circumstances in which voluntary isn't enough. Die as You Choose
课后练习 (Exercises on the text) A.
1. Yes, it is.
2. Because euthanasia is condemned by the medical establishment. 3. Passive euthanasia--letting patients die; Active euthanasia- killing. They make some difference, but in some cases, active euthanasia is better than passive euthanasia when medical treatment has become meaningless.
4. It is a statement written by a person in the state of sound mind which says what measures should be taken and whether should be treated when he suffers from incurable disease.
5. Yes, Hippocrats explicitly ruled out euthanasia in his oath for doctors, but most ancient Greek doctors and thinkers disagreed with his ban. By presenting this, the author wanted to tell the reader; even those people had the courage to disagree with Hippocrates' ban, why can't we support euthanasia today? 6. It might pose dangers for society by setting a precedent for kill¬ing.
7. Because opposition was too fierce because of the shadow of the past.
8. The author thinks the patient is entitled to determine his own death and he tends to favor euthanasia.
B.
1．现在迫切需要制定有关安乐死的法律。
2．在荷兰，安乐死已被医疗机构接受，并于每年公开实施数千次。
3．这场有关安乐死的辩论将持续到秋天，直到加利福尼亚人投票表决了一项 提议，使安乐死合法化。
4．许多人认为用所能使用的医疗科技来延长死亡前的痛苦是悲哀的、不高尚 的、可怕的。
5．这种主动实施与被动使用安乐死的区别还能维持多长时间呢？
6．如果他使用足够数量的止痛片来为其实施安乐死就有错了吗？医生采取行 动，就应当受到谴责吗？
7．这不是一种巧合，当时荷兰医生就英勇反抗用人体做医学试验。
8．不间断提倡思想和行动自由的国家对主动实施安乐死进行限制性规定，就 没有什么可担心的了。 C.
1. dodged 2. intrude 3. withhold 4. ushered 5. legalize 6. precedent 7. credible 8. arguable D.
1. dodge 2. drowned out 3. intruding 4. omission 5. oath 6. withholding 7. arguable 8. credible E.
1. mercifully easy and painless death for persons suffering from an in¬curable and painful disease, esp. the doctor let the patients die oh their own request 2. resulting in arguments
3. something that religion or custom regards as forbidden 4. everything could be used or done
5. creating an earlier example of killing 6. those who are too modest and scrupulous 7. polemical, arguable 8. support, be in favour of F.
The need for laws on euthana sia, can't be dodged for much longer. Eu¬thanasia is a taboo in most countries. In these countries doctors can only practise it secretly. But it is openly practised in. some countries, such as Holland. Right now more and more countries are going over me arguments about legalizing euthanasia.
When a patient suffers from illness for a long time and there is no hope of curing it,why do we let him prolong the throes? Why can't we practise euthanasia to stop the throes?
But if we legalize euthanasia,there will be a danger. Someone may use it for killing. AH in all, euthanasia is the question we can't dodge. G.
Euthanasia is a problem discussed for a long time. There are two attitudes in the world at present. How is euthanasia handled in different countries?
Holland, which has rules for euthanasia and so can police it effectively. In Holland, mercy - killing is accepted by the medical establishment and openly practiced a few thousand times each year. They think one of a doctor's duties is to prevent suffering, sometimes that is all there is left for him to do, and killing is
the only way to do it.
In the most countries, euthanasia is condemned by the medical establishment, secretly practiced many times more often, and almost never comes to light, in America, Britain and many other countries. They believe that the time of death is appointed by God and that no man should put the clock back on another. But now most American States have 'living -will' legislation that protects doctors from prosecution if they do not try to save someone who has said he does not want life prolonged.
But now if euthanasia is legalized how long can the distinction between killing and letting death hold out? The legal framework for euthanasia, permits a doctor to comply with dying man's request in a prescribed set of circumstance. But this will make someone use it to kill the others. So whether euthanasia should be legalized is a problem which has been discussed for a long time. I'd Rather Be Black than Female By Shirley Chisholm
课后练习 (Exercises on the text) A.
1. She is the first black woman elected to Congress.
2. Because part of the problem is that women in America are much more brainwashed and content with their roles as second-class citizens than blacks ever were.
3. women do most of the tedious work; while men reap the rewards.
4. A very important statistic.
5. They are invariably paid less than a man for the same job. 6. Women predominate in the lower-paying, menial 4 unrewarding, dead-end jobs.
7. She is determined to help solve the problems of children, of military spending, of racial prejudice, of laws against unfair housing and unfair employment practices.
8. They are of empathy, tolerance, insight, patience, and persistence. These are the qualities women naturally have. B.
1．我是第一个克服这两个不利因素的人。
2．美国白人一一一包括那些自认为开明的自由主义者——需要很多年的时间来发
现，并消除他们所有的种族主义态度。
3．在这样的职位中。她们可能会获得几次免费参加抑或全国会议，或民主党和共
和党各自召开的全国代表大会。她们所做的也只是按照男主席的方式投一样的
票。
4．当一位聪明的女学生毕业后开始找工作时，为什么第一个问题总是：“你会打
字吗？”
5．每一次我试图再上一个新台阶时，许多人会劝我回到妇女的职业，做一名教 师，把政治留给男人。
6．但直到这些发生——我们知道这不是今年或朋年的事——因此我们所要做的