目录

  • 1 Curriculum
    • 1.1 Welcome back-to-school
    • 1.2 2021 Schedule
    • 1.3 Course Curriculum
    • 1.4 Additional info.
  • 2 Unit 1 Bacterial Infections
    • 2.1 Task 1 Glossary Preview
    • 2.2 Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
    • 2.3 Task 3 Meningitis
    • 2.4 Task 4 Tuberculosis
    • 2.5 Task 5 Sentence Dictation
    • 2.6 Task 6 Infectious Diseases
    • 2.7 Task 7 Deadly Superbug
    • 2.8 Task 8 Listening & Interpretation
    • 2.9 Task 9 Dialogue & Conversation
  • 3 Unit  2_Hepatitis
    • 3.1 Task 1 Glossary Preview
    • 3.2 Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
    • 3.3 Task 3 Hepatitis A
    • 3.4 Task 4 Other Kinds of Hepatitis
    • 3.5 Task 5 Sentence Dictation
    • 3.6 Task 6 Hepatitis C
    • 3.7 Task 7 Hepatitis B Affecting Millions of Chinese
    • 3.8 Task 8 Listening & Interpretation
    • 3.9 Task 9 Oral Presentation and Discussion
  • 4 Unit 3-skin disorder
    • 4.1 Task 1 Glossary Preview
    • 4.2 Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
    • 4.3 Task 3 Acne
    • 4.4 Task 4 Vitiligo and Eczema
    • 4.5 Task 5  Sentence Dictation
    • 4.6 Task 6 Recognizing Details
    • 4.7 Task 7 Fighting Melanoma
    • 4.8 Task 8 Interpretation
    • 4.9 Task 9 Oral Presentation and Discussion
  • 5 Unit 4-Autism
    • 5.1 Task 1 Glossary Preview
    • 5.2 Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
    • 5.3 Task 3 Early Intervention in Autism
    • 5.4 Task 4 A New Test to Predict Autism
    • 5.5 Task 5 Sentence Dictation
    • 5.6 Task 6 Genetic Link in Autism
    • 5.7 Task 7 Rethinking Autism
    • 5.8 Task 8 Listening & Interpretation
    • 5.9 Task 9 Oral Presentation and Discussion
  • 6 Unit 5-Respiratory Diseases
    • 6.1 Task 1 Glossary Preview
    • 6.2 Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
    • 6.3 Task 3 Asthma
    • 6.4 Task 4 COPD
    • 6.5 Task 5 Sentence Dictation
    • 6.6 Task 6 Pulmonary Fibrosis
    • 6.7 Task 7 High-Tech Lung Cancer Test Cuts Risk of Dying
    • 6.8 Task 8 Listening & Interpretation
    • 6.9 Task 9 Oral Presentation and Discussion
  • 7 Unit 6 Cardiovascular Diseases
    • 7.1 Task 1 Glossary Preview
    • 7.2 Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
    • 7.3 Task 3 Stroke
    • 7.4 Task 4 Reducing Heart Disease Risks
    • 7.5 Task 5 Sentence Dictation
    • 7.6 Task 6 Heart Disease in Women
    • 7.7 Task 7 Coronary Heart Disease
    • 7.8 Task 8 Listening & Interpretation
    • 7.9 Task 9 Oral Presentation and Discussion
  • 8 Unit 7 First Aid
    • 8.1 Task 1 Glossary Preview
    • 8.2 Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
    • 8.3 Task 3 First Aid
    • 8.4 Task 4 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
    • 8.5 Task 5 Sentence Dictation
    • 8.6 Task 6 New Rules for CPR
    • 8.7 Task 7 Emergency Care for an Unconscious Person
    • 8.8 Task 8 Listening & Interpretation
    • 8.9 Task 9 Oral Presentation and Discussion
  • 9 Unit 8 Diabetes
    • 9.1 Task 1 Glossary Preview
    • 9.2 Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
    • 9.3 Task 3 Diabetes Signs and Consequences
    • 9.4 Task 4_Diabetes A Global Epidemic
    • 9.5 Task 5 Sentence Dictation
    • 9.6 Task 6 Recognizing Details
    • 9.7 Task 7 Overall Comprehension
    • 9.8 Task 8 Listening & Interpretation
    • 9.9 Task 9 Oral Presentation and Discussion
  • 10 Unit 9 Prostate Cancer
    • 10.1 Task 1 Glossary Preview
    • 10.2 Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
    • 10.3 Task 3 Prostate Cancer
    • 10.4 Task 4 Prostate Cancer Treatment
