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SECTIONBADecisionMadeTooLate
ADecisionMadeTooLate课文讲解
Mostpeopleknowthatcigarettesmokingcanhurttheirhealth.Scientificresearchshowsthatitcausesmanykindsofdiseases.
Infact,manypeoplewhosmokegetlungcancer.EdwardGilsonhaslungcancer,however,andhehasneversmokedcigarettes.Heliveswithhiswife,Evelyn,
whohassmokedaboutapackofcigarettesadaythroughouttheirmarriage.TheGilsonshavebeenmarriedfor35years.
NooneknowsforsurewhyMr.Gilsonhaslungcancer.
Evenso,doctorsbelievethatcigarettesmoke
hassomerelationtolungcancerinpeoplewhodonotsmoke,becausetheyoftenbreathesmokecomingfromotherpeople'scigarettes.
Thissmokeiscalledsecondhandsmoke.EdwardGilsonhasbeenbreathingthistypeofsmokefor35years.
Nowheisdyingoflungcancer.However,heisnotalone.TheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyreportsthatabout53,000peopledieintheUnitedStates
eachyearasaresultofbreathinginsecondhandsmoke.
Thesmokethatcomesfromtheburningtobaccoleafincigarettescontainsmanydifferentdangerousmaterials,
whicharedeliveredintothebodybythesmoke. Inthepast,scientiststhoughtthatthesematerialscouldonlyhurtasmoker'shealth.
Lately,though,scientistsdiscoveredthatevenpeoplewhodidn'tsmokehadalotofthesedangerousmaterialsintheirbodies. Evenifwedon'trealizeit,nearlyallofusmay
atsometimedrawintobaccosmokewitheachbreath.Forexample,wecannotavoidsecondhandsmokeinrestaurants,hotelsandotherpublicplaces.
Eventhoughmanypublicplaceshavenosmokingareas,
smokeflowsinfromtheareaswheresmokingispermitted.
IntheUnitedStates,ninemillionchildrenundertheageoffive
liveinhomeswithatleastonesmoker.Researchshowsthatchildrenwhobreathesecondhandsmokearesickmoreoftenthanchildrenwholiveinhomeswherenoonesmokes.
Thedamagingeffectsofsecondhandsmokeonchildrenalsocontinueastheygrowup.Evenaftertheyhavegrownup,
lungcanceroccursinthechildrenofsmokersmorethantwiceasoftenasthechildrenofnon-smokers.Theriskisevenhigherforchildrenwholiveinhomeswherebothparentssmoke.
Now,peoplenolongerignorethedangerofsecondhandsmoke.Asaresult,theyhavepassedlawswhichstoppeoplefromsmokinginmanypublicplaces.Atthepresenttime,45statesintheUnitedStates
havelawsthatlimitsmoking.Thebestknownlawpreventspeoplefromsmoking
onshortairplaneflightswithinthecountry.
Aftersmokingformostofherlife,EvelynGilsonhasfinallystopped.Shefeelsthatifmorepeopleknowaboutthedangersofsecondhandsmoke,
theywillbepersuadedtostop.
Herdecisioncomestoolatetohelpherhusband.
However,thereisstilltimetocometothedefenseofotherswholivewithsmokers,especiallychildren.Perhapstheywill
bemorefortunatethanEdwardGilson.
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backgroundinformation:
theUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency:
agovernmentalagencyoftheUSAdealingwithproblemsofenvironmentalprotection.Pleaselookathttp:
//www.epa.govformoreinformationthatmightinterestyou.
