高三战疫合刊 Outbreak pressurizes hospitals (P32)
发布时间:2020-04-27
Outbreak pressurizes hospitals (P32)
安徽省宁国中学 高素洁
Lead-in
The present figures of COVID-19 in China
The measures taken by Chinese government
Our efforts have paid off
What is the situation in other countries?
Outbreak pressurizes hospitals
全球医疗系统面临疫情“大考”
Fast reading
Divide the text into several parts and work out the main idea of each section.
1. What is the function of the 2nd paragraph?
The second paragraph is a connecting section, which introduces the following part.
2. Which countries are mentioned in the passage?
Italy, the UK and the US.
Detailed reading
The severe situation of the healthcare systems in foreign countries
How does UK's former health secretary Jeremy Hunt highlight the gravity of the situation?
By presenting figures.
The fifth paragraph.
Conclusion
What can we learn through the outbreak of the virus?
Hopefully, when the world emerges from this outbreak, they will learn a valuable lesson: One should always be prepared for a tsunami even when it’s smooth sailing.
Critical thinking
What attitude should we take towards the severe situation of the novel coronavirus in foreign countries when we have made periodical victory in the battle against the virus?
Whether it is laughing at the spread of the epidemic in foreign countries or praising one's own country to the skies, it is, in fact, an insult to the disaster and the dead.
--- Zhang Wenhong
Word focus
• make/hit the headlines
• current state
• financial center
• a well-developed healthcare system
• hold up
• reach one's limits
• be pushed to breaking point
• intensive care
• have a hard time doing
• for starters
• coronavirus testing kits
Key:
• 成为头条新闻
• 目前的状态
• 金融中心
• 高度发达的医疗体系
• 支撑,保持良好状况
• 达到某人的极限
• 被推到崩溃的临界点
• 重病特别护理
9. 艰难地做……
10.首先
11.新冠病毒检测试剂盒
Grammar focus
Translation:
Hopefully, when the world emerges from this outbreak, they will learn a valuable lesson: One should always be prepared for a tsunami even when it's smooth sailing.
希望当世界从这次疫情爆发中复苏时,他们能学到宝贵的一课:即使是一帆风顺的时候,也要时刻准备应对海啸。
Mini writing
假如你是李华,给你在意大利留学时的好友Andrew写一封电子邮件,告知其目前新型冠状病毒肺炎的形势,请他注意防护。要点如下:
1. 告知疫情现状;
2. 注意防护,如减少外出,戴口罩外出,勤洗手等;
3.表达战胜疫情的信心。
注意:1.可适当增加细节,使行文连贯;
2.100词左右。