DynEd NDE Module7 全部8详见个人文库

------------------------------------------作者xxxx------------------------------------------日期xxxxDynEdNDEModule7全部8详见个人文库【精品文档】【精品文档】【精品文档】【精品文档】【精品文档】【精品文档】Course:NewDynamicEnglishModule77-1ChoicesPresentationsHarry’sAccidentHarryusedtobearunner.Whenhewasayoungman,hecouldrunveryfastandhewonseveralawards.Thenonedaywhilehewasrunningalongsidetheroad,hewashitbyacar.Thecarwasgoingtoofastandhadgoneoutofcontrol.Asaresultoftheaccident,Harryalmostdiedfromaseriousinjury.Sincethenhehasn’tbeenabletowalkandhehastouseawheelchair.Inspiteofthisinjury,Harryhasgoneaheadwithhislife.Afterhisinjury,insteadofthinkingaboutallthethingshecouldn’tdo,hefocusedonwhathecoulddo.Herealizedthattherearemanyinterestingpossibilitiesfromsomeonewhocan’twalk.Oneofthethingshebecameinterestedinwasforeignlanguages.Everydayhelistenedtotapesandreadbooks,andhefoundthathewasverygoodatlearninglanguages.Afterseveralyears,hebecamefluentin5languages.Thenhestartedworkingasatranslator.Nowheworksfulltimeforatranslationcompany.Heandagroupoffriendsareeventhinkingofstartingtheirowncompany.ThoughHarrywisheshecouldwalk.Heislookingforwardtothefuture.Sometimeswhenlookingbackonhislife,hewonderswhatmighthavehappenedhadhenotbeeninjured.Hemissesbeingabletowalkorrun.Butatleastheisabletoliveonhisownanddothingsthatheenjoys.Hethinksthereismuchtobethankedfor.Joan’sChallengeJoanusedtoworkatatravelagency.Shehelpedpeopleplantripsandarrangedfortheirhotelsandtransportation.Sheworkedthereforseveralyearsandwaspromotedseveraltimesforherhardwork.Unfortunatelytheagencyshewasworkingforwasboughtbyanothercompany.Asaresult,herjobwaseliminated.Atfirst,shewasdepressed.Shehadtopayforfoodandrentbutshehadnomoneycomingin.Sheneededajob,butnotjustanyjob.Shewantedajobthatwouldbechallenging.Afterapplyingforseveraljobs,shesawanadinthenewspaper.Theadwasforajobatasmallhealthfoodcompany.Thepaywasn’tverygood,butitlookedlikeacompanywithapromisingfuture.SinceJoanwaslookingforachallenge,shedecidedtoapply.Withinaweek,shehadbeenofferedthejob.Shewasn’tsurewhethersheshouldtakeornotbecauseofthelowpay.Afriendadvisedhertotakeahigherpayingjobwithalargercompany.ButJoanlikedtheideaofworkingherwayupinasmallcompany.Shewasconfidentthatshewoulddowellandthatshecouldhelpitgrow.Itsproductsweregood,andtherewasanincreasinginterestinhealthfoods.Nowaftermuchhardwork,she’savice-presidentatAceHealth.Sinceshejoinedthecompany,ithasmorethandoubledinsize.Joanlooksforwardtoeachdayandfeelsproudofheraccomplishments.She’sgladshemadethedecisionshedid.Ifshehadn’ttakenachance,shethinksthingswouldn’thaveturnedoutaswellasthehave.Joe’sCafeJoeusedtorunalittlecoffeeshop.Businesswasgoodandhisshopwasbusybecauseitwasnearafactory.Thefactoryworkersoftencamethereforcoffeeandtoeat.Thentwothingshappened.First,anothercoffeeshopopenedacrossthestreet.ThishurtJoe’sbusinessbecausesomeofhiscustomerswenttoanothercoffeeshop.Theothershop’spriceswerelowerbecauseitsworkerswerepaidless.Second,andmoreserious,thefactorybegantolayoffworkers.Itwasforcedtoreduceitsoperationsbecauseofitshighlevelsofpollution.Itwasn’tlongbeforethenumberofcustomershaddroppedbymorethanhalf.Atthatpoint,Joewasforcedtoclosethebusinesshehadrunfor20years.Nowhe’stryingtodecidewhattodonext.Onepossibilityheisconsideringistoopenupanothercoffeeshopinanotherplace.Anotherchoiceistotakeafriend’sadviceandinvestallofhismoneyinthestockmarket.Ifhe’sluckyhemightmakeenoughtoretire.Ontheotherhand,ifhisinvestmentweretofail,hecouldloseeverything.He’snotsureifheshouldtaketherisk.Sandra’sDilemmaSandra’shasherownbusiness,asmallprintingcompany.Shestarredmorethan10yearsago.It’sagrowingbusiness,andherclientsarehappywithherwork.Sheprintspostersbrochures,andbooks.Sheenjoysherwork,andshetakesprideinwhatshehasaccomplished.Nowanothercompanyhasofferedheralotofmoneytobuyherbusiness.Theyevenwanthertostayonandworkforthem.Infact,unlesssheagreestostayonforatleastayear,theywon’tbuyherbusiness.Theylikethewaysherunsthecompany.Ontheotherhand,theywouldliketocutcostsandmakethebusinessevenmoreprofitable.She’ssuretheywouldforcehertomakechanges.Sandrahasachoice.Shecansellthecompanyandletthemcontrolit.Orshecankeepthebusinessandrunitherself.Ifshesellsthecompany,sheworrieswhatmighthappentoheremployees.Shedoesn’twanttosellunlesssheknowsheremployeescankeeptheirjobs.IfSandrarefusestheiroffer