Unit 3 A Crime of Compassion

Unit3ACrimeofCompassion BarbaraHuttmann MainProcedures 1 Lead in2 BackgroundInformation3 GlobalAnalysis4 DetailedAnalysis5 Summary6 Homework Lead in 1Brainstorm aboutthetitle2Discussion Lead in BrainstormCrime anactionoromissionthatconstitutesanoffensethatmaybeprosecutedbythestateandispunishablebylaw Synonym offense crime misdemeanor misdoing Lead in BrainstormCompassion sympatheticpityandconcernforthesufferingsormisfortunesofothers Synonym pity compassionateness Lead in Q Thereseemstobeacontradictioninthetitle ACrimeofCompassion Whatisit Therearevariouskindsofcrimes butcriminalscanbeanythingbutcompassionate Itishardlypossibletoassociatecompassionwithanycrimeandbeingcompassionatewithacriminal Lead in Q Accordingtothetitle whatistheauthor sattitudetocompassion Lead in Discussion 1 Ifyouhaveeverwitnessedthesufferingsofadyingperson tellusthefeelingsthatthesceneevokedfromyou Lead in Discussion Euthanasia ju ne zi ormercykilling isoneofthemostcontroversialissuesintheworld Somepeoplemaintainthatoneisentitledtochoosewhentodieandhowtodie Someotherpeopleholdthatthelegalizationofeuthanasiamightposedangersforsociety foritmightbeusedasapretextformurdering Youridea Lead in Discussion Euthanasia ju ne zi ormercykilling isoneofthemostcontroversialissuesintheworld Somepeoplemaintainthatoneisentitledtochoosewhentodieandhowtodie Someotherpeopleholdthatthelegalizationofeuthanasiamightposedangersforsociety foritmightbeusedasapretextformurdering Youridea Lead in 1 中国各大城市在陆续发布幸福指数 但这些发布很健忘 忽略了 死亡质量 也是幸福指数的核心指标 经济学人智库对全球80个国家和地区进行调查后 发布了 2015年度死亡质量指数 报告 英国位居全球第一 中国大陆排名第71 2 科技发展到今天 医生面对最大的问题不是病人如何活下去 而是如何死掉 不得 好死 这可能是现在最被我们忽略的幸福难题 123 Lead in Discussion 2 Doyouthinkdoctorsandnursesshoulddoeverythingwithintheirmeanstotrytosaveaterminallyillpatientevenwhentheyknowclearlyalltheireffortswouldmeannothingmorethanprolonginghissuffering BackgroundInformation thePhilDonahueshowcodeblue BackgroundInformation thePhilDonahueshow ThePhilDonahueShow alsoknownasDonahue isanAmericantelevisiontalkshowthatranfor26yearsonnationaltelevision ItsrunwasprecededbythreeyearsoflocalbroadcastinDayton Ohio anditwasbroadcastnationwidebetween1967and1996 BackgroundInformation codeblue Hospitalemergencycodesareusedinhospitalsworldwidetoalertstafftovariousemergencysituations Theuseofcodesisintendedtoconveyessentialinformationquicklyandwithaminimumofmisunderstandingtostaff GlobalAnalysis 1 Generalanalysis2 OrganizationandDevelopment3 GeneralReading GlobalAnalysis GeneralanalysisGenreIfanessayisbasicallyanargumentativeoneandthechiefmeansusedforargumentationisnarration itiscalledArgumentativenarration GlobalAnalysis 2 OrganizationandDevelopmentP36Q1 Whereintheessaydoessheanswertheaccusations Q2 Whydoesshedoso GlobalAnalysis Shewithholdsherresponsetotheaccusationuntilthelastparagraph wheretheaudience saccusationismentionedagain andherargumentispresented GlobalAnalysis Mostoftheessayisdevotedtothenarrationofthepainfuldyingprocessofaterminallyillcancerpatient whichshewitnessed Basedonthenarratedincidentherargumentseemsonlyanaturalconclusion GlobalAnalysis Organization Flashback Accusation Narration Response Ingreatdetails Briefly Psychologicalmovement Metaphor Repetition GlobalAnalysis Elementsofnarration Setting when whereCharacters whoPlot whatConflict Climax Ending how Hercompassionasanaveragepersonforamuchtorturedcancervictim Hersenseofdutyasanurseinhercareforadyingpatient V S dilemma GlobalAnalysis I Determinewhichofthefollowingbeststatesthepurposeofthewriting A Torecountherhorrifyingexperienceofcaringforaterminallyillpatient B Tomakeanappealforaterminallyillpatient srighttodie C Todemandthatnursesbegiventherighttoissuea no code order Key B GlobalAnalysis II Judgewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse 1 WhenMacenteredthehospital hewasapparentlyanormalpersonexceptforanenduringcough 2 Despitehisworseningcondition Macstillhadastrongwishtolive 3 Themedicalcommunityisdividedonwhetherapatient slifeshouldbeextendedaslongaspossibleunderallcircumstances T T F GlobalAnalysis 4 Itcanbeinferredfromtheessaythatdoctors notnurses havetherighttogivea no codeorder 5 InMaura seyes Huttmannwasamurdererfornotpushingthecodebluebuttonintime T F DetailedAnalysis partI 1 3 P1 2Whoarethetwospeakers toplayGod tofunctionasGod i e todecidewhentoterminateaperson slife ChristiansbelievethatonlyGodhastherighttodecidewhenaperson slifeshouldend DetailedAnalysis partI 1 3 Q1 What stherelationshipbetweenthewriterandMac Q2 BarbaraHuttmannbeginsheressaywithametaphor Locateitandthenexplainit Thefirstsentenceofpara 3 ItwasthePhilDonahueshow atthebones DetailedAnalysis partI 1 3 P3ItwasthePhilDonahueshowwheretheguestisafattedcalfandtheaudiencea200 strongflockofvultureshungeringtopickatthebones DetailedAnalysis partI 1 3 afattedcalf abigmeal amajortarget pickat sb Orsth eatlikeabirdorwithoutappetite expressanegativeopinionof Vulturesflewaroundintheskywaitingtopickatthecarcassofthedeer Everyhousewelookatyoufindsomethingtopickat Thechildjustpickedathisfood 兀鹰在天空盘旋等待着啄食鹿的尸体 我们看的每间房子你总能挑出毛病来 DetailedAnalysis partI 1 3 Explainit metaphor Theauthorlikensherselftoafattedcalf andtheaudiencetoaflockofmorethan200vultureshungeringtopickatthebones DetailedAnalysis partI 1 3 WiththemetaphorsheintendstotellthereaderthatthewayshehandledthecaseofMacwasstronglydisapprovedofbythegeneralpublic andthattheconceptofmercykillingwasunacceptabletothem DetailedAnalysis partI 1 3 P3 Weresuscitatedhim52timesinjustonemonth Irefusedtoresuscitatehimagain Isimplysatthereandheldhishandwhilehedied DetailedAnalysis partI 1 3 resuscitate makesomeonebreathe becomeconsciousagain restore recoverfrom Despiteattemptsatresuscitation MrLynchdiedaweeklaterinhospital Synonym revive DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 P4 Q IsMacstrong robust energetic vigorous whenhefirstappeared Macwasayoung wittymachocopwhowalkedintothehospitalwith32poundsofattackequipment lookingasifhecouldsingle handedlyprotectthewholecity ifnottheentirestate DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 macho adj n amanbeingstrongorbrave showingaggressiveprideinone smasculinity thebigmachotoughguy大男子气概的硬汉 Truckdrivershaveareputationforbeingmachoandtough 卡车司机素有强壮和吃苦耐劳的美名 DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 P5 weallbattledhisdiseaseforsixmonthswithoutevergivingdeathathought Notgivingsth athought tonotthinkorworryaboutsth atall NoneofushadeverthoughtthatMacwoulddie DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 P5 Q Afterbeingdiagnosedaslungcancer whatchangeshappenedtoMacandhiswife Sixmonthsisn tsuchalongtimeinthewholeschemeofthings butitwaslongenoughtoseehimlosehisyouth hiswit hismacho hishair hisbowelandbladdercontrol hissenseoftasteandsmell andhisabilitytodotheslightestthingforhimself Paraphrase Mac DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 intheschemeofthings inthewaythingsgenerallyhappen orareorganized Manneededtounderstandhisplaceintheschemeofthings 人类需要明白自身在天地万物格局中所处的位置 DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 Sixmonthsshouldnotbeconsideredalongperiodoftime butsixmonthsisanunbearablylongpassageoftimewhenwehadtoseehimgraduallyreducedfromastrongandintelligentyoungguytoahelplessanddisabledman 在万物的发展过程中 六个月并不长 但长得足以目睹他失去那么多东西 年青的身体 灵活的头脑 强壮的体魄 头发 控制大小便的能力 味觉和嗅觉 还有一丁点儿自理的能力 Translation DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 Maura ItwaslongenoughtowatchMaura