English for Health Issues
李式鸞 著
ISBN 978-957-8878-74-7
2011.09 | 初版9刷 | 匯華 | 平裝 | 16開 | 單色 | 307頁
*本書旨在讓讀者熟悉英文書刊經常使用的醫護術語與文章風格,以助於讀者提昇閱讀醫護英文之實力。
*全書涵蓋內容全是與個人日常生活息息相關之保健主題,舉凡追求健康之道、心理調適、正確營養觀念、均衡飲食與適度運動、圓融的人際發展、健全的兩性關係、生育與養育、如何處理性騷擾、正確使用藥物、自我照顧、完備的健檢計畫、認清自己的酒量、拒絕煙害、預防意外事故發生、減少環境污染,以及日趨嚴重的犯罪與暴力問題等。
*每課均附有醫護術語的字首、字尾、字根之熟記技巧與練習(Building Medical Terms),例如:
pneum(o)- means “lung”(肺)
-itis means “inflammation”(發炎)
→pneumonitis 就是「肺炎」的意思
另外,每五課還編有一回醫護術語總整理,可方便讀者快速複習與記憶。
*閱讀測驗(Reading Comprehension)題型豐富,皆配合學習目標出題,計有是非題、選擇題、填充題和配合題,可以讓讀者透過手寫作答而達到學以致用的目的。另外,翻譯練習(Translation Exercise)部份可訓練讀者學習將中文句子完整轉譯成英文句子的表達技巧。
*每課最後附有問題討論(Make this chapter work for you),提供各式各樣的討論主題以促使讀者從被動的接受轉變成主動的思考,進而獲得充分的學習成效。
*本書末附錄介紹醫護術語的由來,說明醫護術語的來源是出自拉丁文與希臘文、醫生的名字,以及希臘羅馬神話等,非常實用有趣。另外,附錄則將本書出現過的字首、字根及字尾編成索引,以方便讀者查閱使用。
1. The Quest for Health: Your Own Responsibility
2. Psychological Fitness: Mens Sana in Corpore Sano
(Healthy Mind in Healthy Body)
3. Stress: The Hassles of Daily Living
4. Nutrition: Eating to Live vs. Living to Eat
5. Nutrients: The Building Blocks of Good Health
Review of Medical Terms, Chapters 1-5
6 .Dieting and Exercise: Two Sides to the Same Coin
7. Exercise: Lifelong Enjoyment
8. Sharing Your Life: The Intimate Relationship
9. Family: New Definition for the 90’s
10.Sexual Health: Choices, Risks, Consequences
Review of Medical Terms, Chapters 6-10
11.Pregnancy and Parenting: A Responsibility by Choice
12.Sexual Harassment: Unwelcomed Sex
13.Drugs: Misuse and Abuse
14.Self-Care: You Are Your Own Best Doctor
15.Complete Physical Examination: What to Expect
Review of Medical Terms, Chapters 11-15
16.Alcohol: Know Your Limits
17.Smoking: Self-Induced Health Risk
18.Avoiding Accidents: Better Safe than Sorry
19.Pollution: Understanding Environmental Hazards
20.Crime and Violence: Increasingly Urgent Problems
Review of Medical Terms, Chapters 16-20
Appendix A: A Few Words about Medical Terms
Appendix B: Prefixes, Word Roots, and Suffixes Found inthis Book
Index