时间:2019-01-10 作者:英语课 分类:人教全日制普通高中英语(必修)高二


英语课

[00:05.69]Reading  BORN DYING 1

[00:11.15]Xiaohua is 12 and lives in a province in South China.

[00:17.92]She is a happy girl who smiles a lot

[00:22.47]and likes to talk to her friends after school.

[00:27.43]People who see Xiaohua

[00:30.88]would never guess that she is one of millions of children in the world

[00:36.34]living and dying with AIDS.

[00:40.31]AIDS is a disease 3 that breaks down the body's immune 4 system

[00:46.26]and leaves a person defenceless against infections 5 and illnesses.

[00:52.79]Most people who have AIDS

[00:56.42]manage to survive only a few years after they get the disease.

[01:02.07]For some,medicine can help keep them alive,

[01:07.32]but the treatment is expensive and does not cure them.

[01:12.75]People get AIDS after having been infected with HIV.

[01:19.10]HIV spreads through blood and other body liquids.

[01:24.98]People transmit 6 HIV by having unprotected sex,

[01:30.62]by receiving infected blood transfusions 7 or,as in Xiaohua's case,through birth.

[01:38.80]Xiaohua's mother contracted 8 HIV when she was 28,

[01:45.04]and she died of AIDS only three years after Xiaohua was born.

[01:51.28]Xiao Hua's mother did not know that she had AIDS until Xiaohua was born.

[01:57.84]Xiao Hua's father,who also has AIDS,

[02:02.70]takes care of her,but Xiaohua misses her mother.

[02:08.34]"I wish I could remember more about my mum," Xiaohua says,

[02:14.87]"I wish that she were here with me and that we weren't sick."

[02:20.83]Thousands of children become infected with HIV every day.

[02:27.20]In 2002, 800,000 children under 15 became infected;

[02:35.45]the total number of infected children in the world was 3.2 million.

[02:42.82]The disease is spreading fast in Africa and parts of Asia,

[02:48.67]mainly because of a lack of proper health care,prevention and education.

[02:56.12]As with most diseases 9 and disasters, the young suffer the most.

[03:03.38]For children like Xiaohua there is little hope.

[03:08.11]The drugs that are available are much too expensive.

[03:13.88]Xiaohua knows that she will die before she has a chance to grow old,

[03:20.96]but she does not let that knowledge discourage 10 her.

[03:25.69]Instead,she has decided 11 to use the limited time she has left

[03:31.54]to do something to help others.

[03:35.69]She spends much of her time telling others about her disease

[03:41.05]and encouraging people to learn how to protect themselves.

[03:47.00]She also goes to visit other AIDS patients in hospitals across the country

[03:53.67]to support them and cheer them up.

[03:57.92]"If I were to live long enough to have a job,

[04:02.05]I would choose to be a doctor,helping these AIDS patients,"Xiaohua says.

[04:10.38]The disease is not the only thing that AIDS patients suffer from.

[04:17.15]They also have to deal with people's fear of the disease.

[04:23.18]Many people do not know very much about AIDS

[04:28.62]and are afraid that any contact with people who have AIDS is dangerous.

[04:35.88]Xiaohua is trying to change this by creating a network of patients and doctors

[04:43.82]that can persuade hospitals and companies

[04:49.28]to spend more money on AIDS research and education.

[04:55.52]"I wish people would find out the facts,"she says,

[05:01.90]"and not act as if I were a bad or dangerous person."

[05:07.96]When she talks to people about her disease,

[05:13.00]she and Dr 2 Wang,an AIDS specialist 12 who helps Xiaohua,

[05:19.76]often tell people that the most dangerous thing

[05:25.04]is not knowing about the disease.

[05:29.69]They explain how AIDS spreads

[05:33.74]and let people know that it is safe to shake hands,

[05:39.02]talk,and eat with someone who has AIDS.

[05:44.27]People often ask what they can do to help.

[05:49.23]"If I were you,"Xiaohua says,"I would give an AIDS patient a hug.

[05:56.68]That is the best way to show that you care

[06:01.53]and that we don't have to feel lonely."

[06:05.61]Xiaohua has learnt to live with HIV

[06:10.65]and the fact that she will one day develop AIDS.

[06:15.61]She knows that her life will not be as long as her classmates'


[06:21.49]but she will not let the disease destroy her happiness.

[06:27.37]"My life may have to be short," she says,

[06:32.62]"but there's no reason why it can't be beautiful."

