Woman Doctor
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Tough Enough.
内容表 困难够了。
4 A New Direction.
4 新方向。
5 Against the Odds.
页:1 对抗怪人
7 “This Is the Way to Learn!”
页:1 “这就是学习之路!”
10 Champion for Women Doctors.
10名女医生冠军.
12 Thank You, Dr.
12,谢谢 医生
Blackwell.
布莱克威尔
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 Tough Enough The professor cut into the dead body while his medical students looked on.
16 够难了 教授在医科学生看时将尸体切入.
Some young men in the class blushed.
班上的一些年轻人脸红了
Others looked sick or laughed nervously.
其他人看起来很不舒服,或者很紧张地笑。
Elizabeth Blackwell was determined not to show any emotion.
伊丽莎白·布莱克威尔决心不表现出任何情感.
She watched the demonstration closely while pinching her hand as hard as she could.
她密切注视着示威活动,同时尽可能用力地捏住她的手.
The pain helped her keep her face still.
痛苦帮助她保持她的脸。
She had to show she was tough enough.
她必须证明她够坚强
The year was 1847, and Elizabeth was the first woman ever to attend medical college.
这一年是1847年,伊丽莎白是有史以来第一位进入医学院的女性.
Most people at the time thought women were too weak and delicate to handle the blood and suffering that doctors sometimes face.
当时的大多数人认为妇女太软弱和微妙,无法处理医生有时会面对的血液和痛苦.
She was determined to prove them wrong.
她决心证明他们错了。
A New Direction Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821.
1821年新方向伊丽莎白·布莱克韦尔生于英国.
She was the second of nine children in a close, loving family.
她是9个孩子中第二个 在一个亲密而有爱心的家庭。
Her parents believed their children—both boys and girls—deserved a good education.
她的父母相信,他们的孩子,无论是男孩还是女孩,都应该得到良好的教育。
In those days, educated boys could pursue any kind of career.
在那些时候,受过教育的男孩可以从事任何职业。
Girls, however, were expected to learn the skills for becoming wives and mothers.
然而,女孩应学会成为妻子和母亲的技能。
If they were lucky, they learned to read and write at home.
如果幸运的话,他们在家里学会读书写作.
In 1832, Elizabeth’s father moved the family to the United States to start a new business, but bad luck followed them.
1832年,伊丽莎白的父亲将全家搬到了美国以开始新的生意,但厄运紧随其后.
People who owed Mr.
欠他钱的人
Blackwell money could not repay him.
布莱克威尔的钱不能还他
In 1838, he died after a short illness.
1838年,他短暂病逝.
The family was left heartbroken and poor.
家人心碎而穷.
The Blackwells struggled to get by.
布莱克威尔一家挣扎着要过
The boys took jobs.
孩子们找了活干
The girls started a school that students paid to attend.
这些女孩创办了一所学生付费上学的学校。
In 1844, a visit to a neighbor changed the direction of Elizabeth’s life.
1844年,访问邻居改变了伊丽莎白的生活方向.
The woman was dying.
那个女人快死了
She complained of the awful treatment she had received from male doctors.
她抱怨说,她受到男医生的可怕待遇。
She was sure that a woman physician would better understand her illness.
她相信女医生会更了解她的病情。
She urged Elizabeth, smart as she was, to train to become a doctor.
她敦促英明的伊丽莎白去训练成为一名医生.
At first, Elizabeth rejected the idea, but she could not stop thinking about the possibility.
起初,伊丽莎白拒绝了这个想法,但她无法停止对可能性的思考.
The Seneca Falls Convention In July 1848, hundreds of women and men traveled to Seneca Falls, New York.
塞内卡瀑布公约 1848年7月,数百名男女前往纽约塞内卡瀑布.
They held a big meeting about winning more rights for women.
他们举行了一次关于赢得更多妇女权利的大型会议。
These included the right to vote and own property.
这些权利包括选举权和拥有财产的权利。
They created their own declaration that echoed the U.
他们创造了他们自己的宣言 呼应U。
S.
