ESL 291: When You've Got Your Health, You've Got Everything


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Hannah's daddy was a teacher who barely made enough money to raise his six kids. Hannah wore hand-me-downs from her older sisters. For Christmas she usually got used dolls and books. As a child, she yearned to have the beautiful clothes, cars, and homes that she often saw on TV and in magazines.

Several years after she graduated from college, she became part-owner of a successful interior decorating business in Manhattan. Her life became what she had dreamed about as a little girl. A successful business woman, she had a handsome, wealthy Fiancé. She owned her own co-op near Central Park. She took skiing vacations in the winter and exotic cruises in the summer. At the age of 30, Hannah was on top of the world.

Then she underwent a routine health checkup, and her perfect world crumbled. Her doctor told her that she had pancreatic cancer. Surgery was necessary to determine how much the cancer had spread. Hannah was operated on a week later. The surgeon suspected that cancer had spread to vital organs. Ten days later, the lab confirmed his suspicions.

Hannah's doctor said he could treat her with chemotherapy and painkillers, but it was just a matter of time before the cancer killed her. She asked how much time. He guessed that she had less than a year to live. How can this be, Hannah wondered. Doesn't this always happen to someone else?

A couple of weeks later, she visited another cancer specialist. He examined her and read her medical and lab reports. He said he agreed with her surgeon. "If you have any once-in-a-lifetime plans, do them now," he advised.

Instead, Hannah spent her last months in her co-op, tended to by hospice workers. Her family and friends visited her regularly. The moment before she died, she opened her eyes and tried to say something to her Fiancé. She squeezed his hand weakly.

"She was in constant pain," her Fiancé said. "At the end, she could barely whisper. She weighed 80 pounds when she died. I can't believe that God allows things like this to happen to people."

*Vocabulary:

• barely
• cancer:
• chemotherapy:
• confirm:
• constant:
• co-op:
• cruise:
• crumble:
• decorate:
• exotic:
• fiancé:
• handsome:
• hospice:
• interior:
• organ:
• pancreatic:
• routine:
• skiing:
• surgeon:
• surgery:
• suspicion:
• vacation:
• vital:
• wealthy:
• weigh:
• whisper:
• yearn:
• fit the bill:
• Manhattan:
• tend to:

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*Wh-Questions:

• What was her dad's occupation?

• How much did her daddy make?

• How many siblings did Hannah have?

• What kind of clothes did she wear?

• Who/m did she get hand-me-downs from?

• What did she usually get for Christmas?

• Where did she see beautiful clothes, cars, and homes?

• What did she yearn to have?

• What did she become?

• Where was her business?

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*Fill in blanks:

Hannah’s daddy was a teacher who barely made ____ money to raise his six kids. Hannah wore ____ -me-downs from her older sisters. For Christmas she usually ____ used dolls and books. As a child, she ____ to have the beautiful clothes, cars, and homes ____ she often saw on TV and in magazines.

____ years after she graduated from college, she became____ -owner of a successful interior decorating business in Manhattan. ____ life became what she had dreamed about as____ little girl. A successful business woman, she had ____ handsome, wealthy fiancé. She owned her own co-op ____ Central Park. She took skiing vacations in the____ and exotic cruises in the summer. At the ____ of 30, Hannah was on top of the ____ .

Then she underwent a routine health checkup, and ____ perfect world crumbled. Her doctor told her that ____ had pancreatic cancer. Surgery was necessary to determine ____ much the cancer had spread. Hannah was operated a week later. The surgeon suspected that cancer ____ spread to vital organs. Ten days later, the ____ confirmed his suspicions.

Hannah’s doctor said he could ____ her with chemotherapy and painkillers, but it was ____ a matter of time before the cancer killed ____ . She asked how much time. He guessed that ____ had less than a year to live. How ____ this be, Hannah wondered. Doesn’t this always happen ____ someone else?

A couple of weeks later, she ____ another cancer specialist. He examined her and read ____ medical and lab reports. He said he agreed ____ her surgeon. “If you have any once-in-a-lifetime plans, ____ them now,” he advised.

Instead, Hannah spent her ____ months in her co-op, tended to by hospice ____ . Her family and friends visited her regularly. The ____ before she died, she opened her eyes and ____ to say something to her fiancé. She squeezed____ hand weakly.

“She was in constant pain,” her ____ said. “At the end, she could barely whisper. ____ weighed 80 pounds when she died. I can’t ____ that God allows things like this to happen ____ people.”

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*Translate into Vietnamese:

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ESL 291: When You've Got Your Health, You've Got Everything

*Vocabulary:

• barely: vừa
• cancer: ung thư
• chemotherapy: hoá trị
• confirm: xác nhận
• constant: không đổi
• co-op:
• cruise: hành trình
• crumble: sụp đổ
• decorate: trang trí
• exotic: đồ nhập cảng
• fiancé: hôn phu
• handsome: đẹp trai
• hospice: nhà tế bần
• interior: bên trong, nội thất
• organ: cơ quan
• pancreatic: tuyến tuỵ
• routine: thường xuyên
• skiing: trượt tuyết
• surgeon: bác sĩ phẩu thuật
• surgery: phẩu thuật
• suspicion: nghi ngờ
• vacation: nghỉ
• vital: quan trọng
• wealthy: mạnh khoẻ
• weigh: cân nặng
• whisper: huýt sáo
• yearn: mong mỏi, thương hại
• fit the bill:
• Manhattan:
• tend to: có xu hướng

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*Wh-Questions:

• What was her dad's occupation? teacher

• How much did her daddy make? barely enough to raise his six kids

• How many siblings did Hannah have? 5

• What kind of clothes did she wear? hand-me-downs

• Who/m did she get hand-me-downs from? her older sisters

• What did she usually get for Christmas? used dolls and books.

