综合英语unit 9

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1、TheDiscusThrowerUnit9BookIV09August20211SchoolofForeignStudiesAbouttheauthor:RichardSelzerAnAmericanPhysician(1928-)AwardsNationalMagazineAward,AmericanMedicalWriter'sAwardRichardSelzerquotasEachislikeariverthatleavesbehinditsnameandshape,thewholecourseofitsp

2、ath,tovanishintothevastseaofGod.Icontemplatethebody,deadanddiseasedaswellasaliveandhealthy.Surgeryistheredflowerthatbloomsamongtheleavesandthornsthataretherestofmedicine.Theheartispuretheaterthrobbinginitscagepalpablyasanynightingale.highlightsThistextisapiec

3、eofnarration.Thenarrator,asadoctor,hadauniquehabitof“spyingon”hispatientsforthesakeofbettermedicaltreatment.Hemetwithaparticularpatientwithastrangehabitofthrowingtheplate.Thiscausedaconflictbetweenthemanandtheheadnurse.Finallythepatientdied,andthedoctordiscov

4、eredthatthemanstarvedhimselftodeathwhenhepaidattentiontotherepeatedlywashedplacewherethescrambledeggsdroppedtothefloor.summaryThestorybeginswiththedoctor-narratorunobtrusivelyobservinganoldermanlyinginahospitalbed.Thepatientisblindandhasamputationsofbothlegs.

5、(Wearegivennomedicaldetailsthatcannotbeobservedintheroom.)Thenarratortendstotheman'samputationwoundsandanswersafewsimplequestions.Themanrequestsapairofshoes.Backinthecorridor,anursetellsthedoctorthatthepatientrefuseshisfood,throwinghischinaplateagainstthewall

6、ofhisroom.Thenarratorhearsthemanandanursearguebrieflyaboutfoodandthen,byhimself,watchesasthepatientcarefullyandpowerfullythrowsanotherdishagainstthewall.Thenextdaythedoctordiscoversthatthepatienthasdied.TheDiscusThrowerMyronDiscobolus(Discusthrower)460-450B.C

7、.Marblecopyofbronzeoriginal.5feethighperfectathleticformDiscussion:Whyistheshortstoryentitled“TheDiscusThrower”DoctorandpatientDescribeaterminallyillpatientyouobserved.Howdoyouthinktherelationshipbetweendoctorandpatient?TerminallyillpatientTextstructurePre-re

8、adingQuestions1.Whatdoyouthinkthistextisabout?2.Howdoyouthinkadyingmanwillmostprobablybehave?Partone1)whatisuniqueaboutthenarratorasadoctor?Asadoctorhespiesonhispatient.2)Whatdoestheautho