,theothercompanywillcompeteagainsther.Theywillopenanewcompanynearby.Iftheycompeteagainsther,she’llhavetoworksharder.There’sevenachancethathercompanywillfailandbeforcedtoclose.Ontheotherhand,she’llbeherownboss.Shealsohasmanyloyalcustomerswhoarepleasedwiththequalityofherwork.IfSandraacceptstheiroffer,theothercompanywillpayherahighsalary.Shewillalsohaveatenpercentshareofthelargercompany.Ontheotherhand,iftheyownthecompany,theywillmakethebigdecisions.Iftheydecidetotheycouldevenlethergo.Theycouldalsodecidetolayoffsomeofheremployees.Shelovestheworkandsheenjoysthechallenge.Ifshesoldthecompany,shewouldneverknowwhatshecouldhavedoneonherown.Shewouldalsofeelbadifheremployeeslosttheirjobs.Sheisgoingtohaveanothermeetingwiththemtomorrow.7-2EpidemicOurchanginglivesOurlivesarechanging.Newtechnologiesaredevelopingeveryday,changingthewaysweliveandthink.Bettercommunicationsandtransportation,forexample,havegivenusaglobaleconomy.Asaresult,ineveryhousethereareproductsfromaroundtheworld.Alongwithchangesintechnology,theworldpopulationcontinuestogrow.Peoplearelivinglonger.Diseaseswhichwipedoutpopulationsjust100yearsagoarenowundercontrol.Medicalsciencehasmadegreatprogress.Ifyourheartwearsoutyoucangetanewone.Ifyourkidneyfails,youcanstilllive,andmaybeevenreceiveatransplant.Moderndragshavemadeiteasiertotreatacoldorgetovertheflu.Manydiseases,suchaspneumoniaandsmallpox,arenowundercontrolandwipedoutentirely.FightingInfectionsTherehavebeenmanygreatsuccessesinhistory.Thedevelopmentofvaccinesandantibioticshashelpedtocontrolthespreadofinfectionsdiseases.Polio,forexample,isaviraldiseasethatattacksthenervoussystem.Becauseofthesuccessofthepoliovaccine,poliohasbeenbroughtundercontrolinmostpartsoftheworld.Drugsandvaccinesworktogetherwithourbody’simmunesystemtofightinfection.Somekindsofinfectioncomefromviruses.HIV,forexample,isavirus.Otherkindsofinfectioncomefrombacteria.Tuberculosisisabacterialinfectionthathaskilledmillions.Andrecently,theE.colibacteriahavebecomeathreat.Tocureorcontroladisease,itisnecessarytokillorcontroltheinfectionwhichcausesit.Sometimesadrugcanbeusedtofightaninfection.Forexample,antibioticsareoftenusedtofightcommoninfections,suchaspneumonia.Forsomediseases,avaccineismadebyusingaweakenedfromofavirus.Wheninjectedintothebody,thevaccinecausestheimmunesystemtocreateantibodies.Theseantibodieswillpreventorfightoffinfection.Anotherapproachistointerferewithavirus’sabilitytoreproduceandspread.Thiscanbedonebyinjectingvarioussubstancesintothebody.TheadaptabilityoflifeLifeisadaptable.Thishashelpedhumanbeingstosurviveinmanydifferentsituations.Inanygroupofpeopletherearegeneticdifferences.Asaresult,somepeoplewillbemoreresistanttoanewdiseasethanothers.Theadaptabilityoflifealsohasabadside.Itmakesitfarmoredifficulttocontroldiseases.Bacteriaandvirusesarebothlifeforms.Likehumanbeings,theycanadapttoo.Adrugthatkills99%ofaparticulartypeofbacteriamayleavestrongerbacteriathatareresistant.Asthesestrongerbacteriareproduceandspread,drugswhichusedtobeeffectivenolongerwork.Thismeansthatnewdrugsorothermeansofcontrolneedtobedeveloped.Ofcourse,ifaninfectioncannotbecontrolled,itcancauseanepidemic.Anepidemicoccurswhenadiseasespreadstomanypeople.Epidemicshaveoccurredthroughouthistory.Insomecases,epidemicshaveresultedinmanydeaths.PreparingforourfutureInpreparingforourfuture,weneedtoconsiderepidemicsandhowtheyspread.Itusedtobethatdiseaseswereconfinedtoasmallarea.Travelwasslowanddifficult.AdeadlyepidemicinEuropecouldn’tquicklyspreadtoSouthAmerica.Now,however,aseriousdiseasecouldspreadaroundtheworldwithinafewdays.Thereisarealconcernthataworldwideepidemiccouldbreakout.Thisepidemiccouldthreatenoutsurvival.Medicalscientistsandpublichealthofficialsinmanycountriesarenowstudyingthisissue.Theywanttodeveloppoliciesandplanstobepreparedforsuchanevent.Inthestruggleagainstdisease,nationalboundariesmeannothing.Diseasesdon’tstopatthebordersbetweennations.Therefore,weneedtothinkandactonaglobalscale.Cleanwatersupplies,airqualityinairplanes,andeffectivevaccinationpoliciesareworldwideissues.Thethreatofaglobalepidemicisanotherexampleofhowmodernizationisbringingustogether.Wemustlearntolivetogethermoreeffectivelythanwehaveinthepast.Aswithmanyimportantissues,thebestapproachistousegoodjudgment.Ifweworktogether,wecanbuildabetterfuture.虹远4223倾情奉献Copyright@大姐、丹丹、玉玉、肉肉、小菡1