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1. Confucius

Confucius was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese thought and life.

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His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. These values gained prominence in China over other doctrines, such as Legalism or Taoism during the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE).

2. National Cancer Institute

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is part of the United States Federal government's National Institutes of Health.


The NCI is a federally funded research and development center and one of the agencies that compose the Public Health Service in the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

3. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, abbreviated P&S, is a graduate school of Columbia University located on the health sciences campus (Columbia University Medical Center) in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, and was the first medical school in the United States to award the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree.


4. Tufts University

Tufts University is a private research university in Medford, near Boston, Massachusetts, USA.


Tufts is organized into 10 schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France.

The university emphasizes public service in all of its disciplines and is well-known for internationalism and its study abroad programs.


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“documents” 和“ writings” 表示“文献资料”。译文：古代文献论述了食物、香料和草药的医学用途。例如，公元前 1500 年的古埃及文献就推荐使用大蒜治疗头痛。

1. Ancient documents talk about the use of foods, spices, and herbs as medicine. For example, ancient Egyptian writings from 1500 B.C. recommend garlic for headaches. (Para. 2)

2. Modern researchers find them high in healthy compounds. (Para. 5)

现代研究人员发现它们富含保健复合物。“be high in...” 表示“富含……”，相当于“ be rich

in...” 。

3. Researchers in China found a similar result: people who ate garlic were 60 percent less likely to get stomach cancer. (Para. 5)

中国的研究人员也有类似的发现：吃大蒜的人得胃癌的机率降低了 60%。

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4. Aspirin can upset the stomach, but ginger calms the stomach. (Para. 7)

阿司匹林会引起胃部不适，而姜则可以缓解不适。

5. Modern medicine is learning from traditional medicine, and so can we. (Para. 8)

“so can we”是倒装结构。正常语序为：we can do so。译文：现代医学可以向民间医学学习。我们也可以。

Reading Comprehension. Fill in the bubble for each correct answer. Reading Comprehension. Fill in the bubble for each correct answer.

1. In ancient times, .

A. people ate certain food because of superstition

B. people loved eating garlic and ginger

C. certain food were part of traditional or folk medicine

D. science proved the health benefits of some foods

2. According to traditional Chinese medicine, if you have stomach problem, you can eat .

A. garlic B. grape C. raisin D. ginger

C

D

3. Why are certain foods good for you? ________

A. Because they are rich in healthy compounds.

B. Because they can help prevent cancer.

C. Because they might contain antioxidants that can remove

free radicals.

D. All of the above.

4. Which of the following is NOT true ？ __________

A. Free radicals are compounds that do harm to our cells.

B. Antioxidants might remove free radicals.

C. Eating grapes and raisins can prevent cancer.

D. Ginger has the compound that can reduce pain and

inflammation.

D

C

5. This passage is suggesting that _________ .

A, people should eat more ordinary foods

B. people should not depend on modern medicine

C. people should learn from traditional medicine

D. The more healthy foods people eat, the healthier people

will become

C

1. –ache (often in compounds) continuous dull pain

tooth+ ache = toothache （牙痛） head+ache = headache （头痛）leg+ache=legache ( 腿疼 )back+ache=backache （背痛，腰疼） stomach +ache = stomachache （胃痛） arm+ache=armache （胳膊疼）ear+ache=earache （耳朵痛） heart+ache=heartache （心脏病）

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2. anti-(also ant-) opposed to, against, opposite of

该前缀的意思就是 against ， opposed to ， opposite of ， instead 。来自古法与语 anti- 直接来自拉丁语的 anti- ；当然也是来自希腊语的 anti 【 against, opposite, instead of 】；源自于原始印欧语的 *anti 意思为 against ，同时也有 in front of 的意思。

anti-Japanese war antiaircraft 防空；防飞机高射炮antibiotic antisocial 反社会antibody antifreeze 防冻剂anticlockwise antipope 反教皇antidote antiwar 反战争Antiperspirant antitrust 反垄断Antihero 反英雄 antimatter 反物质Antichoice 反堕胎 antithesis 反题，对立面Antipathy 反感 antivirus 抗病毒，杀毒软件Antifebrile 退热剂 antitoxic 抗毒素，解毒剂

抗日战争抗生素

抗体逆时针方向的

解毒剂止汗剂

3. institute (building that contains a) society or organization for a

special purpose

an art institute 艺术学院a designing institute 设计院the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs 中国人民外交学会America National Standards Institute

美国国家标准学会United Nations Asian Development Institute

联合国亚洲发展研究所

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4. radical 1) [C] group of atoms forming part of a compound;

person with extreme views

2) adj. of or from the root or base; thorough or complete; holding extreme views

radical politician, thinker, writer, etc 思想激进的政治家、思想家、作家

radical reforms, changes, etc 彻底的改革、变革

a radical flaw, error, etc in the system 制度中基本缺陷、错误

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5. Inflammation 炎症 [C] [U] condition in which part of the body is red,

swollen esp. because of infectionInflame vt&vi ( 使 ) 发炎；发热；发怒Inflamed adj 发炎的；红肿的；发怒的； (of a part of the body) red, hot and sore; roused to anger

The warrior’s eyes were inflamed with anger.武士的双眼因愤怒而发红了。 a nose inflamed by an infection 受感染而发红的鼻子

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6. upset vi. vt. cause sb. to fell ill; disrupt; overturn, spill; distress

the mind

Cheese often upsets her stomach.她吃乳酪后常感到不舒服。The sight of physical suffering always upsets me.肉体受折磨的情景总是让我心惊肉跳。

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大雨搅乱了我们周末野餐的计划。Heavy rain upset our plan for a picnic at the weekend.

upset [C] [U] upsetting or being upset; stomach disorder

She had a major emotional upset on hearing the result of the competition.听到比赛结果后她情绪上受到了沉重的打击。

Now you try:

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1.be high in =be rich in 富含

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别吃太多油炸食品。他们含有太多的盐、脂肪和热量。Don’t eat too much fried food. They are high in salt, fat and calories.

这种天然泉水富含有益矿物质。This spring water is high in good minerals.

2. be likely to 很可能 ; 倾向于 be less likely to be more likely to

be least likely to be most likely to

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看起来明天又是大雾了。It is likely to be foggy again tomorrow.

男人真的比女人更爱撒谎吗？Is it true that men are more likely to tell lies than women?

Exercise:Exercise:Complete each sentence below with the

correct word in the box.

ancient superstition benefit ordinary soredocument recommended cure redden

prescribedcompound upset swell radical

institute

1.This is a good choice for the history of this area is well recorded in this ___________

2.The only way to ________ backache is to have a good rest.

document. cure

3. If you want to have a better understanding of Chinese culture, you need to learn _____________history of China.

4.Among those good foods, grapes, ginger and garlic are strongly___________________by nutritionists.

5. In western countries, it is a common___________________ to think that the number of 13 is unlucky.

6. Children should have a good habit of reading, for they can

________ a lot from it.

recommended

ancient

benefit

superstition

7. It is common sense that air is a mixture, not a ____________ of gases.

8.Cindy got ________when she overheard that the exam did not turn out satisfactory.

9.The medicine the doctor _______________for my sore throat proved to be very helpful.

10. Now electrical appliances have entered _________ families in the countryside because the living standard there has been improved.

compound

ordinary

prescribed

upset

Thank you!

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