New words and expressions 生词短语辨析
skeptical adj.: 怀疑的
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 adj.: [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
Lesson34
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.