1、Language Points 1. At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls, she chose to study medicine. 十八岁时，她没有像十八岁时，她没有像大多数大多数的女孩那样走上婚姻的女孩那样走上婚姻 这一传统道路，而是选择了学医。这一传统道路，而是选择了学医。 majority: n. The majority of our employees are women. 我们的雇员我们的雇员多数多数是女性。是女性。 The majo
2、rity was/were in favour of banning smoking . 大多数人大多数人支持禁烟。支持禁烟。 the largest part of a group of people or things 大部分；大多数大部分；大多数 Translation 大多数大多数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视多于听接受采访的人都喜欢看电视多于听 收音机。收音机。 1. The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio. 2. The majority were / was against the plan. 多数人多数人反对这个计划
3、。反对这个计划。 2. “Why should girls learn so much? Finding a good husband should be their final goal!” her brother complained, thinking of the high tuition fees. “女孩子读那么多书干嘛？找个好丈夫才是她们的归女孩子读那么多书干嘛？找个好丈夫才是她们的归 宿！宿！”他的哥哥一想到高昂的学费就这么他的哥哥一想到高昂的学费就这么抱怨抱怨。 complain: v. Its not fair, she complained. “这不公平。”她“这不公平。
4、”她抱怨抱怨道。道。 She never complains, but shes obviously exhausted. 她虽然从不她虽然从不抱怨抱怨，但显然已疲惫不堪。，但显然已疲惫不堪。 to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about sb./sth. 抱怨；埋怨；发牢骚抱怨；埋怨；发牢骚 complain (to sb.) (about/of sth.) Im going to complain to the manager about this. 我要就这件事我要就这件事向向经理经理投诉投诉。 The old m
5、an complained about the hot weather. 老人老人抱怨抱怨天气炎热。天气炎热。 （对某人）抱怨（某事）（对某人）抱怨（某事） 3. In 1941, Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed director of the OB- GYN department of the PUMC hospital, 19411941年，林医生年，林医生成为成为北京协和医院妇产科的首位北京协和医院妇产科的首位 中国籍女主任，中国籍女主任， appoint: v. They have appointed
6、 a new head teacher at my sons school. 我儿子读书的学校我儿子读书的学校任命任命了一位新校长。了一位新校长。 The draft would give the president the power to appoint the central banks chairman. 该草案将授权总统该草案将授权总统任命任命中央银行行长。中央银行行长。 to choose sb. for a job or position of responsibility 任命；委任任命；委任 appoint sb. (as / to be) They appointed hi
7、m (as) captain of the English team. 他们他们任命任命他他为为英格兰队队长。英格兰队队长。 After being appointed as/to be headmaster of the school, he spared no efforts to improve its teaching quality. 被被任命为任命为该校校长后，他努力提高学校的教学质量。该校校长后，他努力提高学校的教学质量。 任命某人为任命某人为 appoint sb. to do sth. 领导领导任命任命他的秘书做会议记录。他的秘书做会议记录。 一位律师一位律师被指定为被指定为
8、这个孩子的代表律师。这个孩子的代表律师。 委派某人去做委派某人去做 The leader appointed his secretary to take meeting notes. A lawyer was appointed to represent the child. 4. She was more interesting in tending patients, publishing medical research on care for women and children, 她更感兴趣的是她更感兴趣的是治病救人治病救人、发表妇幼护理、发表妇幼护理 医学研究成果、医学研究成果、
9、tend: v. Doctors and nurses tended the injured. 医生和护士医生和护士护理护理受伤者。受伤者。 He is tending a new patient. 他正在他正在照顾照顾一个新来的病人。一个新来的病人。 to care for sb./sth.照料；照管；护理照料；照管；护理 tend(+to): v. to be likely to do sth. or to happen in a particular way because this is what often or usually happens往往会；常常就往往会；常常就 Women
10、 tend to live longer than men. 女人女人往往往往比男人长寿。比男人长寿。 It tends to get very cold here in the winter. 这里冬天这里冬天往往往往会很冷。会很冷。 tend(+to/towards sth.): v. to take a particular direction or often have a particular quality 趋向；走向；倾向；趋于趋向；走向；倾向；趋于 His views tend towards the extreme. 他的观点他的观点趋于趋于偏激。偏激。 On that ma
11、tter I tend to/towards your opinion. 在那件事上，我在那件事上，我倾向于倾向于你的意见。你的意见。 Translation 我累了我累了就容易就容易出错。出错。 1. When Im tired, I tend to make mistakes. 2. For years he tended her in her painful illness. 多年来她一直受到病痛的折磨，都是他在多年来她一直受到病痛的折磨，都是他在照料照料。 Translation 2. The majority of my patients come to visit me from
12、out of town. 我的我的大多数大多数病人都是从外地来拜访我的。病人都是从外地来拜访我的。 3. He was appointed professor in the university for life. 他被他被任命为任命为大学终身教授。大学终身教授。 4. The couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe. 这对夫妇这对夫妇抱怨抱怨了游览欧洲的高昂花费。了游览欧洲的高昂花费。 5. We all tend to like those similar to us. 我们都我们都倾向于倾向于喜欢一些像我们的人。喜欢一些像我们的人。 1. She had promised to tend them well. 她答应好好她答应好好照顾照顾他们。他们。 Can you use the following words and expressions correctly? 1. majority 2. complain 3. appoint 4. tend
