 分类:Take Away English


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Gordon Brown and an NHS sign
Brown proposes changes in the NHS






It seems that politicians around the world are thinking about the health of their countries. While in China, Chen Zhu has announced his plans for a universal health service and reform across health services, Gordon Brown, the UK Prime Minister, has also announced he is planning to make some changes in our health service.

The crux 1 of Mr Brown's proposals are related to giving the NHS (National Health Service) a greater focus on prevention, rather than just curing patients.


He is planning to introduce increased screening for common diseases such as heart disease, strokes, and cancer, for example breast cancer. In Britain there are 200,000 deaths a year from heart attacks and strokes, many of which might have been avoided if the condition had been known about.


Initially 2, the diagnostic tests will be available for those who are most vulnerable, or most likely to have the disease, but later on the Prime Minister claims that they will be more widely available. One example is a plan to offer all men over 65 an ultrasound test to check for problems with the main artery 3, a condition which kills 3,000 men a year.


The opposition 4 have criticised Mr Brown's proposals, saying that they are just a gimmick 5, and claiming that there is no proper timetable for the changes. They also say that Mr Brown is reducing the money available for the treatment of certain conditions while putting more money towards testing for them.


The NHS was founded in 1948, and is paid for by taxation 6. The idea is that the rich pay more towards the health service than the poor. However in recent years there has been a great increase in the use of private healthcare.


Many people who can afford it choose to pay for medical care, often because it can be quicker, although the doctors and hospitals are often the same! NHS waiting lists for operations can be very long, so people can jump the queue by paying for their operation.


GLOSSARY 词汇表







universal health service
全民医疗服务




crux
要点




curing
治疗




screening
检查/查体




cancer
癌症




condition
病状




artery
动脉




gimmick
花招




putting more money towards
向…注入资金




waiting lists
等候名单






reform
改革




prevention
预防




patients
病人




strokes
中风




heart attacks
心脏病发作




diagnostic tests
诊断性检查




opposition
反对(党)派




timetable
时间表




taxation
税收




jump the queue
插队;夹塞儿







 




adj.十字形;难事,关键,最重要点
  • The crux of the matter is how to comprehensively treat this trend.问题的关键是如何全面地看待这种趋势。
  • The crux of the matter is that attitudes have changed.问题的要害是人们的态度转变了。
adv.最初,开始
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
n.干线,要道;动脉
  • We couldn't feel the changes in the blood pressure within the artery.我们无法感觉到动脉血管内血压的变化。
  • The aorta is the largest artery in the body.主动脉是人体中的最大动脉。
n.反对,敌对
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
n.(为引人注意而搞的)小革新,小发明
  • He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事,只当它是一种宣传手法。
  • It is just a public relations gimmick.这只不过是一种公关伎俩。
n.征税,税收,税金
  • He made a number of simplifications in the taxation system.他在税制上作了一些简化。
  • The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
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