Unit 7 Medication and Allergy Test

What kind of medicine do you take when you catch a cold?

Sometimes I drink a lot of water, or take a good rest, sometimes I take medicine such as Bufferin Cold.

What are the symptoms when allergy occurs?

You may have red lumps in your skin1

What are the symptoms when allergy occurs?

1 Pain in the stomach2

What are the symptoms when allergy occurs?

Diarrhea or vomit

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Be Careful in the Use of Antibiotics

Passage

(Para. 1) Many people take antibiotics as soon as they feel the least bit sick.

许多人稍微有点病就会吃抗生素。

antibiotic n. 抗生素 The doctor told her to take antibiotics. anti- 是一个可以构成名词和形容词的前

缀，表 示“反，抗，防”等意思 for example: antibody 抗体 antigen 抗原 antifreeze 防冻剂

(Para. 2)Sometimes an antibiotic does not kill all the particular bacteria which are attacking a person; a few of the bacteria may be able to fight off the drug. These bacteria are said to be resistant to the antibiotic.

有时一种抗生素并不能消灭所有入侵的细

菌，有些细菌能抵抗抗生素，也就是有抗药性。

fight off 尽力克服 , 击退 Barbara is fighting off a cold.

The stars had to fight off the press

gang to get out of the hotel.

resistant adj. 抵抗的，抗药性的 They are resistant to the new change. resist v. 抵制，阻挡 They are determined to resist the pressure to change the law. resistance n. 抵制，抗拒 AIDS lowers the body’s resistance to diseases.

(Para. 2)They grow and reproduce their own kind, and the millions of descendants of these germs are resistant, too.

它们生长并繁殖后代，而成千上万的后代也都有了抗药性。

reproduce v. 复制；繁殖 The photocopier reproduces colors

very well.

Some cells can reproduce by

themselves, others can’t.

(Para. 2)Not only will the disease

reoccur in the patient but If he passes it on to other people, the antibiotic will not be able to cure them either.

不仅病人自己的病可能再次复发，而且他会把细菌传到别人身上，而抗生素将对这些细菌无能为力。

pass on 遗传给；传递 I stayed off work, as I didn’t want to

pass my cold on to anyone.

She said she’d pass the message on to the other clerks.

(Para. 3)Antibiotics should be used only on the advice of doctor.

抗生素只能在医生指导下使用。

On the advice of 根据……的建议 On the advice of my doctor, I’m taking

early retirement.

Task

Answer the following questions.

1. Why do people like to take antibiotics?

Because they feel that antibiotics are very powerful so many people like to take them when they feel the least bit sick.

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2. Can antibiotics kill all kinds of bacteria?

No. Sometimes an antibiotic does not kill all of

the particular kind of bacteria which are attacking a person; a few of these bacteria are able to fight off the antibiotic and they are said to be resistant to the antibiotic.

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3. Why should we be careful in using antibiotics?

First, sometimes an antibiotic does not kill all of the particular kind of bacteria; Second, some people become sensitive to them after taking them a number of times.

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4. What may be the result if a person becomes sensitive to antibiotics?

He may not safely take an antibiotic when he has serious infection.

Task

Match the English phrases with their Chinese Equivalent.

1. 片剂 a. capsules2. 咀嚼片 b. spray3. 胶囊 c. injections4. 注射剂 d. chewable tablets 5. 喷雾剂 e. tablets

Task

Match the English phrases with their Chinese Equivalent.

6. 药丸 f. gel 7. 栓剂 g. syrup8. 凝胶（剂） h. pills9. 糖浆 i. powder10. 粉（剂） j. suppositories

Task

Match the English phrases with their Chinese Equivalent.

11. 滴鼻剂 k. ointment12. 混悬剂 l. lotion13. 膏（剂） m. nasal drops14. 洗剂 n. cream15. 滴眼剂 o. suspension16. 滴耳剂 p. eye drops 17. 乳膏（剂） q. ear drops

Task

Complete the sentences with the following words and phrases.

reproduce fight off pass on

resistant on the advice of1. ______ the book ______ to me when you’ve finished with it. 2. AIDS lowers the body’s ________ to infection.3. ________________ the doctor, he went to the Hot Spring

for treatment.

Pass onresistance

On the advice of

Task

Complete the sentences with the following words and phrases.

reproduce fight off pass on

resistant on the advice of4. Most reptiles _________ by laying eggs on land.

5. The jeweler was stabbed as he tried to ________ robbers.

.

reproduce

fight off

Task

Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese.

1. Penicillin is a kind of antibiotic which

. （能杀灭细菌的 )

2. （有些细胞可以自我繁殖） , while others can’t.

can kill the bacteria

Some cells can reproduce by themselves

Task

Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese.

3. Be careful ______________________________________ （病人是否对青霉素过敏）

4. It’s our duty to____________________________________ （传递文化的火把）

whether the patient is sensitive to penicillin.

pass on the firebrand of the culture.

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