[06:38.18]Integrating 13 skills   reading

[06:45.13]DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER:THE DAY MY LIFE ENDED…AND BEGAN!

[06:52.29]I will never forget that Tuesday afternoon in the doctor's office

[06:58.95]I had been feeling sick for a long time

[07:04.20]and my mum had taken me to hospital to have me examined.

[07:09.53]Two weeks ago,Dr Richards asked me a great many questions

[07:15.80]and took samples of my blood.

[07:19.64]Now,he was looking at mum and me across his desk

[07:25.10]and there was a sad look in his eyes I knew that the news was bad.

[07:32.55]Dr Richards told me that the test results showed that I was suffering from a serious disease.

[07:40.51]"It is cancer," he said.

[07:44.46]I did not know much about cancer then,

[07:49.32]but I had heard that it was an incurable 14 disease.

[07:54.07]Mum held my hand and I saw that she was crying.

[08:00.84]I remember having an empty feeling in my stomach

[08:05.80]and thinking that my life was going to end.

[08:10.37]I was wrong. This was only the beginning.

[08:15.33]Cancer,Dr Richards explained,can be treated.

[08:21.29]Cancer is a disease that begins in cells 15.

[08:26.75]There are many types of cells in the body and each has a special function.

[08:33.59]In a healthy body,

[08:36.65]cells grow and divide to produce new cells only when it is necessary.

[08:43.02]In my body,the production of cells is disrupted 16.

[08:48.48]Cells either divide too fast or at the wrong time,

[08:55.01]making it difficult for the body to function properly.

[09:00.06]Nobody knows why some people get cancer and others do not.

[09:05.52]Doctors do know that cancer is not caused by injury

[09:11.16]and is not contagious 17 it does not spread from one person to another.

[09:18.32]The next year was painful and difficult for me and my family.

[09:24.38]Like many people with cancer,

[09:28.03]I had to be treated with radiation followed by treatment with chemicals.

[09:34.20]The treatment made me sick.Very sick.

[09:39.97]There were days when I wished that I were dead

[09:45.12]so that I would not have to feel so sick.

[09:49.58]My family and friends were wonderful.

[09:53.63]They helped me find the strength I needed to recover

[09:58.60]and they kept me from feeling sad and lonely.

[10:03.32]Dr Richards and the others at the hospital told me that I was a fighter

[10:10.30]and that I could win.

[10:13.64]They were right.

[10:16.59]The treatment was successful

[10:20.56]and I was able to go home after exactly fourteen months,

[10:26.13]two days and six hours in hospital.

[10:30.99]Two years have passed since that day in Dr Richards' office

[10:36.73]and my life has not yet ended.

[10:40.52]On the contrary 18, I now feel as if that was when my life really began.

[10:47.97]I have been living with cancer for two years

[10:52.41]and I plan to keep living with it for a long,long time.

[10:58.68]Yes, my life has changed.

[11:03.54]The cancer in my body has been defeated for the moment,

[11:09.18]but I know that I will never be completely 19 free from it.

[11:14.74]It can come back at any time and the struggle will never end.

[11:21.12]I now think of my cancer as a gift.

[11:25.24]It taught me an important lesson about life.

[11:29.79]Living with cancer has made me realise 20 how precious 21 life is

[11:35.35]and how important it is for us to take every chance to live life to the fullest.

[11:42.33]Every day is a new opportunity,

[11:46.27]and I have learnt to appreciate every minute of each day.

[11:51.44]Work book  Unit 7  Integrating skills

[11:57.19]Reading     FIGHTING THE VIRUS 22:HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA

[12:05.13]The numbers are frightening:

[12:09.21]in 2002 more than 40 million people in the world were living with HIV or AIDS.

[12:17.85]Of these,about 3 million were children and more than 11 million

[12:25.12]were between 15 and 24

[12:29.56]Since the first case was discovered in 1981,

[12:35.20]nearly 24 million people have died of AIDS


[12:40.37]and about 3 million people die of the disease every year.

[12:46.62]Each year,more than 5 million people become infected with the virus.

[12:53.46]The situation is especially difficult in Sub-Saharan Africa.

[13:00.12]According to the United 23 Nations,

[13:04.38]there are 640 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa,

[13:11.04]and almost 27 million are infected with the virus.

[13:16.81]Of all the AIDS deaths to date,16 million,or 66.7%,have been in Africa

[13:26.97]and in 2002 there were 3.5 million new infections.

