大学英语精读教程 Book 4 Unit 5.ppt

Unit 5 To Lie or Not to Lie – The Doctor’s Dilemma 撒谎还是不撒谎—— 医生的难题 I. ? Word Building 1. benefit vt. do good to; be good for 有益于，对…有利 e.g. The new policy of the government will benefit the majority of the people. The new hospital will benefit the local community. Note: benefit vi. benefit from: 从…中受益 e.g. These small businesses have benefited from the fall in interest rates. beneficial a. benefit n. 利益，好处，有益 for the benefit of: 为了… profit n. 一般指金钱 2. ? expose vt. make known揭露；暴露 ex- : prefix向外 e.g. The newspaper exposed the activities of the secret organization. After the scandal was exposed, Mr. Johnson and his wife both committed suicide. Note: expose … to … exposure n. 3. promote vt. 促进，推进；提升 pro- : prefix forward 向前 e.g. The government was criticized for not paying enough attention to environmental protection while promoting economic growth. He has been promoted twice since joining the army 6 years ago. Note: be promoted to a certain position: 被提升到某个新职位 考题： The government is trying to do something to ____ better understanding between the two countries. a. increase b. heighten c. promote d. raise 4. minimize vt. 使减到最小/最低程度，估计得最低 e.g. The mountaineers took every precaution to minimize the dangers of their climbing. Note: minimize vt. maximize vt. minimum n. a. maximum n. a. 5. recover vi. 痊愈，复元，恢复健康 e.g. He’s home now recovering from a heart attack. He has just recovered from a severe illness. Note: recover from recovery (from) n. 6. suspicion n. doubt 怀疑 e.g. The young man was arrested on suspicion of theft. The behavior of the foreigner aroused the policeman’s suspicion. Note: suspect v. n. suspicious a. 7. illusory a. 虚幻的contrary a. 相反的；对抗的 –ary, -ory : suffixes, used to form an adj. 用以构成形容词 Ex. 10 P 105 8. age-old久为人知的；古老的 a compound adjective (a noun + an adjective) Ex. 11 P106 II. Language points and text analysis 1. dilemma n. 窘境，进退两难 e.g. Mary was in a dilemma as to whe