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Unit 12 Dedicated People She is an American television host, actress, producer, and philanthropist [fi’l?nθr?pist] (慈善家). She has been ranked the richest African American of the 21th century, the greatest black philanthropist in American history, and was once the world’s only black billionaire（亿万富翁）. She wanted to become a nurse but it was not considered a proper profession for a young lady at that time. New Words Reading Languages points of 1-2段 1. Florence Nightingale was born in Italy on 12 May 1820 and was named Florence after her birthplace. 弗劳伦斯·南丁格尔于1820年5月12日生于意大利，并以她的出生地——佛罗伦萨作为她的名字。 name … after 以…给…命名 be named after 用…命名 The town is named after a famous people. 小镇以一个名人命名。 2. excel in: 擅长；优于 She excels in music. 她擅长音乐。 3. grow up: 长大 What do you want to be when you grow up? 你长大了，想干什么？ 4. decide to do: 决定做 He decides to go abroad. 他决定出国。 5. at that time: 在那个时候 I didn’t know her at that time. 那时，我不认识她。 6. look down upon: 瞧不起；鄙视 He is looked down upon in his class. 他在班里受到歧视。 7.Begin doing: 开始做 When did you begin learning English? 你什么时候开始学英语？ 8. care for:关心；照顾 Who cares for the baby? 谁照顾这个孩子？ 9. at/in the front: 在前线 10. army hospital: 军队医院 11.try to do: 努力做 He tried to forget what had happened. 他努力忘记发生的事情。 Questions for 1-2 段： Where was Florence Nightingale born? Who educated her and her sister? What’s her decision? Who was England fighting in 1854? New Words Languages points of 3-7段 12. the + adj. 表示一类人或物 the wounded: 伤员 13. create anger: 激起愤怒 Her words created anger in the crowd. 她的话激起了人群的愤怒。 14. in response: 作为答复 He told a joke. In response, we laughed. 他讲了个笑话，引得我们大笑。 15. appoint sb to do sth: 委派某人做某事 He appointed several students to clean the room. 他派几个学生打扫房间。 16. arrive in: 到达 When did he arrive in Beijing? 他何时到的北京？ 17. at first: 起初；当初 He was against our advice at first. 起初他反对我们的建议。 18. in fact: 实际上；其实 In fact, he helps us greatly. 其实，他对我们帮助很大。 18. did make a difference： 有很大差别，有很大不同 did：加强语气，表示强调 He did come yesterday.