[13:34.34]HIV / AIDS is spreading fast

[13:39.49]more than 3 million Africans become infected every year

[13:45.36]and most countries do not have enough money to prevent and treat the disease.

[13:52.63]About 2.5 million Africans die of AIDS every year

[13:58.87]and tens of millions more will die soon if nothing is done.

[14:04.62]Millions of children

[14:08.38]lose their parents and families lose their ability to make enough moneyto survive.

[14:15.64]The effect of AIDS is so strong

[14:20.60]that many African countries are almost being destroyed by the disease.

[14:27.47]If these numbers were to grow,the future of Africa might be in danger.

[14:34.32]As with many diseases,children seem to suffer the most from AIDS.

[14:41.76]About 2 million African children have HIV /AIDS.

[14:48.14]Even if they themselves are not infected,the disease can ruin their lives.

[14:55.40]They may have to care for sick relatives and are often unable to go to school.

[15:02.56]Living with a parent or parents who have AIDS is painful and difficult.

[15:10.29]Because the parents cannot work,

[15:14.73]the children may not have enough food and must help take care of the family.

[15:21.50]If a child is indeed infected,

[15:25.57]he or she often has to keep the disease a secret.

[15:31.63]If people were more understanding,

[15:35.47]the lives of these children could be improved.

[15:40.33]One of the most important things we must do is to make sure that children

[15:46.89]who are affected 24 by the disease receive the help and care that they need.

[15:53.36]The good news is that it is still not too late to protect the poor against the worst effects of HIV /AIDS.

[16:03.03]By providing education,health care and wider access to medicines,

[16:11.49]the spread of the disease can be slowed down and the effects can be reduced.

[16:18.63]In some parts of Sub-Saharan Africa,

[16:24.06]the fight against the virus is beginning to show results.

[16:29.31]In areas where powerful 25 action has been taken,

[16:35.27]there are fewer new infections and better care for the victims 26 of the disease.

[16:42.42]Great challenges 27 remain,of course:prevention efforts and the treatment,

[16:51.77]care and support of those who are suffering from the disease must continue.

[16:58.44]More than 90% of Africans have not acquired 28 HIV/AIDS.

[17:05.88]What we must do now

[17:09.33]is to make sure that they do not become infected in the future

[17:15.08]It is especially important to protect young people from the disease.

[17:21.14]We must also treat and care for the millions of Africans

[17:26.78]who are living with the disease.

[17:30.44]We must also understand that HIV / AIDS is a global 29 problem.

[17:37.41]The disease may have hit Sub-Saharan Africa harder than other areas,

[17:44.36]but the disease is still spreading

[17:48.83]and we must all be part of  the fight against the virus.

[17:54.08]If more is done,the situation will improve.

[17:59.54]It seems unlikely 30 that AIDS will ever disappear.

