医学院校硕士研究生英语 读与写 中国人民大学出版社 English for Master Students in Medical Universities China Renmin University Press 教材总主编 卢凤香 主编 张海萍 张华君 殷红梅 编者 闵 楠 苏 萍 任 雁 郑守志 刘 娟 谢 瑜 课件制作主编 郑守志 刘 娟 课件制作参与人 张海萍 张华君 卢凤香 课件审阅人 美籍专家James Boulton Unit 11 Text A Someone who Believed in Them Helped Them to Recover Outline nBackground information to Text A nAnalysis of the text nGlobal analysis of the text nAnalysis of the text structure nSummary of the text nReference answers to the exercises Background information to Text A n1 Introduction to the author nDaniel B Fisher M D from George Washington University Medical School in 1976 Ph D in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin in 1968 and an A B in Biology from Princeton University in 1965 Background information to Text A n1 Introduction to the author nDr Fisher is a staff psychiatrist at Riverside Community Mental Health Center in Wakefield Massachusetts He has worked as a board certified psychiatrist for 25 years in a variety of inpatient and community settings such as a state hospital day care centers outpatient clinics and elderly housing He was Medical Director for a community mental health center for 12 years Background information to Text A n1 Introduction to the author nHe also is a Co Director of the National Empowerment Center in Lawrence Massachusetts a consumer run Research Training and Information Center which he helped found in 1992 Based on their research he and Co Director Laurie Ahern have developed the Empowerment Model of Recovery They also have designed a training program based on the empowerment model called the Personal Assistance in Community Existence PACE Recovery Program Background information to Text A n1 Introduction to the author nThe purpose of the PACE Recovery Program is to inspire and educate the mental health system and the public to view mental illness in a positive light and to help all involved in these crises to understand that through hope self determination and believing in the person people can recover Dr Fisher has brought their message of recovery to the public through print television and radio news Background information to Text A n2 Introduction to the topic nMental illness is the second leading cause of disability in the United States and mental disorders affect one in five Americans according to the first ever Surgeon General s report on mental health released in December 1999 However mental illness is shrouded in such shame that many people neglect the issue As a result people labeled with mental illnesses face great stigma and discrimination Although research has given us tremendous knowledge about the brain and new medications and mental health services have improved nowadays the most basic and important elements to recovery from mental illness is trust according to the author of this article Background information to Text A n2 Introduction to the topic nDr Daniel Fisher the author illustrates his point with his own experiences as well as the experiences of those who have significantly recovered from mental illness According to Dr Fisher people with a mental illness need close relationships with others in order to promote their recovery Background information to Text A n3 Related background information nA Yoda nYoda the ancient and revered Jedi Master lived his final years hiding on the swamp planet of Dagobah Nine hundred years old Yoda had trained Jedi for eight centuries and was very powerful in the Force Among his last pupils were the most important and reckless Jedi in recent history Obi Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker Background information to Text A n3 Related background information nA Yoda nIn the waning days of the Republic Yoda was a respected senior member of the Jedi Council Serving alongside such luminaries as Mace Windu and Ki Adi Mundi Yoda was present during the turbulent events that would eventually unravel the centuries old Republic and seal the fate of the Jedi order Background information to Text A n3 Related background information nA Yoda nYoda served an important role in the Jedi Council When young Padawans began their first foray into Jedi training they did so under Yoda s guidance Many of the Republic s greatest Jedi trained under Yoda when they were children schooled in groupings called clans Once the Jedi hopefuls grew older approaching their teenage years they would then be paired to an elder Jedi Knight or Master to continue training one on one Background information to Text A n3 Related background information nA Yoda nThe pall of the dark side fell over the Republic during its twilight years and Yoda grew increasingly concerned The emergence of the dark side created a disturbance in the Force strong enough to cloud the Jedi s insights into important matters Sensing the grave uncertainty of the future Yoda recognized the need for answers The Jedi Council dispatched Obi Wan Kenobi to investigate an assassination attempt apparently carried out by Separatist forces What he found was all the more troubling B