"Life is precious. ... To a person nothing is more precious than their life, and if they entrust me with that life, how could I refuse that trust, saying I'm cold, hungry, or tired?" These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman, and what carried her through a life of hard choices.
例：She shook her head, saying nothing. 她摇了摇头，什么也没说。
As a five-year-old girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply affected by her mother's death. At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls, she chose to study medicine. "Why should girls learn so much? Finding a good husband should be their final goal!" her brother complained, thinking of the high tuition fees. She responded, "I'd rather stay single to study all my life!"
例：I would rather walk than take a bus. 我宁愿走路也不愿坐公交车。
would rather + 过去时 表示虚拟：I'd rather you came tomorrow. 我宁愿你明天来。
Eight years later, Lin graduated from Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) with the Wenhai Scholarship, the highest prize given to graduates. She immediately became the first woman ever to be hired as a resident physician in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. Within six months, she was named a chief resident physician, a position that usually took four years to achieve. After working for a few years, she was sent to study in Europe and then, in 1939, in the US. She greatly impressed her American colleagues, who invited her to stay. Dr Lin, however, rejected the offer. She wanted to serve the women and children at home.
the first woman ever to be hired 中 to be hired 为不定式作后置定语，修饰 woman。当被修饰词前有 the first/last/only 等序数词时，常用不定式作定语。
例：She was the first to arrive. 她是第一个到的。
非限制性定语从句
who invited her to stay 为非限制性定语从句，对 colleagues 作补充说明，用逗号隔开。
例：My father, who is 60 years old, still runs every day. 我父亲六十岁了，仍每天跑步。
In 1941, Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital, but just a few months later, the department was closed because of the war. Thinking of all the people still in need of help, Dr Lin opened a private clinic. She charged very low fees to treat patients and often reduced costs for poor patients. At times she was even seen riding a donkey to faraway villages to provide medical care.
Thinking of all the people still in need of help 为现在分词短语作原因状语，逻辑主语是 Dr Lin。
= Because she thought of all the people...
例：Not knowing what to do, she asked for help. 因为不知道该怎么办，她求助了。
The new People's Republic of China saw Dr Lin Qiaozhi playing a key role. In 1954, she was elected to the first National People's Congress and, over the next several decades, she held many important positions. Her heart, however, was elsewhere. She was more interested in tending patients, publishing medical research on care for women and children, and training the next generation of doctors. "The OB-GYN department cares for two lives," She told new staff in her department. "As doctors, we should be responsible for the patients and treat them as our sisters."
The new People's Republic of China saw Dr Lin playing a key role. 用 see 的拟人修辞，以时代/地点为主语，意为"某时代见证了某事"。
例：The 20th century saw two world wars. 20世纪经历了两次世界大战。
This city has seen great changes. 这座城市经历了巨大变化。
动名词并列作宾语
tending patients, publishing medical research, and training the next generation 三个动名词短语并列作 was interested in 的宾语。
注意：并列结构要求形式一致，都用 doing，不能用 to do 混搭。
Though Lin Qiaozhi never married, she was known as the "mother of ten thousand babies", having delivered over 50,000 babies in her lifetime. Dr Lin did not retire until the day she died, 22 April 1983. Since she had no children of her own, she left her savings to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors. And even as she lay dying, her final thoughts were for others: "I'm ready to go," she said. "Don't try to rescue me any more. Don't waste the medicine any more."