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vital
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acknowledge
insist
objective
apparently
scientific
--Reading and Thinking
Language points
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Para. 1
This year’s Nobel Prize ___ Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Tu Youyou (co-winner), _________ research led to the discovery of artemisinin, a __________(至关重要的) new treatment for malaria. Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and has led to __________ (improve) health for millions of people. Over 200 million people around the world get malaria each year, and about 600,000 die ____ it. Artemisinin has become a _______(极其重要的) part of the treatment for malaria, and is thought to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone.
…青蒿素成了抗疟疾药物的关键成分,…
sb./ sth. be thought to do…某人/某物被认为做……
improved
in
whose
crucial
vital
from
1) 赢得这份合同对这家公司的成败至关重要。
Winning the contract ______________ the success of the company.
2) 词汇在英语学习中起着极其重要的作用。
1. crucial adj. extremely important, because it will affect other things
至关重要的;关键性的
is crucial to/for
Vocabulary plays a crucial part in English learning.
be crucial to/ for …/ that… 对……是至关重要的
play a crucial role in… 在……中起极其重要的作用
be vital to/ for… 对……是至关重要的
be of vital importance 至关重要
play a vital role in… 在……中起极其重要的作用
It’s vital to do sth./ that… 做某事很重要
2. vital adj. extremely important and necessary for something to succeed or exist 必不可少的; 极其重要的; 充满生机的
经常锻炼对健康非常重要。
Regular exercise is vital for your health.
1) Knowing about the history and culture of Beijing __________________(至关重要) for me to become a good volunteer.
2) 理解历史对于理解我们作为一个民族和一个国家是至关重要的。
Understanding history is vital _______ understanding ourselves as a people and as a nation.
3) 警察在我们的社会中起着极其重要的作用。
The police _______________ in our society.
is of vital importance
for/ to
play a vital role
Para. 2
Tu Youyou, a ___________(commit) and patient scientist, was born in Ningbo, China, on 30 December 1930, and graduated ______ Peking University… In 1967, the Chinese government formed a team of scientists with the ____________________(目标) of discovering a new treatment for malaria, and Tu Youyou was among the first researchers ________(choose). In the beginning, Tu Youyou went to Hainan, _______ malaria was more common, ________(study) malaria patients.
committed
from
一个尽职尽责、锲而不舍的科学家
objective/aim/purpose
where
chosen
to study
with the objective (aim / purpose / goal) of… 目的是…
objective adj. 客观的;就事论事的;不带个人感情的
Para. 2
In 1969, she became the head of the project in Beijing, and decided to review ancient Chinese medicine texts to find ___________________________(传统植物疗法) for the disease. Her team examined over 2,000 old medical texts, and________ (评估) 280,000 plants for their__________(药性). From their research, they discovered and tested 380 ______________________(不同的) ancient Chinese medical treatments that showed promise in the fight _______ malaria.
traditional botanical treatments
evaluated
properties
distinct/different/various
against
3. committed adj. 尽心尽力的,坚定的,坚信的
a committed scientist 一位坚定的科学家
commitment n. 承诺,保证;委托;承担义务;献身
commit v. commit - committed - committed committing
1) 承诺,保证;忠于
2) 犯(错/罪),干(坏事)
a mistake/ an error 犯错
a crime 犯罪
suicide (to kill yourself deliberately) 自杀
commit
commit (sb/oneself) to sth/doing . 承诺/全身心投入
= sb be committed to sth/doing
commit oneself to do sth 承诺/保证做某事
= sb be committed to do
【语境应用】完成句子。
1)双方承诺和平解决争端。
Both sides committed __________________________ the dispute peacefully.
2) When taken to the police station for questioning, the man said, “I have never __________ _____ ______ (犯任何罪).”
3) A talented scientist well known for his ___________ (commit) to his country, Huang Danian __________ himself to his research in geophysics.
黄大年是一位以献身祖国而闻名的天才科学家,他致力于地球物理学的研究。
commitment
committed any crime
committed
themselves to settling/
to settle
4. evaluate vt. 评价,评估
_________ n. [C]&[U] 评价;评估
evaluation
1) It can be difficult ___________ (evaluate) the effectiveness of different treatments.
2) He does this by ___________ (evaluate) the strength of the evidence for each category.