    • 10.5 Task 5 Sentence Dictation
    • 10.6 Task 6 Prostate Cancer Screening Controversy
    • 10.7 Task 7 Prostate Cancer Vaccine
    • 10.8 Task 8 Listenning & Interpretation
    • 10.9 Task 9 Dialogue & Concersation
  • 11 Unit 10 Woman's Health
    • 11.1 Task 1 Glossary Preview
    • 11.2 Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
    • 11.3 Task 3 Women's Health Management
    • 11.4 Task 4 Controversy over Mammograms
    • 11.5 Task 5 Sentence Dictation
    • 11.6 Task 6 Women's Health_High Alert Symptoms_
    • 11.7 Task 7 The State of Women's Health in America
    • 11.8 Task 8 Listening & Interpretation
    • 11.9 Task 9 Dialogue & Concersation
  • 12 Unit 11 Alzimer disease
    • 12.1 Task 1 Glossary Preview
    • 12.2 Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
    • 12.3 Task 3 Signs of Alzheimer's Disease
    • 12.4 Task 4 Studies about Alzheimer's Disease
    • 12.5 Task 5 Sentence Dictation
    • 12.6 Task 6 Testing For Alzheimer's before It's Too Late
    • 12.7 Task 7 Fighting Alzheimer's
    • 12.8 Task 8 Listening & Interpretation
    • 12.9 Task 9 Dialogue & Concersation
  • 13 Unit 12 Parkinson disease
    • 13.1 Task 1 Glossary Preview
    • 13.2 Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
    • 13.3 Task 3 Parkinson's Disease
    • 13.4 Task 4 Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
    • 13.5 Task 5 Sentence Dictation
    • 13.6 Task 6 Parkinson's Disease and Dancing
    • 13.7 Task 7 Experimental Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease
    • 13.8 Task 8 Listening & Interpretation
    • 13.9 Task 9 Oral Presentation and Discussion
  • 14 Unit 13 Medical transplantation
    • 14.1 Task 1 Glossary Preview
    • 14.2 Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
    • 14.3 Task 3 Spot Dictation
    • 14.4 Task 4 Types of Medical Transplant
    • 14.5 Task 5 Sentence Dictation
    • 14.6 Task 6 A Lifesaving Bond between Sisters
    • 14.7 Task 7 New Face Transplant
    • 14.8 Task 8  Listening &Interpretation
    • 14.9 Task 9 Oral Presentation and Discussion
  • 15 Unit 14 Gene research and therapy
    • 15.1 Task 1 Glossary Preview
    • 15.2 Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
    • 15.3 Task 3 Gene Linked to Stroke Risk
    • 15.4 Task 4 Experimental Gene Therapy for Hemophilia
    • 15.5 Task 5 Sentence Dictation
    • 15.6 Task 6 Genetic Checkup
    • 15.7 Task 7 Personalized Cancer Care
    • 15.8 Task 8 Listening & Interpretation
    • 15.9 Task 9 Dialogue & Concersation
  • 16 Unit 15-Infertility and Reproductive Technology
    • 16.1 Task 1 Glossary Preview
    • 16.2 Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
    • 16.3 Task 3 Infertility Issues
    • 16.4 Task 4 Concerns over IVF
    • 16.5 Task 5 Sentence Dictation
    • 16.6 Task 6 Preserving Fertility with Ovarian Tissue Transplants
    • 16.7 Task 7 Sperm Counts On The Decline
    • 16.8 Task 8 Listening & Interpretation
    • 16.9 Task 9 Dialogue & Concersation
  • 17 Unit 16-Stem cell therapy
    • 17.1 Task 1 Glossary Preview
    • 17.2 Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
    • 17.3 Task 3 Debate Over Embryonic Stem Cells
    • 17.4 Task 4 Stem Cells
    • 17.5 Task 5 Sentence Dictation
    • 17.6 Task 6 Stem Cells Used to Fight Woman's Brain Tumor
    • 17.7 Task 7 Stem Cells Help Regenerate Damaged Heart
    • 17.8 Task 8 Listening & Interpretation
    • 17.9 Task 9 Dialogue & Concersation
Task 1 Glossary Preview
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Audio-visual-oralEnglish Course of Contemporary Medicine  当代医学英语视听说教程

