I、die 可以与不同的介词搭配,表达“死”的不同场合或原因。 1.die of 一般用于害病、年老、负伤、疲劳、饥渴等致死的场合。 die of cold 冻死 die of illness 病死 die of thirst 干渴而死 die of old age 老死 die of hunger 饿死 d...I、die 可以与不同的介词搭配,表达“死”的不同场合或原因。 1.die of 一般用于害病、年老、负伤、疲劳、饥渴等致死的场合。 die of cold 冻死 die of illness 病死 die of thirst 干渴而死 die of old age 老死 die of hunger 饿死 die of a wound 负伤而死 die of a fever 死于高烧, die of cholera 死于霍乱, 2.die from 一般用于衰弱、过度行为而死的场合。 die from overwork 工作过度而死, die from weakness展开更多
A key benefit of publishing illness narratives is giving voice to sick or dying people,in order to promote a deepened understanding of patients’experiences of illness.Reading this kind of stories can also help health...A key benefit of publishing illness narratives is giving voice to sick or dying people,in order to promote a deepened understanding of patients’experiences of illness.Reading this kind of stories can also help healthcare providers to reflect about facing the difficult concept of“a good death”(a good way to die).Following considerations arise from a close reading of Franz Kafka’s incomplete short story entitled“The Hunter Gracchus”(1917)and,in particular,from the condition in which he puts the protagonist,the Hunter Gracchus.Kafka creates a completely surrealistic story concerning the artificial extension of persistently compromised vital functions of a person affected by an irreversible pathology.The protagonist,who seems to be aware of his poor condition,is really distressed by living the dying process spread over a long time and so diluted.Realistic connotations of this short story were not clear at Kafka’s time,but,nowadays,because of advances in medicine,with the availability of medications or invasive interventions developed to prolong life,many patients can experience a condition similar to hunter Gracchus’s one.We believe,therefore,that could be important reading and then reflecting on this story,especially assuming the hunter’s point of view,for the purpose of developing a new approach to the current problem of the“dehumanization”of dying.To make the reflection process as free as possible,we thought that it would have been better to give the voice to the Poet,and for this reason,we tried to avoid adding words of“wisdom”to support one thesis or another.In our opinion,reflecting upon the specific experience of a person who is practically dead but still not allowed to die could encourage health-care providers to consider meaning and consequences of serious illnesses,exploring their feelings about life-sustaining treatments and death.展开更多
文摘I、die 可以与不同的介词搭配,表达“死”的不同场合或原因。 1.die of 一般用于害病、年老、负伤、疲劳、饥渴等致死的场合。 die of cold 冻死 die of illness 病死 die of thirst 干渴而死 die of old age 老死 die of hunger 饿死 die of a wound 负伤而死 die of a fever 死于高烧, die of cholera 死于霍乱, 2.die from 一般用于衰弱、过度行为而死的场合。 die from overwork 工作过度而死, die from weakness
文摘A key benefit of publishing illness narratives is giving voice to sick or dying people,in order to promote a deepened understanding of patients’experiences of illness.Reading this kind of stories can also help healthcare providers to reflect about facing the difficult concept of“a good death”(a good way to die).Following considerations arise from a close reading of Franz Kafka’s incomplete short story entitled“The Hunter Gracchus”(1917)and,in particular,from the condition in which he puts the protagonist,the Hunter Gracchus.Kafka creates a completely surrealistic story concerning the artificial extension of persistently compromised vital functions of a person affected by an irreversible pathology.The protagonist,who seems to be aware of his poor condition,is really distressed by living the dying process spread over a long time and so diluted.Realistic connotations of this short story were not clear at Kafka’s time,but,nowadays,because of advances in medicine,with the availability of medications or invasive interventions developed to prolong life,many patients can experience a condition similar to hunter Gracchus’s one.We believe,therefore,that could be important reading and then reflecting on this story,especially assuming the hunter’s point of view,for the purpose of developing a new approach to the current problem of the“dehumanization”of dying.To make the reflection process as free as possible,we thought that it would have been better to give the voice to the Poet,and for this reason,we tried to avoid adding words of“wisdom”to support one thesis or another.In our opinion,reflecting upon the specific experience of a person who is practically dead but still not allowed to die could encourage health-care providers to consider meaning and consequences of serious illnesses,exploring their feelings about life-sustaining treatments and death.