3) We need to carry out a proper _________ (evaluate) of the new system.
to evaluate
evaluating
evaluation
Para. 3
One medical text from the fourth century suggested _______(use) the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever. Tu’s team tested a collection of dried wormwood leaves but found no effect. They then tried ________(boil) fresh wormwood and using the liquid _______(obtain) from this to treat malaria, but this did not work either. Their project got stuck. __________, Tu Youyou would not __________________(认输). She ________________(分析) the medical texts again, and by chance, she found one sentence ___________ (suggest) a different way to treat the wormwood.
using
obtained
However
acknowledge defeat
analysed/analyzed
suggesting
boiling
5. obtain vt. (尤指经努力)获得;赢得
vi. (规章、习俗等)存在;流行
___________ adj. 可获得的
obtainable
obtain sth. from... 从……获得……
obtain sth. through... 通过(某种方式或手段)获得
1) 乔治的父亲好不容易为他弄到了这幅画。
George’s father _________ _____ _________ for him with difficulty.
2) 这样的信息很容易就能从网上获得。
Such information ____ ______ __________ ______ the Internet.
obtained this painting
is easily obtained from
6. acknowledge vt. 承认(属实、权威等)
(公开)感谢
________________ n. 承认;致谢;答谢
acknowledgement
acknowledge that ... 承认……
acknowledge (doing) sth. 承认(做了)某事(admit doing …)
acknowledge sth./sb. to be/as ... 承认某事/某人是……
It is generally acknowledged that ... ……是大家公认的。
1) She acknowledged ________(have) been at fault.
2) He appreciated her ________________ (acknowledge) of his maturity.
3) 她被公认为是全国最好的艺术家之一。
having
acknowledgement
She is acknowledged to be / as one of the best artists in the country.
Para. 3
She concluded that boiling the sweet wormwood _________(apparent) destroyed its medical properties. _______(use) a lower temperature to draw _____ the extract, she found a __________(物质) that worked. After failing more than 190 times, the team finally succeeded in 1971. Tu Youyou and her team members even insisted ____ testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was safe. Later, the medicine was tested on malaria patients, most of ______ recovered. This medicine, _______was called artemisinin, soon became a standard treatment for malaria.
apparently
out
substance
on
whom
which
Using
insist that sb (should) do sth. 坚持让某人做...(从句使用虚拟语气)
insist that… 坚持说, 坚称(此时不使用虚拟语气)
7. insist vi. & vt. 坚持;坚决要求
他们坚持要每个人都参加晚会。
They insisted_______________________________ the party.
他坚持说他是无辜的。
He insisted______________________ .
(that) he was innocent
(that) everyone (should) come to
insist on doing sth. 坚持做某事,坚决要求做某事
insist on sb/ sb’s doing sth. 坚持某人做某事
【语境运用】完成句子。
1) I insist on your/you _______ (take) immediate action .
2) I insisted that a doctor _______________ (send) for immediately.
3) Jane insisted that she _________ (do) nothing wrong.
taking
(should) be sent
had done
Para. 4
According to Tu Youyou, the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort. Upon _________(hear) that she had been awarded the Nobel Prize, she said, “The honour is not just mine. There is a team behind me, and all the people of my country. This success proves the great value of __________________________(传统中医药). It is indeed an honour for China’s ___________(science) research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world.”
hearing
scientific
traditional Chinese medicine
8. upon/ on doing sth. 一……就…… (句中作时间状语)
1) On/upon _________(arrive) at the airport, we all were welcomed warmly.
2) On __________(enter) the gate, he was stopped by the guard.
arriving
entering
一到体育场,运动员们就开始训练。
On arriving at the stadium, the athletes began to train.
【拓展】用作连词表示“一……就……” 的名词词组
the moment
the instant
the minute
the second
The athletes began to train the second they arrived at the stadium.
They began to argue the minute they came across each other.
+从句
9. found vt. 建立;创办; 把…...建立在
founder n. 创办人;创立者
foundation n. 基础;根基
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1) The earthquake shook the _________ (found) of the house.
2) He was one of the ________ (found) of the company.
3) The factory ____________ (found) in 1992.
foundation
founders
was founded
(1)我从她的表情中推断出她想要离开。
I __________________________that she wanted to leave.
(2)可以推断出,他很难应付这样的局面。
______________________he has difficulty dealing with the situation.
10. infer vt. 推断,推论,推理
inference n. [U] 推断;推论
注意:infer – inferred – inferred – inferring
inferred from her expression
It can be inferred that
infer ··· from··· 从······中推断出······
It can be inferred that… 可推断出·····
Build up your vocabulary
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Exercise1
boil
botanical
property
liquid
substance
Exercise2
distinction
evaluate
commitment
concluded
analyzing
Exercise3
acknowledged
objective
apparently
crucial
obtained
insisted