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课件网) Unit 1 Reading and Thinking JOHN SNOW DEFEATS “ KING CHOLERA” 约输 斯诺战胜“霍乱王” Cholera used to be one of the most feared diseases in the world, until a British doctor. John Snow, showed how it could be overcome. This illness causes severe diarrhoea, dehydration, and even death. In the early 19th century, when an outbreak of cholera hit Europe, millions of people died from the disease. As a young doctor, John Snow became frustrated because no one knew how to prevent or treat cholera.In time, he rose to become a famous doctor, and even attended to Queen Victoria when she gave birth. However, he never lost his desire to destroy cholera once and for all. 1. P2 As a young doctor, John Snow became frustrated because no one knew how to prevent or treat cholera. frustrated adj. 懊恼的，沮丧的(形容人或人的表情、声音等)；失意的；不得志的 frustrate vt. 使沮丧; 使懊恼 frustrating adj. 令人沮丧的; 令人懊恼的 frustration n. 懊恼；令人懊恼的事物 常见搭配：be/feel/get/become frustrated at/with sth. 因…感到沮丧/懊恼 1). 语境串记：What _____ me most was the _____ news about the football match, whose result made everyone here _____. (frustrate). 2). After a long and _____(tire) flight, Ritz was _____(frustrate) at the news _____ his luggage had been sent to Hang Kong _____ mistake. 3). Mary failed in the exam and her father worried that she couldn’t stand the _____(frustrate) of it. 4). 当我们没有做到我们自己的期望时，我们往往会感到沮丧。 答案：1. 1) frustrated; frustrating; frustrated 2) tiring; frustrated; that; by 3) frustration 4). When we fail to live up to our own expectations, we often feel frustrated. In general, doctors in those days had two contradictory theories to explain how cholera spread. One theory was that bad air caused the disease. The other was that cholera was caused by an infection from germs in food or water. Snow subscribed to the second theory. It was correct, but he still needed proof. Consequently, when an outbreak of cholera hit London in 1854, Snow began to investigate. He discovered that in two particular streets the cholera outbreak was so severe that more than 500 people died in ten days. He was determined to find out why. 2. P2 The other was that cholera was caused by an infection from germs in food or water. infection n. 感染；传染 infect vt. 使感染；传染 infected adj. 受感染的 infectious adj. 传染性的 be/become infected with 感染上…；传染上… infectious disease 传染病 1). In heavily _____(infect) areas, half the population become blind. 2). When a person has an _____(infect) disease, he is usually _____(separate) from others. 3). 因为有效预防，很少有人感染这个病毒 答案：2. 1) infected 2) infectious; separated 3) Few people are infected with the virus owing to/due to/because of effective prevention. 3. P2 Snow subscribed to the second theory. subscribe to 赞成，同意；定期订购；定期捐助 1). Ever since he entered university, he _____(subscribe) to a monthly ... ...
