新核心綜合學(xué)術(shù)英語教程Unit4

1、Language Points 1. This was intended to make an already existing practice more transparent and to offer legal protection for the physician involved, provided strictly defined requirements for careful practice were met. (Line2-4) Translation: 安樂死在荷蘭早已存在，該法案實施使安樂死的做法更加透明，并為參與協(xié)助安樂死的醫(yī)生提供了法律保護(hù)。但前提是，醫(yī)生必須嚴(yán)

2、格按照法律程序辦事。 Paraphrase: If the physician could comply strictly with the defined requirements to exercise careful practice, this Euthanasia Act would legalize the existing practice and protect the physician involved.Reading 2 Sentences：Language Points 2. This research aimed to compare the requests for

3、 euthanasia posed over the 5 years before implementation with requests over the 5 year implementation, using data from the Dutch Sentinel Practice Network. (Line 8-10) Translation: 該研究的目的是，通過對來自荷蘭哨兵實踐網(wǎng)絡(luò)數(shù)據(jù)的分析，來比較法案實施前五年及后五年里人們請求安樂死的情況。 Paraphrase: The objective of this research is to compare the requ

4、ests for euthanasia presented over 5 years before and after the implementation of the Euthanasia Act, with the help of data from the Dutch Sentinel Practice Network.Reading 2 Sentences：Language Points 3. Both unbearable suffering and, to a less extent, dyspnoea showed an upward trend after 2002, but

5、, similar to hopefulness and pain, differences between the mean incidences before and after implementation were not statistically significant. (Line42-44) Translation: 安樂死法案于2002年施行后，病人因難以忍受的折磨和呼吸困難而選擇安樂死的情況有所上升，只是呼吸困難這個原因的上升趨勢沒有那么明顯。同絕望與疼痛這兩個原因一樣，難以忍受折磨和呼吸困難而導(dǎo)致的選擇安樂死的平均概率，在法案施行前后并沒有明顯的差異。 Paraphras

6、e: After 2002, both unbearable suffering and dyspnoea took an upward change, although compared with unbearable suffering, dyspnoea caused less incidences. However, the mean incidences before and after implementation were not significantly different, which is similar to those of hopefulness and pain.

7、Reading 2 Sentences：Language Points 4. It should be noted that implementation of the Act took place after extended political and media discussion and therefore, may have been a formalization of an already existing practice rather than a turning point in attitudes. (Line 55-57) Translation: 值得注意的是，在政

8、界和媒體的廣泛討論與大量報道后安樂死法案開始施行，所以這個法案的意義更多在于將已存在于荷蘭民間的安樂死行為形式化，而不是成為改變?nèi)藗儗Υ矘匪缿B(tài)度的一個轉(zhuǎn)折點。 Paraphrase: The noticeable point is the fact that instead of acting as a turning point in attitudes, the implementation may have formalized the already existing practice, for it was based on the hot and wide discussion

9、by politicians and media.Reading 2 Sentences：Language Points 5. In the current study it was found that the pain factor remained at the 25% level, showing no significant differences between the 5-year period before and after implementation of the Euthanasia Act, albeit lbit that in recent years pain

10、as a reason for a request seemed to decrease again. (Line 66-69) Translation: 即使近幾年疼痛對病人請求安樂死的影響又下降了，但此次研究表明，疼痛因素仍然保持了25%的水平，法案施行前后作為影響請求安樂死的原因，其所占百分比并未發(fā)生太大變化。 Paraphrase: The finding of the current study was that the pain factor stayed at the 25% level and there were no significant differences betw

11、een the 5-year period before and after implementation of the Euthanasia Act, although in recent years pain as a reason for a request appeared to decrease again.Reading 2 Sentences：Language Points 6. It has been discussed earlier that loss of dignity is a major concern of dying patients and constitut

12、es one of the main motivations behind efforts to improve palliative care and promote the goal of a good death. Translation: 早前研究表明，對于臨終病人來說，他們主要關(guān)心的是尊嚴(yán)喪失的問題，這促使醫(yī)護(hù)人員進(jìn)一步改善姑息治療，并努力幫助病人實現(xiàn)安穩(wěn)死亡、尊嚴(yán)死亡。 Paraphrase: Earlier research has shown that patients in the terminal phase of life care much about the loss

13、 of dignity, which motivates effort to promote palliative care and preserve the dignity of death.Reading 2 Sentences：Language Points Words and Phrases:physician-assisted suicide 安樂死m(xù)ean incidence 平均概率amount to 總計ALS=amyotrophic ematrfk lateral sclerosis sklross 肌萎縮性側(cè)索硬化癥COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary plmneri disease 慢性阻塞性肺疾患MS=multiple sclerosis 多發(fā)性硬化癥muscular dystrophy dstrfi 肌肉萎縮癥cardiovascular krdiovskjlr disease 心血管疾病neurodegenerative njurddenrtv disease 神經(jīng)變性疾病心血管疾病Reading 2Lang