师曰.
Declaration of Independence: “.
独立宣言:“。
all men and women are created equal.
男人和女人都是平等的
This was a radical idea for the time.
这在当时是一个激进的想法。
American women gained the right to vote in 1919.
1919年美国妇女获得了选举权.
Yet even today, many women still earn less than men for doing the same work—including doctors.
然而,即使在今天,许多妇女从事同样工作的收入仍然低于男子,包括医生。
A study in The Journal of the American Medical Association shows that, on average, a male doctor earns $12,000 more a year than a female doctor.
美国医学会的"杂志"(The Journal of the American Medical Association)的一项研究表明,男性医生平均每年比女性医生多挣一万二千美元.
Against the Odds Today, it is difficult to imagine the limits that American girls and women faced in the 1840s.
面对"今日奇事",很难想象美国女孩和妇女在1840年代面临的限制.
They could not vote.
他们不能投票。
Fathers, husbands, and brothers controlled almost all businesses, homes, and money.
父亲、丈夫和兄弟控制着几乎所有的生意、家庭和金钱。
Unmarried women had few career options.
未婚妇女几乎没有职业选择。
They might find work as nurses or teachers.
他们可能会找到护士或教师的工作。
The idea of a female lawyer or doctor, though, was seen as silly or even crazy.
女性律师或医生的想法,虽然被视作愚蠢甚至疯狂.
Few men considered women to be their equals in brains or talent.
很少有男人认为妇女在大脑或天赋上是平等的。
Instead of discouraging Blackwell, these attitudes drove her to try to become the first woman doctor.
而不是沮丧 布莱克威尔,这些态度迫使她尝试成为第一位女性医生.
She faced three big challenges.
她面临着三大挑战。
First, she had to make enough money to pay for medical school.
首先,她必须挣到足够的钱来支付医学院的费用.
Second, she needed to learn enough about human biology to be ready for medical studies.
第二,她需要了解足够的人类生物学知识,以便做好医学研究的准备.
Third, she had to find a medical school that would accept a woman.
第三,她必须找到一所接受女性的医学院。
In 1845, Blackwell moved to North Carolina and then South Carolina.
1845年,布莱克韦尔搬到了北卡罗莱纳州,后又搬到了南卡罗莱纳州.
She lived with the families of two doctors.
她和两个医生的家属住在一起。
She taught music to save money for medical school.
她教音乐为医学院节省了资金.
When she had time off, she studied the doctors’ medical texts.
当她休息时,她研究了医生的病历。
Marchers carry a banner in support of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in 1976.
游行者举起一面旗帜支持1976年的"平等权利修正案"(ERA).
The ERA would guarantee women equal rights under the U.
该《条例》将保障妇女在《联邦宪法》下的平等权利。
S.
师曰.
Constitution.
宪法。
It has yet to be adopted.
该草案尚待通过。
By 1847, Blackwell felt ready to take on the third challenge.
至1847年,布莱克韦尔感到准备迎接第三次挑战.
She applied to the best medical colleges in Philadelphia and New York City.
她申请了费城和纽约市最好的医学院.
She continued to study with helpful doctors—even as sixteen schools rejected her.
她继续与有帮助的医生一起学习,甚至16所学校拒绝了她。
“Elizabeth, it is of no use trying,” one adviser told her.
一名顾问告诉她,“伊丽莎白,这毫无用处。”
That October, a letter from Geneva Medical College in western New York arrived.
10月,纽约西部日内瓦医学院的一封信抵达。
She braced herself for another rejection, but this letter was different.
她准备了另一个拒绝, 但这封信不同。
Elizabeth Blackwell had been accepted at last.
Elizabeth Blackwell终于被录取了
At 26, she was going to medical school.
26岁,她要去医学院。
“This Is the Way to Learn!”
“这就是学习之路!”
Blackwell didn’t know it, but her acceptance was an accident of sorts.
Blackwell并不知道此事,
The professors at Geneva Medical College had given students the choice of whether she should be accepted.
