21世纪大学新英语读写译教程第三册课文翻译课件Unit7.ppt

of the American Cancer Society, a Swedish team composed of a psychiatrist, a surgeon and a social worker offered statistical evidence to support the conclusion that telling the patient the truth “need by no means be an overwhelming shock, and may even be of positive value to the patient during the further course of the disease.” After careful psychiatric examination of 90 inoperable cancer patients at the University of Lund’s department of surgery, the research team decided to tell 38 of the patients the true nature of their illness. Most accepted the news calmly, or had only small doubts about the wisdom of telling. Only five deplored the doctors’ decision to inform them. Said the report: “To a patient who is about to die, the knowledge that life is to end obviously predominates, but practical problems are not necessarily entirely eclipsed. Many people have so strong a sense of responsibility toward their work and their dependents that inability to fulfill their undertakings and make provision for their families’ needs produces anxiety and worry that overshadow death itself. If such people are allowed time to settle their affairs and provide for their families, they may gain a peace of mind that makes their remaining time a happy one.” Or at least less unhappy. Questions 1. What do patients with question like “Do I have cancer?” expect to be told? 2. What evidence did Cancer, an official publication of the American Cancer Society, offer in their finding of telling the patient the truth? 3. Judging from the last paragraph, what should doctors do to the dying patient? Telling the patient the truth needs not be a shock, it may be of positive value to the patient. ________________________________________________________ ________________ A negative answer. _______________ They might just as well tell the truth to the patient to let him fulfill his undertakings and family responsibilities. He might feel happier in his remaining time. _________