stransformationfromayoungwomanintoahaggard beatenoldlady DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 haggard havinglinesonthefaceandhollowplacesaroundtheeyesandinthecheeks asthroughtirednessorlackofsleep Shewaslookingveryhaggardandworn 她看上去非常憔悴和疲惫 DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 beaten tiredout exhausted完成了所有要交的学期论文 考完了所有必需要考的考试后 她感到人都快要倒下来了 beaten Afterfinishingallthosetermpapersshehadtosubmitandthoseexamsshehadtositfor shefeltcompletelybeaten DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 P6 QHowcanMacbealive WhenMachadwastedawaytoa60 poundskeletonkeptalivebyliquidfoodwepoureddownatube i v solutionswedrippedintohisveins andoxygenwepipedtoamaskonhisface DetailedAnalysis wasteaway Ifsomeonewastesaway theybecomeextremelythinorweakbecausetheyareillorworriedandtheyarenoteatingproperly 因患癌症濒临死亡的人会日渐消瘦 而且身体明显衰弱 Personsdyingfromcancergrowthinandvisiblywasteaway DetailedAnalysis i v solutions Notes2 i v istheabbreviationof intravenous meaning withinavein and i v solutions referstotheliquidsubstancesinfuseddirectlyintotheveinofapatientfortherapeuticpurposes DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 Q WhereintheessaycanwefinddescriptionsofMac sconditionwhenhewasbeingtreated Mostlyinpara 6 andthelatterpartofpara 7 DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 Q WhydoyouthinkHuttmannisbeingsospecificanddetailed ShegivessuchdetailedandspecificdescriptionsofMac sconditiontomakevividtothereaderthehorrifyingsufferingsMachadtoendure ultimatelytosupportherargumentthatapatientinsuchconditionshouldbegiventherighttodieifheshouldsorequest DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 hebeggedus Mercy forGod ssake pleasejustletmego Sufferingthedisease Macwasmuchweakerthanbeforewhocannotlivewithouttheinstrumentsormedicalsubstances Thetreatmentitselfisatorturealso Maccouldnotbeartheagonyanymoreandpleadedfordeath DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 P7 workedtheirmiraclesandwalkedaway Resuscitatethepatientwhohasstoppedbreathing makethepatientwhoalmostdiesaliveagain it samiracleprocess 毫无疑问 当这名因脑部严重受伤而昏睡了二十多天的病人最终苏醒过来时 医生们创造了一个奇迹 Thedoctorshadundoubtedlyworkedamiraclewhenthepatientwhohadbeeninacomaformorethan20daysasaresultofserverbraininjurieshadfinallycometo DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 irrigatethebigcratersofbedsores Theverb irrigate normallymeans tosupplywatertolandorcropstohelpgrowth Inmedicine thewordcanbeusedtomean toapplyacontinuousflowofwaterormedicationtoanorganorawound suctionthelungfluidsthatthreatenedtodrownhim draintheexcessivelungfluidsthatthreatenhislife DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 P8 Q Whatcanwelearnfromtheword scrub thatseemedwovenintothefabricofmyuniform thatseemedtohavebecomeanelementofthefabricofmyuniform DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 weavesth into includesth asanintegralpartorelement ofafabric includeanelementinastory anartisticwork etc Somegoldenthreadsarewovenintothefabric ArgumentativeparagraphsarenaturallywovenintoHuttmann snarration DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 作家成功地把几个浪漫的爱情故事编进这部总体上严肃的历史小说里去 weaveinto Thewriterhassuccessfullywovensomeromanticlovestoriesintothisgenerallyserioushistoricalnovel DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 AndeverynightIprayedthatMacwoulddie thathisagonizedeyeswouldneveragainpleadwithmetolethimdie Paraphrase EverynightIspoketoGod wishingthatHecouldletMacgopeacefullysothathewouldnolongerlookatmesopainfully beggingmenottolethimsufferanymore DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 P9 Tonotdoitistobeliablefornegligence atleastintheeyesofmanypeople includingsomenurses tobeliablefornegligence