ADecisionMadeTooLate生词短语/Newwords,PhrasesandExpressions
NewWords
▲lung
n.肺
▲cancer
n.癌,癌症
pack
n.1.小盒,小包2.包,捆,包裹3.一群
marriage
n.1.婚姻(状况)2.结婚,婚礼
relation
n.1.联系,关系2.家人;亲戚,亲属
▲secondhand
a.1.间接的,二手的2.用过的,旧的;二手的
tobacco
n.1.烟叶,烟草2.某种烟草
leaf
n.叶;树叶
contain
vt.包含,容纳
deliver
vt.1.传送,传递2.讲(话)
lately
ad.近来,最近
draw
v.1.吸气2.拖,拉,拽3.取出,抽出,拉出4.吸引
breath
n.1.(一次)呼吸2.呼吸,气息
flow
vi.流动,流淌
permit
v.1.允许,准许2.容许,许可
least
a.最小的,最少的
damage
vt.损伤,损害
effect
n.结果,效果,影响
occur
vi.发生,出现
limit
vt.限制,约束
n.界限,限度
flight
n.1.航程;航班2.飞行,飞翔
persuade
vt.劝说;说服
defense(英defence)
n.1.防御,防卫;维护2.防御手段,防御物
fortunate
a.幸运的;吉利的
PhrasesandExpressions
apackof
一盒,一包
forsure
肯定地,毫无疑问地
evenso
即便如此
haverelationto
与……有关
dieof
死于
drawin
吸入
atleast
至少无论如何
growup
长大成人
passlaws
通过法律;立法
atthepresenttime
目前,当前
persuadesb.todosth.
劝说,说服
cometo
达到,成为突然想起
ProperNames
EdwardGilson
爱德华·吉尔森(男名)
EvelynGilson
伊夫琳·吉尔森(女名)
theUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency
美国环境保护总署
ADecisionMadeTooLate生词详细讲解newwordsexplanation
NewWordsexplanation
lung
n. [C]eitherofthetwopartsinsideone'sbodywithwhichonebreathes
肺
Theaircomingfromthelungsisimportantintheproductionofvarioussoundsofourspeech.
来自肺部的气流对我们发出各种声音起着重要作用。
cancer
n. [C;U]aseriousillnesswhichmaycausedeath
癌,癌症
Hediedoflungcancer.
他死于肺癌。
Improvedmedicalconditionsinmodernsocietyhavereducedtheoccurrenceofcanceramongvariousdiseases.
现代社会良好的医学条件降低了癌症在各种病症中的发生比例。
pack
n. 1.[C]apacket
小盒,小包
Theboyhadapackofcartooncards.
那个男孩有一盒卡通卡片。
2.[C]anumberofthingsputtogether
包,捆,包裹
Hetooksomefoodfromthepackonhisback.
他从背包中取出一些食品。
3.[C]agroupofwildanimals
一群
Thereisapackofdogsoutside.
外面有一群狗。
marriage
n. 1.[C;U]thestateofbeingmarried
婚姻(状况)
Herfirstmarriagewasnothappy.
她的第一次婚姻不幸福。
2.[C;U]theunitingofamanandawoman
结婚,婚礼
Themarriagetookplaceinarestaurantandmanyrelativescametoit.
婚礼在一家酒店举行,有许多亲友参加。
Iheardthathehadtwomarriages.
我听说他结过两次婚。
relation
n. 1.[C;U]thestateofbeingrelatedtoeachother
联系,关系
Therelationbetweencostandproductionisoneofthestudiesineconomics.
成本与生产之间的关系是经济学的一个研究部分。
Theactualcostoftheweddinghadnorelationtowhatwehadthoughtabout.
婚礼的实际费用与我们所想的完全不相符。
2.[C]amemberofone'sfamily
家人;亲戚,亲属
Thecoupleinvitedalltheirrelationstothecelebrationofthefifthanniversaryoftheirmarriage.
夫妇俩邀请了所有的亲戚参加他们结婚五周年的庆典。
secondhand
a. 1.takenfromothers;notone'sown
间接的,二手的
Itwasasecondhandreport.Igottheinformationfrommyfriends.
这是一份根据二手资料写成的报告,我是从朋友那里获得有关信息的。
2.ownedorusedbysb.elsebefore;notnew
用过的,旧的;二手的
Secondhandgoodsareusuallycheap.
二手商品通常很便宜。
tobacco
n. 1.[U]theleavesofsomeplantdriedandpreparedforsmoking
烟叶,烟草
Therehavebeenmanyreportsonthebadeffectoftobacco.
已有大量有关烟草有害的报告。
2.[C]acertaintypeoftobacco
某种烟草
Thisisastrongtobacco.
这种烟草味很浓。
leaf
n. [C]oneoftheusuallyflatandgreenpartsofaplant
叶;树叶
Someplantshaveleavesthatlooklikeflowers.
有些植物的叶子看起来很像花。
contain
vt. haveasapart;hold
包含,容纳
Thiswoodenboxcontainssometools.