[18:05.49]We hope for a cure and new discoveries,

[18:10.46]but the fact seems to be that we must all learn to live with HIV/AIDS



adj.垂死的,临终的
  • He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
  • She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子,那里有一个垂死的人。
n.医生,大夫;博士(缩)(= Doctor)
  • Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
  • The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。
n.疾病,弊端
  • The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
  • He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。
adj.免疫的,有免疫力的,不受影响的,免除的
  • I am immune from the disease,for I had it once.我对这病有免疫力,因为我已得过一次了。
  • Be immune from corruption.拒腐蚀,永不沾。
传染,感染( infection的名词复数 ); 传染病
  • rising rates of MRSA infections in hospitals 医院中抗甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌感染病例不断增长的发生率
  • Malnourished children are more likely to succumb to infections. 营养不良的儿童更有可能死于感染。
vt.播送,发射;传送,传递,传染
  • A telegram will be the quickest way to transmit the message.打电报将是传递这个信息的最快途径。
  • These symbols transmit a message in a simple and direct manner.这些标志用最简单直接的方式传达出一个信息。
n.输血( transfusion的名词复数 );输液;倾注;渗透
  • Still, transfusions have apparently never spread the disease, even among hemophiliacs. 还有,输血很明显从未传播过这种病,即使在血友病人之间也是如此。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 口蹄疫疯牛病
  • Blood transfusions are a special, limited example of tissue transplantation. 输血是一个特殊的、有限制的组织移植的例子。 来自辞典例句
adj.合同所规定的
  • How many of the companies have contracted in so far? 到目前为止已有多少公司承诺加入呢?
  • The builders have contracted for three bridges this year. 今年这些建筑工人已经承包了三座新桥梁。
n.疾病( disease的名词复数 );弊端;恶疾;痼疾
  • Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. 抽烟是引起几种严重疾病的病因。
  • The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. 这种病往往与其他慢性病同时存在。
vt.使泄气,使沮丧;阻拦,劝阻
  • Don't let one failure discourage you.勿因一次失败而气馁。
  • We discourage smoking in this school.在这所学校里我们劝阻吸烟。
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
n.(医学)专家,专科医生;专家;专业人员
  • She is a specialist in English.她是一位英语专家。
  • The peasants looked up to him as a specialist.农民们尊他为专家。
使一体化( integrate的现在分词 ); 使整合; 使完整; 使结合成为整体
  • We should carry out the policy of integrating unified planning with the principle of adaptation to local conditions. 我们应该执行计划同因事制宜的原则相结合的政策。
  • Talks will now begin about integrating the activities of both companies. 关于合并两家公司业务的谈判现在将会开始。
adj.不能医治的,不能矫正的,无救的;n.不治的病人,无救的人
  • All three babies were born with an incurable heart condition.三个婴儿都有不可治瘉的先天性心脏病。
  • He has an incurable and widespread nepotism.他们有不可救药的,到处蔓延的裙带主义。
n.细胞( cell的名词复数 );小牢房;(修道士或修女住的)小房间;电池
  • Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells. 细菌一进入血液里,就附着在红细胞表面上。
  • an amorphous mass of cells with no identity at all 不知何物的杂乱一团的细胞
使混乱,扰乱( disrupt的过去式和过去分词 )
  • An accident has disrupted railway services into and out of the city. 一场事故使得进出该城市的铁路交通陷入混乱。
  • A crowd of protesters disrupted the meeting. 一群抗议者扰乱了会议。
adj.传染性的,有感染力的
  • It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
  • He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。
adj.相反的;adv.相反的(地);n.反面,相反
  • My sister's taste in dresses is contrary to my own.在服装方面,我妹妹的爱好和我完全不同。
  • The result is contrary to expectation.结果跟预料恰好相反。
adv.完全地,十分地,全然
  • She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
  • I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。
v.觉悟;明白;实现;兑现
  • Wish you realise your dreams as early as possible!祝愿您早日实现自己的梦想!
  • How much did you realise on the house?这所房子你们出售后赚了多少钱?
adj.宝贵的,珍贵的,过于精致的,珍爱的
  • Each life is precious.生命都是宝贵的。
  • Spring rain is as precious as oil.春雨贵如油。
n.病毒,滤过性微生物,毒害,恶毒;(一个能够复制、感染其他程序或破坏操作系统的程序)
  • He is suffering from a virus infection.他受到病毒感染。
  • There is a virus going round the world.世界上流行着一种病毒性疾病。
adj.和谐的;团结的;联合的,统一的
  • The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
  • The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。
adj.不自然的,假装的
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
adj.有力的,有权力的,强大的
  • The UN began to get more and more powerful.联合国开始变得越来越强大了。
  • Such are the most powerful voices of our times!这些就是我们时代的最有力的声音!
n.牺牲者( victim的名词复数 );牺牲品;受骗者;为祭祀杀死的动物(或人)
  • Many charities sent money to help the victims of the famine. 许多慈善机构捐款赈济饥民。
  • victims of child abuse 受虐待的儿童
n.挑战( challenge的名词复数 );要求;(警卫等)查问口令;怀疑
  • Many challenges, abroad and at home, have arrived in a single season. 国内和国外的众多挑战出现在同一个时刻。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
  • The new democracies face tough challenges. 这些新兴的民主国家面临着严峻挑战。 来自辞典例句
adj.(尤指靠自己的努力或行动)获得的;习得的;后天的;起初不喜欢但后来逐渐培养的爱好v.获得( acquire的过去式和过去分词 );(使用探测器)捕获(目标);取得;(计算机、机器人等)捕捉
  • She has acquired a good knowledge of English. 她英语已经学得很好。
  • The company has recently acquired new offices in central London. 公司最近在伦敦市中心弄到了新的办公室。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.全球的;球形的;世界的
  • A global environmental meeting is going to be held here.一个全球环境会议将在这里举行。
  • The report takes a global view of the company's problems.这份报告对公司的问题作了综合性的论述。
adj.未必的,多半不可能的;不大可能发生的
  • It was very unlikely that he would do that.他不见得会做那种事。
  • It is unlikely that she will come. 她不大可能来了。