日内瓦医学院的教授让学生选择是否应该接受她。
The professors were sure the all-male class would refuse to accept a woman.
教授们确信全男性班级会拒绝接受女性.
Thinking the vote was a joke, the students all voted to admit her.
学生们都投票接纳她。
The faculty were shocked, but the school kept its word.
教职员们震惊了,但学校遵守了诺言.
Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman accepted into medical college in the United States.
伊丽莎白·布莱克威尔成为美国第一个被录取进入医学院的女性.
At first, a few professors did not want her to attend some courses.
起初,有几位教授不希望她参加一些课程.
For example, they thought it was improper for her to study male anatomy.
例如,他们认为她研究男性解剖学是不恰当的.
Blackwell gently but firmly asked that she receive the same training as her male classmates.
布莱克威尔轻而易举地要求她接受与男同学相同的训练。
Her professors and her classmates finally agreed, and her quiet determination and ability soon won everyone’s respect.
她的教授们和同学们终于同意了,她安静的决心和能力很快赢得了大家的尊重.
“Oh, this is the way to learn!”
“哦,这是学习的方式!”
she noted in her diary.
她在日记中注意到了
On January 23, 1849, she walked across the stage at graduation.
1849年1月23日,她毕业时走过舞台.
The president of the medical college handed Elizabeth her diploma and bowed.
医学院院长将她的文凭交给了伊丽莎白并鞠躬.
The local newspaper called it “a scene for a painter” and praised Blackwell’s courage.
当地报纸称之为"画家的场景"并称赞了布莱克威尔的勇气.
She had finished first in her class.
她的班级成绩第一
More importantly, she was now Elizabeth Blackwell, M.
更重要的是,她现在是伊丽莎白·布莱克威尔,M.
D.
D类.
(Doctor of Medicine).
(医学博士).
Champion for Women Doctors After graduating, Dr.
女医生冠军 毕业后,医生
Blackwell sailed to Europe to continue her training.
布莱克韦尔出海去欧洲继续训练.
She took a position in a hospital in Paris.
她在巴黎的一家医院任职.
Soon after arriving, she had a life-changing accident.
到达后不久,她发生了一次改变生命的事故.
A baby she was caring for had an eye infection.
她照顾的婴儿眼睛感染了
Blackwell was cleaning it when some water squirted in her face.
布莱克威尔在打扫 当一些水冲入她的脸。
Her eyes became infected, too.
她的眼睛也被感染了
Doctors had to remove Blackwell’s left eye, and she had to wear a glass eye for the rest of her life.
医生们不得不取出布莱克韦尔的左眼,她一生都要穿一双玻璃眼.
At one time, she had been interested in becoming a surgeon, but her bad eyesight now made that impossible.
有一次,她一直对成为外科医生感兴趣,但现在她的视力差使得这是不可能的.
Blackwell didn’t let her misfortune stop her, though.
Blackwell没有让她的不幸阻止她。
She returned to the United States in 1851 and set up an office in New York City.
1851年她回到了美国,并在纽约市建立了办事处.
She barely made enough money to eat.
她没赚到足够的钱吃东西
Most of her patients were from poor families that had recently moved to the city from Germany and Ireland.
她的大部分患者来自最近从德国和爱尔兰迁入该市的贫困家庭.
Though sometimes they could not pay, she treated her sick patients anyway.
虽然有时他们付不起钱,但她还是治疗了病人。
She also taught them about healthy eating and good hygiene—keeping clean and not spreading disease.
她还教他们健康饮食和良好卫生,保持清洁,不传播疾病。
As she worked, an idea formed in her mind.
在她工作的时候,一个想法在她脑海里形成.
What if she set up her own hospital run by women doctors?
如果她建立了自己的医院 由女医生经营?
In 1857, she established a small hospital for poor women and children in New York City.
1857年,她为纽约市的贫穷妇女和儿童建立了一所小型医院.
She was joined by her sister Emily, who had recently become the second woman doctor in the United States.
她与她的妹妹艾米莉一起,她最近成为了美国第二位女医生.