这个木箱里装有一些工具。
ThereportcontainssomesecretinformationabouttheUSarmyforces.
这份报告涉及一些有关美国军队的机密情报。
deliver
vt. 1.sendthingstosb.ortosomeplaces
传送,传递
Thejobofamailmanisusuallytodeliversuchthingsaslettersandnewspapers.
邮递员的工作通常是投递信件和报纸。
Willyoudeliverthegoodstomyhome?
你们能否送货到家?
2.speakorreadaloudtoagroupofpeople
讲(话)
Heisgoingtodeliveraspeechontheimportanceoflearningaforeignlanguage.
他将就学习外语的重要性发表讲话。
lately
ad. intherecentpast;recently
近来,最近
Itappearsthathehasbeenverybusylately.
他近来似乎很忙。
draw
v. 1.takebreathin
吸气
Shedrewadeepbreathandthenwalkedintotheroom.
她深深吸了一口气,然后走进了房间。
2.causetomovebypulling
拖,拉,拽
Shedrewmetoonesideandtoldmethesecret.
她把我拉到一边,告诉了我那个秘密。
3.pullout
取出,抽出,拉出
Theboydrewoutalettersecretly.
那男孩悄悄地取出一封信。
4.causetocomeover;attract
吸引
Theplayisdrawinghugecrowds.
这出戏吸引了大批观众。
breath
n. 1.[C]anactoftakingairinandout
(一次)呼吸
Hetookadeepbreathandthenwentintothewater.
他深吸了一口气后潜入水中。
2.[U]theairtakeninandoutoflungs
呼吸,气息
Weareoutofbreathafterrunningforthebus.
因为赶汽车,我们跑得上气不接下气。
Remembertoholdyourbreathwhenyougointothewater.
记住潜入水中时要屏住呼吸。
flow
vi. movealong
流动,流淌
Theriverflowedthroughthevillage.
小河穿过村庄。
Thecarsflowedalonginthestreets.
汽车在街道上川流不息。
permit
v. 1.allowsb.todosth.
允许,准许
Therulesheredonotpermitsmokinginsidethebuilding.
这里规定不允许在楼内吸烟。
Studentsarenotpermittedtousethislibrary.
学生不准使用这个图书馆。
2.makesth.possible
容许,许可
Iwillhelpyouwiththeworkiftimepermits.
假如时间允许的话,我会协助你们做这项工作。
least
a. smallestinamountordegree
最小的,最少的
Theleastworrytheyhaveisaboutthetime.
他们最不担心的就是时间。
Ihaven'ttheleastideahowtosupporther.
我根本不知道怎样帮助她。
damage
vt. harmorbreak
损伤,损害
Thebuildingwasbadlydamagedbytheexplosion.
大楼因爆炸而严重受损。
IthadadamagingeffectontherelationsbetweentheEastandtheWest.
它对东西方关系产生了极为不利的影响。
effect
n. [C;U]sth.thathappensasaresult
结果,效果,影响
Whathesaidhadabadeffectonthechildren.
他的话对孩子们产生了很坏的影响。
Themedicinedidn'thavemucheffectonme.
这种药对我不起什么作用。
occur
vi. takeplace;happen
发生,出现
Severalcaraccidentsoccurredinthisarealately.
最近这一地区出了好几起车祸。
Aseriesofstrangethingsoccurredinourvillageduringthisweek.
这一周我们村庄里发生了一连串奇怪的事。
limit
vt. keepwithinacertaindegree
限制,约束
Asdailygoodsarebecomingmoreandmoreexpensive,wehavetolimitourspending.
随着日常用品变得越来越贵,我们不得不限制我们的开销。
Hetriedtolimithissmokingtofourcigaretteseachday.
他努力把每天吸烟的数量限制在4支。
n. [C]thegreatestorsmallestpointornumber
界限,限度
Thisarticleshouldbefinishedwithina2-hourlimit.
这篇文章必须在两小时内完成。
Ican'trunthatmuch;Iknowmylimits.
我不能跑那么远,我知道自己体力的限度。
Thegovernmenthassetupa5%limitonpayawards.
政府把奖金限制在5%以内。
flight
n. 1.[C]ajourneythroughair
航程;航班
ThereareseveralflightsfromShanghaitoNewYork.
从上海到纽约有好几次航班。
Fligh
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