• Where did she see beautiful clothes, cars, and homes? on TV and in magazines

• What did she yearn to have? beautiful clothes, cars, and homes

• What did she become? part-owner

• Where was her business? in Manhattan

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*Fill in blanks:

Hannah’s daddy was a teacher who barely made __enough__ money to raise his six kids. Hannah wore __hand__ -me-downs from her older sisters. For Christmas she usually __got__ used dolls and books. As a child, she __yearned__ to have the beautiful clothes, cars, and homes __that__ she often saw on TV and in magazines.

__Several__ years after she graduated from college, she became___part_ -owner of a successful interior decorating business in Manhattan. __Her__ life became what she had dreamed about as__a__ little girl. A successful business woman, she had __a__ handsome, wealthy fiancé. She owned her own co-op __near__ Central Park. She took skiing vacations in the____winter__ and exotic cruises in the summer. At the __age__ of 30, Hannah was on top of the ____world__ .

Then she underwent a routine health checkup, and __her__ perfect world crumbled. Her doctor told her that __she__ had pancreatic cancer. Surgery was necessary to determine __how__ much the cancer had spread. Hannah was operated a week later. The surgeon suspected that cancer __had__ spread to vital organs. Ten days later, the __lab__ confirmed his suspicions.

Hannah’s doctor said he could __treat__ her with chemotherapy and painkillers, but it was __just__ a matter of time before the cancer killed _her___ . She asked how much time. He guessed that __she__ had less than a year to live. How __can__ this be, Hannah wondered. Doesn’t this always happen _to___ someone else?

A couple of weeks later, she ____visited__ another cancer specialist. He examined her and read __her__ medical and lab reports. He said he agreed __with__ her surgeon. “If you have any once-in-a-lifetime plans, __do__ them now,” he advised.

Instead, Hannah spent her _last___ months in her co-op, tended to by hospice _workers___ . Her family and friends visited her regularly. The __moment__ before she died, she opened her eyes and __tried__ to say something to her fiancé. She squeezed___his_ hand weakly.

“She was in constant pain,” her __Fiancé__ said. “At the end, she could barely whisper. _She___ weighed 80 pounds when she died. I can’t __beleive__ that God allows things like this to happen __to__ people.”

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*Translate into Vietnamese:

Có sức khoẻ là có tất cả

Cha của Hannah là thầy giáo chỉ đủ tiền nuôi lớn sáu người con. Hannah mặc áo thải ra của chị mình. Vào dịp giáng sinh cô thường được búp bê và sách cũ. Khi còn trẻ con, cô mong ước có áo quần đẹp, xe hơi, và nhà mà cô thường xem trên TV và tạp chí.

Vài năm sau khi tốt nghiệp trường đại học, cô trở thành chủ một phần của một doanh nghiệp trang trí nội thất ở Manhattan. Cuộc sống của cô trở nên như cô mơ ước khi còn nhỏ. Một doanh nhân thành công, cô có một vị hôn phu đẹp trai, mạnh khoẻ. Cô sở hữu một căn hộ gần công viên trung tâm. Cô nghỉ đông trượt tuyết và đi xuất ngoại du lịch mùa hè. Ở tuổi 30, Hannah trên đỉnh cao của thế giới.

Rồi cô đi khám sức khoẻ định kỳ, và cuộc sống hoàn hảo của cô sụp đổ. Bác sĩ của cô nói là cô bị ung thư tuyến tuỵ. Phẩu thuật c62n để xác định ung thư đã lan đến đâu. Hannah mổ một tuần sau đó. Bác sĩ phẩu thuật nghi ngờ ung thư đã lan đến cơ quan quan trọng. Mườ ngày sau, phòng thí nghiệm xác nhận nghi ngờ của ông.

Bác sĩ của Hannah nói ông có thể điều trị cô bằng hoá trị và giảm đau, nhưng chỉ là thời gian trước khi ung thư giết cô. Cô hỏi còn bao lâu nữa. Ông đoán là ít hơn một năm. Làm sao có thể như thế, Hannah tự hỏi. Điều này luôn xảy ra với người khác không?

Hai tuần sau, cô đi khám một chuyên gia ung thư khác. Ông khám và đọc bệnh án và báo cáo xét nghiệm. Ông nói ông đồng ý với bác sĩ phẩu thuật của cô. "Nếu còn dự tính gì trong đời, hãy làm ngay đi," ông khuyên cô.

Thay vì như vậy, Hannah trãi qua tháng cuối cùng trong căn hộ của cô, chăm sóc bởi những người trại tế bần. Gia đình và bạn bè thăm viếng cô thường xuyên. Trước khi chết, cô mở mắt và muốn nói gì đó với vị hôn phu. Cô bóp tay anh yếu ớt.

"Cô ấy thường bị đau," vị hôn phu nói. "Lúc cuối cô chỉ có thể thì thào. Cô chỉ năng 80 pounds khi chết. Tôi không thể tin Chúa lại cho phép điều này xảy ra với con người."