Unit 15

Infertilityand Reproductive Technology

 

 

Section A Pre-audio-visual Tasks

Task 1  GlossaryPreview

Get familiar with the words and expressionslisted below, and then match the meaning description or synonym with a properword or expression in the list.

   

 

infertile   adj.

 

pregnancy  n.

 

infertility  n.

 

pesticide   n.

 

preventable  adj.

 

in vitro fertilization

 

egg   n.

 

sperm  n.

 

fertilize  v.

 

fetus   n.

 

religious   adj.

 

conceive  v.

 

womb  n.

 

gynecologist  n.

 

physiologist  n.

 

petri dish

 

embryo  n.

 

discard  v.

 

birth defect

 

twin   n.

 

triplet   n.

 

multiple birth

 

physician  n.

 

menopause  n.

 

option  n.

 

endure  v.

 

ovarian   adj.

 

Hodgkin’s lymphoma

 

preserve  v.

 

cryo-preservation

 

sabotage  v.

 

nicotine  n.

 

recreational  adj.

 

testicular   adj.

 

bisphenol A

 

partially  adv.

 

sterile   adj.

 

disbelief   n.

 

devastation  n.

 

induce  v.

 

impact   n.

 

curable  adj.

 
 

不能生育的;不毛的

 

怀孕,妊娠

 

不育;不毛

 

杀虫剂,农药

 

可预防的,可阻止的

 

体外受精

 

 

精子

 

使受孕

 

胎,胎儿

 

宗教的,虔诚的

 

怀孕;构思

 

子宫

 

妇科医生

 

生理学者

 

皮氏培养皿

 

胚胎

 

抛弃,丢弃

 

出生缺陷

 

孪生儿,双胞胎

 

三胞胎

 

多胞胎

 

医生,内科医生

 

停经,绝经期

 

选择,选项

 

忍耐;持续

 

卵巢的,子房的

 

霍奇金淋巴瘤

 

保存,保护

 

冷冻保存,低温贮藏

 

破坏

 

尼古丁,烟碱

 

娱乐的,消遣的

 

双丸状的

 

双酚A

 

部分地

 

无菌的,不生育的,不毛的

 

不相信,怀疑

 

毁坏,极度震惊或悲伤

 

引起,引诱

 

影响,冲击

 

可治愈的

 

 

   

 

1.  incapable of or unsuccessful in achieving pregnancy

 

2. a  physical or biochemical defect that is present at birth and may be inherited  or environmentally induced

 

3. to bring  about or give rise to something

 

4. to  suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently

 

5. one  thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities

 

6. free  from bacteria or other living microorganisms; totally clean

 

7. a doctor  skilled in the treatment of women’s diseases, especially those of the  reproductive organs

 

8. the  organ in the body of a woman or other female mammal in which a baby develops  before birth

 

9. to keep  alive, intact, or free from decay

 

10. great  destruction or damage; severe and overwhelming shock or grief

 

11. a  person qualified to practice medicine, especially one who specializes in  diagnosis and medical treatment as distinct from surgery

 

12. a  powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation  or person

 

13. an  animal that is developing either in its mother’s womb or in an egg, or a  plant that is developing in a seed

 

14. the  period in a woman’s life when menstruation ceases

 

15. to  create (an embryo) by fertilizing an egg; to become pregnant

 
 

infertile

 


 

birth defect

  
 

induce

 

endure

  
 

option

  
 

sterile

 


 

gynecologist

 

 

womb

 


 

preserve

 

devastation

  
 

physician

  
 


 

impact

 

 

 

embryo

 

 

 

menopause

 

 

 

conceive