Unit 12 Diseases & Social Problems
疾 病 和 社 会 问 题
Part One: Expressions
1. You really should stop smoking.
你真的应该戒烟了。
2. I don’t smoke too much, though.
我烟瘾不是很重。
3.He died of lung cancer.
他死于肺癌。
4.Did you hear about John?
听说汤姆的事情吗?
5.Supposedly, it was the first time he did heroin.
据称,这是他第一次吸食海洛因。
6.I suppose that’s true.
我想这是真的。
7.We shouldn’t take any more chances.
我们不该再冒险了。
8.I always want to do it.
我老是想这样做。
9.Go get some work done.
去找点事情做。
10.You know how scared we were about getting pregnant last time.
你知道上次怀孕我们是多么害怕。
Part Two: Dialogues
1.A Heavy Smoker 瘾君子
A: You really should stop smoking, you know.
B: I know. I know. I don’t smoke too much, though.
A: How many cigarettes do you smoke a day?
B: About a pack, more if I drink.
A: Wow. You’re really a heavy smoker.
B: No, I’m not. My father smoked two packs a day for forty years.
A: He died of lung cancer, right?
B: Yeah…you’re right. I really should stop smoking.
A: 你知道,你真的应该戒烟了。
B: 我知道,知道。我的烟瘾也不是很重。
A: 你每天抽多少根烟?
B: 1包左右。如果喝酒的话,抽得多一点。
A: 哇,真是个瘾君子。
B: 我不是,我的父亲40年来每天抽两包。
A: 他死于肺癌,是吗?
B: 是…没错。我真的应该戒烟了。
2.overdose 吸食过量
A: Did you hear about John?
B: No. What happened?
A: He overdosed on heroin.
B: Oh my god. He used drugs?
A: I guess so. Supposedly, it was the first time he did heroin.
B: His poor family.
A: Yeah.
A: 听说了汤姆的事情吗?
B: 没有,什么事?
A: 他服用海洛因过量。
B: 哦,天。他吸毒?
A: 我想是。据称,这是他第一次吸食海洛因。
B: 他的家人真可怜。
A: 是呀。
3.Getting pregnant 怀孕
A: I really think we should make sure we use a condom from now on.
B: Why?
A: You don’t know how scared we were about getting pregnant last time.
B: I suppose that’s true.
A: We’re really stupid not to use one.
B: I got tested for AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STD) two months before we started dating. You know that.
A: I know, but it can take up to six months for some STDs to show up on the test. We shouldn’t take any more chances.
B: All right, you’re right.
A: O.K.
A: 我真的觉得从现在开始我们得用避孕套了。
B: 为什么?
A: 你不知道上次怀孕我们是多么害怕。
B: 那倒是。
A: 我们真是蠢,竟然没有用到。
B: 你知道,在我们开始约会以前两个月,我就做过AIDS和STD的检查。
A: 我知道。但是有些STD的病毒要六个月才知道。我们不可以再冒险了。
B: 好的,你是对的。
A: 那就好。
Part Three: Substitution Drills
1. A: You really should stop (smoking/ drinking/ doing drugs).
B: I know.
你真的应该(戒烟/戒酒/戒毒)了。
我知道。
2. A: I don’t (smoke/ drink/ eat) too much, though.
B: Yes, you do.
我(吸烟/喝酒/吃东西)也不过量。
不,你确实有些过量。
3. A: He died of (lung cancer/ an overdose/ AIDS).
B: That’s horrible.
他死于(肺癌/过量吸食毒品/艾滋病)。
真可怕。
4. A: Did you hear about (John/ that new movie/ what happened)?
B: No, what happened?
你听说了(汤姆的事/那部新电影/发生什么事情)吗?
不知道,怎么了?
5. A: (Supposedly/ I heard/ they say), it was the first time he did heroin.
B: Oh, my god.
(据称/我听说/他们说),这是他第一次吸食海洛因。
喔,天哪。
6. A: I suppose (that’s true/ you’re right/ we should.)
B: We’re really stupid not to.
我想(这是真的/你是对的/我们应该)。
我们竟然没有做,真蠢。
7. A: We shouldn’t take anymore (chances/ risks).
B: You’re right.
我们不应该再冒险了。
是呀。
8. A: I always want to (smoke/ drink/ sleep).
B: No. You can’t.
我老是想(抽烟/喝酒/睡觉)。
不行,你不可以这样。
9. A: Go (get some work done/ finish you work/ do some work).
B: All right.
去(找点事情做/完成你的工作/做点什么事情)。
好的。
10. A: You know how scared I am about (getting pregnant last time/ getting an heartdiease / going bungee jumping.)
B: That’s true.
你知道上次(我怀孕/我得了心脏病/去蹦极跳)我是多么害怕。
是呀。