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1、HanSuyinwasborninBeijingin1917.HerfatherwasaChineserailwayengineerandhermotheraDutchlady.Sheisaphysicianandtheauthorofmanyworks,includingAMortalFlower,whichtellsoftheexperiencesoftheauthorandherfamily,bothinandoutofChina.Thisexcerptdescribestheauthor'sexperienceoflookingfor
2、herfirstjobintheearly1930s.韩素音1917年生于北京。她父亲是中国铁路工程师,母亲是位荷兰女子。她是医生,也是作家,著述颇丰,其中包括《尘世的花》。此书讲述了作者及其家庭在国内外的经历。下述节录描写了作者在上世纪30年代初第一次找工作的经历。Dutch[dʌtʃ]adj.荷兰人的;荷兰的;荷兰语的各付各的账;平摊费用;实行AA制physician[fiˈziʃən]n.医生,内科医生author[ˈɔ:θə]n.1.著作家,作者2.创造者,创始人;发起mortal[ˈmɔ:təl]adj.1.终有一死的;2.致命的3
3、不共戴天的,你死我活的5凡人的,世间的n.凡人,人类excerpt[ek'sə:pt,'eksə:pt]n.摘录,引用网络释义摘录选择选录describe[di'skraib]vt.描述,形容;描绘AMortalFlower尘世的花HanSuyin韩素音1ThedayaftermeetingHildaIwrotealettertotheRockefellerFoundation,applyingforajob.遇见希尔达的第二天,我就给洛克菲勒基金会写信申请工作。Hilda['hildə]n.希尔达(女子名)Rockefeller['rɔki
4、felə]n.洛克菲勒(姓氏)foundation[faun'deiʃən]n.基础;地基;基金会;根据;创立网络释义基础基金会粉底霜apply[ə'plai]vt.申请;涂,敷;应用vi.申请;涂,敷;适用;请求网络释义应用化妆概念2orMotherthoughtIwouldgetin."Youhavetohavepull.[pul]It'sanAmerican[ə'merikən]thing,RockefellerFoundation['rɔkifelə][faun'deiʃən].Youmusthavepull."父母亲都觉得我不会被录
5、用。“你要有后台才行。那可是一家美国机构,洛克菲勒基金会。你一定要有后台。”foundation[faun'deiʃən]n.基础;地基;基金会;根据;创立3Mothersaid:"That'swheretheydoallthoseexperimentsondogsandpeople.AlltheBigShotsoftheNankinggovernmentalsocameheretohavemedicaltreatment,andsometimestookawayanursetobecomeanewwife."母亲说:“那里,他们在狗和人身上
6、做各种试验。南京政府所有的头面人物也都来这里看病,有时还带走个护士做姨太太。”experiment[ik'speriment,ek's-]n.实验,试验;尝试vi.尝试;进行实验medical['medikəl]n.医生;体格检查adj.医学的;药的;内科的treatment['tri:tmənt]n.治疗,疗法;处理;对待4Itmadesensetome,typinginahospital['hɔspitəl]。Iwouldlearnaboutmedicine,sinceIwantedtostudymedicine.Andastherewa
7、snomoneyathomeformetostudy,Iwouldearnmoney,andpreparemyselftoentermedicalschool.Ihadalreadydiscoveredthataconvent-schooleducationwasnotatalladequate,andthatitwouldtakemeatleastthreemoreyearsofhardstudybeforebeingabletoenteranycollegeatall.Science,mathematics,Chineseliteratu
8、reandtheclassics...withthepoorschoolinggiventome,itwouldtakemeyearstogetreadyforau