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Unit 2 A Right to Die Words and Expressions 1.administer 管理；照料administer the country// She was so kind that she came to administer the medicine to the lonely old sick woman. 给予；实施administer laws 2.terminally末尾, 一定时期地 3.withhold使停止, 拒给, 保留, 抑制withhold the money; withhold payment 4.prosecute指控[检举]某人犯罪prosecute sb. for a crime . He was prosecuted for murder. 5.simmer温火慢慢煮simmer down 用文火熬浓; 冷静下来;// (危机等)将爆发// simmer with anger 6.mantle n, 披风；斗篷take over [inherit] the mantle of sb. 继承某人的衣钵 v, 披风, 覆盖 7.decriminalize v非刑事化 8.surge n, 巨浪, 波涛; 汹涌, 澎湃; 滚流, 起伏the surge of the sea; a surge of pity; a surge of smoke; A surge of anger rushed over him . 9.furtive adj偷偷摸摸的, 鬼鬼祟祟的be furtive in ones action 行动鬼祟; a furtive glance 10.practitioner n, 专业人员, 老手; 从事者; 实践者a general practitioner 全科医生He is a medical practitioner. 他是执业医生。 11.probation n, 【律】缓刑place (an offender) on [under] probation; 检验, 验证, 鉴定; 考验(期), 见习(期); 试用(期); on probation 12.sclerosis n, ?硬化症 13.incipient adj, 刚开始的, 初期的the incipient light of day曙光 14.ammunition n, 弹药, 军火, 军需品; [喻]攻击[防御]手段Argument is his ammunition. 争论是他的攻击[防御]手段。 15.retarded adj, 智力迟钝的, 发展迟缓的 16.atrocity n, 凶恶, 残忍; 暴虐 adj, atrocious 17.denomination n, 派别, 宗派What religious denomination does he belong to? 他属于哪个教派?; (人或物的)种类money of small denominations 18.on the defensive进行防御; 采取守势 19.gain ground进展, 发展, 壮大 20.vote down否决 21.accord一致, 相合His actions accord with his words. Language Points As have three others introduced in the Lords since then 2. the thin edge of the wedge: the start of harmful development e.g.Identity cards for football supporters could be the thin end of the wedge - soon everyone might have to carry identification Translation Version 死的权利 1．在荷兰，一位医生平均一天六次给病人执行积极的安乐死，也就是有意给要求摆脱痛苦并且病入膏肓的病人注入致命的药剂。当没有丝毫根本治愈的希望时，每天有二十个病人放弃延缓生命的手术。在荷兰的法典上，给病人施行积极的安乐死是一种犯罪，并受到入狱十二年的惩罚。然而在过去的十五年里，众多的案件已经表明一位医术高超的内科医生执行安乐死将不会受到起诉。 2．安乐死又称作仁慈的杀害，在西欧各地都是一种犯罪。但是在英国、西德、荷兰等地，越来越多的医生、护士非常愿意帮助病人施行安乐死，大多数是听从病人的建议放弃治疗。近来，人们对安乐死的长期讨论已经逐渐成为公众激烈争辩的话题，辩论双方都各执一词。那些反对执行安乐死的