首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Hemingway once wrote that courage is grace under pressure. But I would rather think with the 18th-century Italian dramatist, Vit
Hemingway once wrote that courage is grace under pressure. But I would rather think with the 18th-century Italian dramatist, Vit
admin
2022-06-18
55
问题
Hemingway once wrote that courage is grace under pressure. But I would rather think with the 18th-century Italian dramatist, Vittorio Alf ieri, that "often the test of courage is not to die but to live." For living with cancer engenders more than pressure; it
begets
terror. To live with it, to face up to it—that’s courage.
Hope is our most effective "drug" in treating cancer. There is almost no cancer (at any stage) that cannot be treated. By instilling hope in a patient, we can help develop a positive, combative attitude to his disease. Illogical, unproven? Perhaps. But many doctors believe that this must become a part of cancer therapy if the therapy is to be effective.
I have had the joy of a wonderful wife, the happiness of parenthood and the love of three children. My work was constantly challenging and fulfilling. I have always loved music and books, ballet and the theater. I was addicted to fitness, tennis, golf, curling, hunting and fishing.
Good food and wine graced my table. My home was a warm and happy place.
But when I became aware of my
imminent mortality
, my attitudes changed. There was real meaning to the words, "This is the first day of the rest of your life." There was a heightened awareness of each sunny day, the beauty of flowers, the song of a bird. How often do we reflect on the joy of breathing easily, of swallowing without effort and discomfort, of walking without pain, of a complete and peaceful night’s sleep?
After I became ill, I embarked upon many things I had been putting off before. I read the books I had set aside for retirement and wrote one myself, entitled "The Art of Surgery". My wife Madeleine and I took more holidays. We played tennis regularly and curled avidly; we took the boys fishing. When I review these past few years, it seems in many ways that I have lived a lifetime since I acquired cancer. On my last holiday in the Bahamas, as I walked along the beach feeling the gentle waves wash over my feet, I felt a part of the universe, even if only a minuscule one, like a grain of sand on the beach.
Although I had to restrict the size of my practice, I felt closer empathy with my patients. When I walked into the Intensive Care Unit there was an awesome feeling knowing I, too, had been a patient there. It was a special satisfaction to comfort my patients with cancer, knowing that it is possible to enjoy life after the anguish of that diagnosis. It gave me a warm feeling to see the sparkle in one patient’s eyes—a man with a total laryngectomy—when I asked if he would enjoy a cold beer and went to get him one.
If one realizes that our time on this earth is but a tiny fraction of that within the cosmos, then life calculated in years may not be as important as we think. Why measure life in heartbeats? When life is so dependent on such an unreliable function as the beating of the heart, then it is fragile indeed. The only thing that one can depend upon with absolute certainty is death.
I believe that death may be the most important part of life. I believe that life is infinitesimally brief in relation to the immensity of eternity. I believe, because of my religious faith, that I shall "return to the Father" in an afterlife that is beyond description. I believe that though my life was short in years, it was full of experience, joy, love and accomplishment; that my own immortality will reside in the memories of my loved ones left behind, mother, brother, wife, children, dear friends. I believe that I will die with loved ones close by and, one hopes, achieve that great gift of God—death in peace, and with dignity.
Why did the author give the patient with a total laryngectomy a cold beer?
选项
A、Because the patient begged him to give him a beer with sparkling eyes.
B、Because the author wanted to comfort his patients.
C、Because there is no cure for the patient and the author showed great pity for him.
D、Because the patient underwent anguish of the diagnosis.
答案
B
解析
根据第七段可知,作者因为患了癌症,所以能够和他的病患感同身受,于是也想安慰那些癌症患者,才给了那个做过喉部切除手术的病患一杯啤酒。所以选项B为答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/KsuO777K
本试题收录于:
CATTI三级笔译综合能力题库翻译专业资格(CATTI)分类
0
CATTI三级笔译综合能力
翻译专业资格(CATTI)
相关试题推荐
MassProduction:MethodandImpactP1:EvenwiththeearlysuccessesinEurope,scholarsoftechnologyattributethewidespread
RemovingDamsP1:Inthelastcentury,manyofthedamsintheUnitedStateswerebuiltforwaterdiversion,agriculture,factor
_____golfbecameincreasinglyaccessible,thegameattainedpopularitywithbothordinarypeopleandprofessionalplayers.
Alever______arigidbarthatcanturnaroundafixedpointcalledthefulcrum.
Soil-coveredlavalandsusuallysupportanormalforest______enoughwater.
Whatwillthewomanspendtheeveningdoing?Whatdoestheeducationdepartmentlikeaboutthetutors?
ENGLAND’SECONOMYINTHE16THCENTURY(1)Inthelasthalfofthe16thcenturyEnglandemergedasacommercialandmanufactu
WritingBasedonReadingandListeningReadthefollowingpassage.Inthe19thcenturyNorthAmericanbisonpopulations
Don’tsethimtotalkingphilosophyorhe’llgoonallevening.
Wewerepleasedtoseethat,besidesourownvillagers,theaudiencewasmadeupofafairnumberofpeopleoutofaroundvillag
随机试题
下列哪项不是慢性肾小球肾炎的临床表现( )。
国家基本药物的遴选原则是()。
能力验证计划的基本步骤包括()。
供热钢管对口焊接时,当壁厚≥15mm,其对口错边量应不大于()mm。
关于证券投资分析信息来源,下列表述正确的有()。
各工序的完工率为( )。完工产品及月末在产品负担的制造费用( )元。
下列不属于事业单位法人的有()。
技术部王经理拿起笔在一份新员工试用期评价表上沉重地写下了自己的意见:不能胜任软件开发工作职责,不予转正!回忆最初面试的情景,这名员工却是他最喜欢的一位本科毕业生,具有两年软件研发工作经验,穿着得体,人很精神,和自己一样喜欢下围棋,并且还是老乡,面试中言谈话
中国佛教的发展在隋、唐时期趋向顶峰,其标志之一就是众多流派的形成。()
[*]
最新回复
(
0
)