I also know that people in Japan and Sweden, countries that spend far less
on medical care, have achieved longer, healthier lives than we have.
①Yet there are limits to what a society can spend in this pursuit.
②As a physician, I know the most costly and dramatic measures may be ineffective and painful.
③I also know that people in Japan and Sweden, countries that spend far less on medical care, have achieved longer, healthier lives than we have.
④As a nation, we may be overfunding the quest for unlikely cures while underfunding research on humbler therapies that could improve people’s lives.
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①(论点: 总1)然而,在这样一种追求下,社会在这方面的支出是有限的。
②(原因: 分1)作为一名医生,我知道最昂贵和最激进的的措施可能是无效和痛苦的。
③(并列: 分2)我还知道,日本和瑞典这两个医疗支出少得多的国家,人们的寿命更长,更健康。
④(建议: 总)作为一个国家,我们可能在寻求不太可能的治疗方法上投资过多,而在能够改善人们生活的较普通治疗方法的研究上投资不足。