This is a sceptical age, but although our faith in many of the things in which our forefathers fervently believed has weakened, our confidence in the curative properties of the bottle of medicine remains the same as theirs. This modern faith in medicines is roved by the fact that the annual drug bill of the Health Services is mounting to astronomical figures and shows no signs at present of ceasing to rise. The majority of the patients attending the medical out-patients departments of our hospitals feel that they have not received adequate treatment unless they are able to carry home with them some tangible remedy in the shape of a bottle of medicine, a box of pills, or a small jar of ointment, and the doctor in charge of the department is only too ready to provide them with these requirements. There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than by giving them what they are asking for, and since most medical men in the Health Services are overworked and have little time for offering time-consuming and little-appreciated advice on such subjects as diet, right living, and the need for abandoning bad habits, etc., the bottle, the box, and the jar are almost always granted them.
Nor is it only the ignorant and ill-educated person who has such faith in the bottle of medicine, especially if it be wrapped in white paper and sealed with a dab of red sealing-wax by a clever chemist. It is recounted of Thomas Carlyle that when he heard of the illness of his friend, Henry Taylor, he went off immediately to visit him, carrying with him in his pocket what remained of a bottle of medicine formerly prescribed for an indisposition of Mrs Carlyle's. Carlyle was entirely ignorant of what the bottle in his pocket contained, of the nature of the illness from which his friend was suffering, and of what had previously been wrong with his wife, but a medicine that had worked so well in one form of illness would surely be of equal benefit in another, and comforted by the thought of the help he was bringing to his friend, he hastened to Henry Taylor's house. History does not relate whether his friend accepted his medical help, but in all probability he did. The great advantage of taking medicine is that it makes no demands on the taker beyond that of putting up for a moment with a disgusting taste, and that is what all patients demand of their doctors-- to becured at no inconvenience to themselves.
New words and expressions
skeptical adj.怀疑的 /'skeptikal/ 注意-cal中c读作[k]的很少creedal [宗教]信条skeptic怀疑论者，无神论者，怀疑宗教的人 be skeptical about 对……产生怀疑 I'm skeptical about his words.
distrustful 怀疑的，不相信的 doubtful 怀疑的； juberous 怀疑的
forefathers n..祖先
fervently adv.热情地 intense adj.热情的
full-blooded adj. 热血澎湃的； cold-blooded adj.对……无动于衷 enthusiastic adj.积极的passion n.[宗教]狂热 passionate n.[宗教]狂热的He has a fervent love for books.
curative adj.治病的
curative effect 疗效 How about the curative effect?
cure n.v.治疗，治愈
cure sb. cure of cancer
beyond cure 不可救药 cure-all 治百病的万灵药，百宝丹magic bullet 魔药
astronomical adj.天文学的
disaster 灾难 astrology 占星术 astronaut 宇航员
catastrophe n.大灾难 astronomy n.天文学 astronomical figures 天文数字
sign n.迹象
tangible adj.实实在在的 tangible assets 有形资产 intangible assets 无形资产
remedy n.药物
remedy 治疗方法therapy 治疗方法beyond remedy = beyond cure
jar n..瓶bottle 瓶子 jar罐子
ointment n..药膏
a fly in the ointment美中不足
only too非常only too hot 太热了only too + adj.
dispose vi.处理dispose of garbage 处理垃圾Man propose, god disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。
deal with sth. 处理
little-appreciated adj.不受欢迎的
much-appreciated; well-appreciated 很受欢迎的
received 接受 ; little-received 不受欢迎的
unsought 没人理睬的
grant vt .给予
grant = give grant sb. freedom 给某人自由; grant sb. permission 允许grant sb. financial guaranty 给某人经济保证
ignorant adj.无知的/'ignarant/ignorance n. 无知，不知 feint 假装He always feints ignorance. 他老装蒜。daffodil 水仙花
seal vt .封口n .海豹；印章have the seal of death on one's face 行将就木sealed with a kiss.以吻封缄
dab n.温而软的小块
it is recounted 据说it is said 据说
prescribe vt.开药方inscribe 刻字subscribe to 订阅（报纸）description 描述; inscription 题字prescribe for a patient write out 开处方
indisposition n.小病minor illness 小病minor operation 小手术I'm indisposed.
