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1、高考英语《流行话题语境识词4500》Unit81TerriIsNotaVegetable素材 Unit81TerriIsNotaVegetable TerriSchiavocollapsedinherhomein1990,sufferingfromheartfailurethatrenderedherseverelybrain-damaged.MichaelSchiavosaidhiswifesufferedfrombulimiathatresultedinapotassiumdeficiency,tri
2、ggeringtheheartfailure.Michaelfiledamedical-malpracticesuitonherbehalf.Inhistestimonyforthatlawsuit,Michaelreaffirmedhisdevotiontohisnow-disabledwife:"IbelieveinthevowsItookwithmywife:throughsicknessandhealth,forricherorpoorer.ImarriedmywifebecauseIloveher
3、andIwanttospendtherestofmylifewithher."ThesympatheticjuryawardedMichael$640,000forlossofconsortium;Terrywasawardednearly$800,000tobeusedforherrehabilitationandlifetimecare.BecauseheisTerri'shusband,Michaelhastheauthoritytoadministerthisfundandtomakemedical
4、decisionsregardinghercare. LessthanayearafterthemoneywasinthebankMichaelapparentlysufferedalittlecognitivedeficiencyhimself,becauseheseemedtoforgetallabouthispromisestohiswifeandtothejury.Theplansforrehabilitativetherapythathepresentedtothejuryweresquelch
5、ed.HerepeatedlydeniedtreatmentforinfectionsthatTerrisuffered.Hebegantodateotherwomen,andcurrentlyliveswithawomanwhohadachildbyhim.TheyareexpectinganotherandplantomarrywhenTerridies. Terri'sparents,BobandMarySchindler,objectedtowhattheyperceivedasMichael's
6、neglectofTerri'sneeds,soin1993theyfiledapetitiontohavehimremovedasTerri'sguardian.Thusbeganoneoftheugliestfamilyfeudsofalltime.MichaeldemandsthatTerrinotbefedorgivenwater,claimingthatshetoldhimbeforeshebecamedisabledthatshewouldratherdiethanbedependentontu
7、bes.HedeclaresthatTerrihasnosignificantmentalfunction,soitisuptohimasherlovinghusbandtoensurethatherdesiretodiebefulfilled.Terri'sparentssaythattheyhaveknownheralotlongerthanMichaelhas,andtheyneverheardhersayanysuchthing.Furthermore,theyclaimthatTerriisnot
8、avegetable,andthatsherespondstotheirattentioninameaningfulway.TheywantTerritolive,andtheywanthertobeprovidedtherehabilitativecarethatwassupposedtohavebeenfundedbythemalpracticeaward.Theyarguethattheirdaughter
