Unit5閱讀教程第二冊

1、Your Health,Unit 5,Pre-reading,Interpretation of the quotations pre-reading discussions Expressions that are likely to be used to talk about health,Interpretation of the quotations,1. The measurement of the elements relating to our body involves paying close attention to our body and keeping it in a

2、 healthy state by eating the right kind of food, getting enough rest and relaxation, and exercising regularly. 2. When people are still young, they earn money at the expense of their health When they get old, they spend money in order to restore their health. 3. Remember that worrying beyond a reaso

3、nable limit can affect your health adversely. Those who do not know how to control worry die at an early age.,Expressions that are likely to be used to talk about health,Contribute to death/illness Do/cause much/great harm to ones health (not) in the best of health, in good/poor health Be affiliated

4、 with anxiety/illness Be troubled by/with illness At the cost/expense of health life To the detriment of ones health/life (resulting in harm or damage to health/life),Increase/extend/lengthen/shorten the expectation of life/the span of life Exercise is good for your health. He is unable to travel fa

5、r because of his state of health. The campus of the 1980s is a tenser, more competitive place than ever before, and that can take its toll on student health (have bad effect on student health) Pollution does more than degrade the quality of life; it dramatically cripples and shortens the lives of hu

6、man beings.,Collocations that are possible to go with the target word “health”:,Excellent/full/good/perfect health Bad/declining/delicate/failing/fragile/frail/ill/poor health Environmental/occupational health (Occupational health is the branch of medicine that deals with the health of people in the

7、ir workplace or in relation to their job.) Enjoy/have/look after/maintain/improve/promote/recover health regain/damage/harm/ruin/undermine/risk health She was nursed back to health His health began to fail/deteriorate/worsen under the heavy pressures of the job.,Expressions that may be used to talk

8、about health problems and solutions to the problems:,Problems and possible causes: Malnutrition Overweight Aging and diseases Mental disorders Problems related to alcohol or tobacco availability,Solutions: Dont smoke cigarettes. Drink alcohol only in moderation. Maintain normal weight. Eat a balance

9、d diet. Identify your personal fitness needs and select activities for your personal fitness program. Sleep seven to eight hours each night. Exercise at least moderately. Work, study, or pursue personal activities productively and with enjoyment. Understand your emotions and know how to cope with ev

10、eryday problems and stress. Form food habits for lifelong physical health.,Reading 1,The health-enhancing qualities of Tai Chi are founded in the lore of religious Taoism. Over a period spanning almost two millennia, various sects of Taoism have developed and perfected health exercises as part of th

11、eir religious cultivation. In Taoism, cultivation of the body was often viewed as an essential part of the religious development of the individual. The Taoist sage, Zhang Sanfeng (A.D. 1127 A. D. 1279), is generally credited with creating the set of movements referred to as Tai Chi or Tai Chi Chuan.

12、,Health benefit of Tai Chi recognized by the west,Before tai chis introduction to Western students, the health benefits of tai chi chuan were largely explained through the lens of traditional Chinese medicine, which is based on a view of the body and healing mechanisms not always studied or supporte

13、d by modern science. Today, tai chi is in the process of being subjected to rigorous scientific studies in the West. Now that the majority of health studies have displayed a tangible benefit in some areas to the practice of tai chi, health professionals have called for more in-depth studies to deter

14、mine mitigating factors such as the most beneficial style, suggested duration of practice to show the best results, and whether tai chi is as effective as other forms of exercise.,In September 2009 the National Institutes of Health will hold its first ever Mind-Body Week, and among the invited keyno

15、te speakers is Roger Jahnke (co-founder of the National Qigong Association), and Bill Douglas (Founder of World Tai Chi to speak in this way 抽泣；嗚咽；啜泣；泣訴；抽搭著說 e.g. Dont leave me alone, he whimpered.,Para.2 “both those responses”: the behaviors of shedder and observer Para.3 “Since evolution has given

16、 rise to few if any purposeless physiological responses” Since if therere any purposeless physiological responses, theres almost no evolution happening,Para.4 “the shedding of tears is hardly necessary to get help” (consider from the previous content and that behind) Though tears have the function t

17、o elicit help from others, it is not the typical function of it, because those without tears can gain more attention than tears. Para.8 Parallelism: “they can use tears to to to” Please calculate how many usages can tears offer. Para.10 A film of tears: a thin layer of tears, A film of dust,Para.11

18、Please find several words which refer to the same thing Canal-duct-gutter (a channel at the edge of a road where water collects and is carried away to drains) Tears-downpour “Tears shed down the face represent an overflow of the lachrymal ducts, as might happen to gutters during a downpour.” The lac

19、hrymal ducts are not large enough to contain the liquid, so tears go down. During the cry, the ducts play the roles of gutters.,Para.17 Account for: If you can account for something, you can explain it or give the necessary information about it. e.g. He could not account for his foolish mistake. “th

20、e loss of a child to a new spouse”: after the marriage, the child will have his own family and the parents will feel the sense of loss.,Reading 4,Cancer Cancer develops when cells in a part of the body begin to grow out of control. Although there are many kinds of cancer, they all start because of o

21、ut-of-control growth of abnormal cells.,Cancer usually forms as a tumor. Some cancers, like leukemia, do not form tumors. Instead, these cancer cells involve the blood and blood-forming organs, and circulate through other tissues where they grow. Cancer cells often travel to other parts of the body

22、where they begin to grow and replace normal tissue. Not all tumors are cancerous. Benign (良性的) tumors do not spread to other parts of the body (metastasize轉(zhuǎn)移) and, with very rare exceptions, are not life-threatening. Skin cancer is a disease in which cancer cells are found in the outer layers of you

23、r skin. Melanoma黑色素瘤 is a disease of the skin in which cancer (malignant惡性的) cells are found in the cells that color the skin (melanocytes黑色素細(xì)胞).,Understanding,Whats the major findings of the study conducted by Dartmouth Medical School? Please briefly introduce the methodology of the study. Whats th

24、e differences between melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers? Whats the characteristics of the reported new cancer in the follow-up period? Which gender is more likely to suffer from subsequent cancer? Why?,Language Explanation,Para.2 Definitive: final; not able to be changed e.g. a definitive agreement/answer/statement/version 最后的協(xié)議答覆聲明 / 版本 multicenter study: A clinical trial that takes place at more than 1 medical center or clinic. The benefits of multicenter trials include a l