tobeheldresponsibleforfailingtoperformmydutybeliablefor toberesponsibleforbylaw tobelegallyanswerableto Theairline sinsurerisliablefordamagestothevictims families 航空公司所投的保险公司有责任向受害者家属赔付损害赔偿金 DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 根据法律 他是否要为他已故父亲遗留的债务负责 liablefor Accordingtolaw isheheldliableforthedebtshisdeceasedfatherhasleftunpaid beliableto belikelytodoortobesomething likelytoexperiencesth unpleasant Thelow lyingareasareliabletofloodsduringtherainyseason DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 Paraphrase Ifwefailorrefusetoresuscitatehim wearelikelytobesuedforcriminalnegligence andatmanypeople includingsomeofournurses believethatweshouldbethuspunishedbylaw DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 P10 Andafterthefifty secondcode whenMacwasstilllucidenoughtobegfordeathagain andMaurawascrumbledinmyarmsagain andwhennoamountofpainmedicationstilledhismoaningandagony paraphrase DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 lucid expressedinawaythatisclearandeasytounderstand abletounderstandandthinkclearly Inherlucidmoments theoldladywouldtalkaboutherpast 一名好的教授应该能对一个深奥 复杂的问题作出清晰 易懂的解释 lucid Agoodprofessorshouldbeabletogivealucidandintelligibleexplanationofanabstruseandcomplicatedissue DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 Paraphrasewhenhispainwassoacutethatnomatterhowmuchpain relievingmedicationwasused hissufferingcouldnotbeeased DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 stilladv 仍然 更 静止地adj 静止的 不动的 寂静的 平静的 不起泡的n 寂静 剧照 蒸馏室conj 仍然 但是 尽管如此vt 蒸馏 使 静止 使 平静下来vi 静止 平静 蒸馏 DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 still vt vi lessentheintensityoforcalm Heclappedhishandstostilltheagitatedaudience Hercryingslowlystilled 她的哭声慢慢静了下来 Para12 DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 Iwonderedaboutaspiritualjudge Wasallthismiseryandsufferingsupposedtobebuildingcharacterorinfusingusallwiththesenseofhumilitythatcomesfromimpotence DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 Iwonderedaboutaspiritualjudge Iwonderediftherewasaspiritualjudge asagainstalegaljudge whowouldbesupportiveofmydecisionnottopushthecodebluebutton thustoputanendtoallthis DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 buildingcharacter Notes4 developinghispersonalqualities sothathecouldfaceuptotheadversitybetter DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 infuse1 soak tea herbs etc inliquidtoextracttheflavororhealingproperties Leavetheteatoinfuse 让茶叶泡开 2 fill pervade Todothisheneededtoinfusegameswithpersonalityandemotion 要做到这一点 他需要为游戏注入个性和情感 DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 这几位俄罗斯作曲家的一个共同特点是他们的作品都充满了俄罗斯民间音乐的元素 infuse AcharacteristictheseRussiancomposershareisthattheircompositionsareinfusedwithRussianfolkmusicelements DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 P11Q Whatdoyouthinktheanswertothefollowingquestions Whatistheauthorthinkingabout Translation Hadwe thewholemedicalcommunity becomesoarrogantthatwebelievedintheillusionofsalvationthroughscience 真会相信科学手段能拯救生命这样的妄想 DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 P11Hadwebecomesoself righteousthatwethoughtmeddlinginGod sworkwasourduty ourmoralimperativeandlegalobligation 把干预上帝的工作当做是我们的天职 我们的道德责任 我们的法律义务 DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 P11Didwereallybelievethatwehadtherighttoforce life onasufferingmanwhohadbeggedfortherighttodie 我们有权把 生命 强加给一个痛不欲生 恳求给他死的权利的病人 DetailedAnalysis partII 4 17 P12Hehadbeenstillforsolong Ithoughtheatlasthadtheblessedreliefofcoma Comareferstoastateofdeepunconsciousnessthatlastsforaprolongedperiod causedespeciallybysevereinjuryorillness Wheninacoma thepatientisnotconsciousofanypain That swhyHuttmannthinksitisablessedrelief