考研英语易考范文背诵MP3 05

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[00:00.86]易考范文五
[00:04.04]In the above cartoon,
[00:07.31]a patient who is only under the weather goes to see a doctor,
[00:11.47]but when he receives his bill,
[00:13.66]he is astounded¹ by the unbelievably high fees charged by his doctor.
[00:18.69]As is mirrored in the cartoon, nowadays,
[00:22.41]a great many people, low-income residents in particular,
[00:26.34]cannot afford medical treatment.
[00:28.75]Moreover, an increasing number of medical disputes,
[00:32.36]largely caused by doctors' prescribing unnecessary medicine
[00:36.41]or treatment merely to make money, have come to the fore² in recent years.
[00:42.10]Both soaring medical fees and deteriorating³ doctor-patient relationship
[00:47.35]have drawn⁴ nationwide attention.
[00:49.86]Fortunately, our government puts a high premium⁵ on this issue
[00:54.24]and has begun to take effective measures to improve the situation.
[00:58.29]Firstly, rigorous laws are made to prohibit some doctors and medical institutions
[01:04.19]to take advantage of regulatory loopholes.
[01:07.58]Secondly, health care reform is being deepened
[01:11.30]by establishing a basic medical treatment network that aims to cover everyone in China.
[01:17.97]Therefore, there is still hope that the tumor⁶ threatening the stability of our society
[01:24.42]will be removed in the near future.