Xinxin Lee-Courseware 大学课程 to lie or not to lie.ppt

To Lie or Not to Lie —The Doctor’s Dilemma The title: a parody ＊To be or not to be. – Shakespeare To lie or not to lie. ＊The government of the people, by the people, for the people.—Abraham Lincoln. The government off the people, buy the people, far the people. Structure Analysis 1.Make Ss divide the text into 3 parts and get the general idea of every part. Language Points 1. Paraphrase the sentence “But the illusory nature of the benefits such deception is meant to produce is now coming to be documented. ”. Analyze the structure of this sentence. We are becoming increasingly aware of all that can befall patients in the course of their illness when information is denied or distorted. “We are becoming more aware of / that …” is a very common and often-used structure in the argumentative essay writing. For Example: We are becoming more aware of the dangers of excessive smoking. New Word Study ＊Dilemma n. a difficult choice to be made between two possibilities The doctor’s dilemma is whether he should tell the patient the truth or not. ＊Distort v. give a false or misleading account of  You’ve distorted what he said. ＊Tolerate v. allow or endure without protest The workers said they couldn’t tolerate the poor working condition any longer. ＊Integrity n. honesty, uprightness A man of integrity can be trusted. English Chinese Phrase English Benefit the patients Speed recovery Lines of work Be dwarfed by Shelter from Brutal news Uphold a promise Deceptive practices Commit suicide Be guided by a… precept Chinese 造福病人 加快康复 各行各业 相形见绌 回避，免受打击 残酷的消息 遵守诺言 骗人做法 自杀 遵守宗旨 Chinese English Minimize the gravity of Confront the choices Humanely convey Benevolent deception Render sb. unable Keep sb. in the dark Defensive medicine Refrain from doing Take a stand Be deeply rooted The patients’ bills of right 大事化小 面临抉择 妥当地告诉 出于好