Ⅱ. A 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics explained that nervous parents have more to fear from fire, car accidents and drowning than from toxic chemical exposure. (2009.12 阅读 Text2)
【翻译】2004年《儿科杂志》的一篇报道解释说:比起暴露在有毒化学物质中,家长更害怕火灾,交通事故和溺水。
【词汇】1. pediatrics n. 儿科学
例:He received a Master’s degree of pediatrics.
他获得了儿科学硕士学位。
2. toxic a. 有毒的
例:The flower is toxic.
这种花有毒。
3. exposure n. 暴露,揭发,公开
例:Exposure of the skin to the strong sunlight may lead to skin cancer.
皮肤受阳光暴晒可能会导致皮肤癌。
Ⅲ. Crippling health care bills, long emergency room waits and the inability to find a primary care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily. (2009. 12 阅读 Text3)
【翻译】巨额的医疗费用,急症室外漫长的等待,以及初级护理医生的匮乏,这些只是病人每天面对的种种问题的冰山一角。
【词汇】1. crippling a. 有严重后果的,此指费用高昂的
例:He was burdened with crippling debts.
他负债累累。
2. inability n. 无能,无力
例:He feels upset about the inability to speak English.
他对于自己不会说英语感到很苦恼。
3. physician n. 内科医生;而surgeon 指外科医生
4. scratch n. 抓痕,乱写,起跑线
例:There's a scratch on the side of my car.
我汽车的侧面有一道划痕。
Ⅰ. The more a physician does, regardless of quality or outcome, the better he’s reimbursed. Moreover, the amount a physician receives leans heavily toward medical or surgical procedures. (2009. 12 阅读 Text3)
【翻译】不管质量或者结果如何,内科医生做得越多,他获得的返还费用越多。另外,返还费用的多少很大一部分是靠医疗或外科手术。
【词汇】1. regardless of……不管,不考虑
2. reimburse v. 偿还,报销,赔偿
例:We will reimburse our customers for their loss.
我们会赔偿我们顾客的任何损失。
3. surgical a. 外科的,外科医生的,外科手术的
例:surgical operations 外科手术
4. procedure n. 程序,手续,步骤
例:All of our procedures are legal.
我们所有的手续都是符合法律规定的。
Ⅱ. Make primary care more attractive to medical students by forgiving student loans for those who choose primary care as a career and reconciling the marked difference between specialist and primary care physician salaries. (2009.12 阅读 Text3)
【翻译】通过减免选择初级护理作为职业的学生的助学贷款、减少专科医生与初级护理内科医生之间明显的工资差距等让初级护理对医科学生更具吸引力。
【词汇】1. reconcile v. 调和,和解,一致
例:We finally reconciled when he apologized.
他道歉之后我们就和解了。
2. specialist n.专科医生,专家
例:He is a specialist in cosmetic surgery.
他是整形手术的专家。
【语法】1. choose sth. as……将……选择作为……
2. by doing + n. 这里的by 表方式,意味:通过……的方式,后文“forgiving”和“reconciling”可以看出都是跟随by的,分析此句时可以注意。
Ⅲ. Within a few years, the first wave of the 76 million Baby Boomers will become eligible for Medicare. (2009. 12 阅读 Text3)
【翻译】几年之内,第一波7600万的婴儿潮一代即将步入老年医保行列。
【词汇】1. Baby Boomers n. 那些在第二次大战后大约二十年期间(1946-1965)出生的人; 婴儿潮时期出生的人
2. eligible a.合适的,有资格当选的
例:He is eligible to apply for the membership of the association.
他有资格申请加入这个协会。
3. Medicare n.(美国)医疗保险制度
例:The Medicare cost is estimated to be one billion dollars.
医疗保险制度估计要花费十亿美元。