hasten vi.急忙，赶忙haste n.匆 More haste and less speed. 欲速则不达quicken 加快
relatevt.叙述recount （lesson 1）
in all probability 很可能 (文雅的说法，一般可用probably)
He is in all probably coming. (他有可能来) He probably comes. (他有可能来)
takern.吃药人take medicine 吃药
put up with 忍受I can put up with your ill temper. 忍受 stand, bear, endure
disgusting adj.令人讨厌的nauseate 恶心，令人作呕 appetite 胃口appetizing 有胃口的，美味的 eyesore 眼中钉，丑的东西
inconvenience n..不便
convenience 便利 convenient adj. 方便的if it is convenient to you …… take convenience of sb. 对某人加以利用take advantage of sb. 利用某人
Notes on the text
第一句：This is a sceptical age, but although (尽管) our faith（信任） in many of the things in which our forefathers fervently believed has weakened, our confidence（信任） in the curative properties of the bottle of medicine remains the same as theirs.
完整句型：but although….. 结构（整个句子的突破点）
两个连词并列，要求至少出现三个谓语动词如：is, has weakened, remains
but 连接第一句和第三句 although连接第二句和第三句
believe in sth.
faith in sth. confidence in sth. 并列词：信任，相信
curative properties 治疗特点
theirs 指代 confidence
Eg.：She was sentimentally attached to this house, for even though it was far too big for her needs, she persisted in living there long after her husband's death.（第三册49课）
for 因为：even though 尽管
背景介绍 4 levers
National Service Local Family Service Community Service Student Service
prescribe ---take medicine 拿药，取药(free)
appointment 预约
students almost free except dentistry 牙科：dentist 牙医
at least six month daytime education---Free Medical Service except infectious 传染性的
brood v. 孵化；（人）酝酿，冥思苦想
改句型：our faith has weakened in many of the things in which our forefathers fervently believed our confidence in the curative properties of the bottle of medicine remains the same as theirs
properties = effects
medicines 各种药品
annual drug bill annual meeting 年会 annual ring 年轮 drug bill 药单 bill 帐单
Health Services卫生部
WHO = World Health Organization世界卫生组织
Air Services航空公司 travel service旅行社
mounting = climb mountain
astronomical figures 天文数字
show no signs = show not any sign 没有表现出迹象 show no signs of
at present 目前；时间状语提前 show no signs at present of
ceasing n.停止，终止 ceasing to rise = stopping rising
majority大多数 minority少数 minority nationalities少数民族
I'm attending the hospital.看病
out-patients departments 门诊
emergency 急诊
adequate treatment 足够的护理
unless 引导条件句
unless = if not
tangible 实实在在的
in the shape of ….. 以这种形式
My works appear in the shape of poesy.
My works appear in the form of poesy.
pills 药丸 tablet 药片dose 药剂，一剂药ointment 药膏
the doctor in charge of the department 主任医生
only too 非常（注意不是否定的意义）
no + 比较级 = 最高级
disposing of patients打发病人
he could not come at better time. 他来得正是时候。
since 表示原因
overwork 超负荷，工作太忙
little-appreciated 不受欢迎
time-consuming 浪费时间 energy-consuming 费力money-consuming 浪费钱
body-building 健身
right living = regular life
kick off 踢开
quit 扔掉
general 泛泛的，不具体的
if you write in this way, it is OK, pretty good.
Nor …….引出例证
Nor is it 倒装句
ill-educated 无知的，没受过教育的
nor 强调上文，引出下文
if it be …….虚拟语气，省略should
chemist 药剂师
it is recounted of sb. 据说
Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881 苏格兰历史学家，散文家
heard of 听说
read of / know of / learn of 了解到
carrying with him带着
what remained of 剩下的
后置定语formerly prescribed for an indisposition of Mrs Carlyle's
an indisposition of sb.'s强调唯一性
from which 后置定语
which = illness
suffer from 得病
a medicine that had worded so well in one form of illness
以一种病疗效甚好
be of 具有be of equal benefit = be beneficial
comfort 安慰
hasten to 加快步伐
进一步说明对药的依赖和盲目信从
make no demands on sb. 对某人没有要求
beyond = except 除……之外
that 指代 demand
disgusting taste 难受的味道
put up (for a moment) with ……..插入语
put up with …..for a moment
总结
demand of 要求某人干某事
demand of sb. = demand sb. to do sth.
结构特点：观点-----》例证
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