英国医疗机构面临难题
Britain’s Medical Bodies Are Facing Problems
刘立军 供稿
TRANSCRIPT
Britain’s medical bodies on Monday said patients were dying due to inadequate care and urged the government to act as Britain’s health service grapples with a winter of the crisis of strikes and soaring demand. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine on Sunday said between 300 and 500 patients would die each week in emergency care, notably due to long waiting times. Its vice president stood by the prediction on Monday, rejecting suggestions that short-term factors had caused the crisis after some hospital officials challenged the claim. I’m Joe Ramsey.
VOCABULARY
1. grapple v. to try hard to find a solution to a problem 努力设法解决。例如：The new government has yet to grapple with the problem of air pollution. 新政府还需尽力解决空气污染问题。
2. notably adv. used for giving a good or the most important example of sth. 尤其；特别。例如：The house had many drawbacks, most notably its price. 这房子有很多缺陷，尤其是它的价格。
QUESTIONS
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.
Britain’s medical bodies on Monday said (Q1) ____________were dying due to (Q2) ______________ and urged the government to act as Britain’s (Q3) __________________ grapples with a winter of the crisis of (Q4) _____________ and soaring demand. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine on Sunday said (Q5) ______________________ patients would die each week in (Q6) _______________, notably due to (Q7) ___________________. Its vice president (Q8) _______________ the prediction on Monday, (Q9) ________________ suggestions that short-term factors had caused the crisis after some (Q10) _________________________ challenged the claim. I’m Joe Ramsey.
KEY
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.
Britain’s medical bodies on Monday said (Q1) patients were dying due to (Q2) inadequate care and urged the government to act as Britain’s (Q3) health service grapples with a winter of the crisis of (Q4) strikes and soaring demand. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine on Sunday said (Q5) between 300 and 500 patients would die each week in (Q6) emergency care, notably due to (Q7) long waiting times. Its vice president (Q8) stood by the prediction on Monday, (Q9) rejecting suggestions that short-term factors had caused the crisis after some (Q10) hospital officials challenged the claim. I’m Joe Ramsey.
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