her patients. There was story after story of how Lin Qiaozhi, tired after a day's work, went late at night to deliver\s\up1(21(21) a baby for a poor family who could not pay her.

　　By now I could not wait to find out\s\up1(22(22) more about her. I discovered that Lin Qiaozhi had devoted her whole life to her patients and had chosen not to have a family of her own. Instead she made sure that about 50,000 babies were safely delivered\s\up1(23(23). By this time I was very excited. Why not study at medical college like Lin Qiaozhi and carry on\s\up1(24(24) her good work? It was still not too late for me to\s\up1(25(25) improve my studies, prepare for the university entrance examinations, and ...

　　⑫"It hit sb.＋名词性从句"结构意为"某人突然想起......"；此处it是形式主语，how difficult it was ...是主语从句。

　　⑬generation/ˌdʒenə'reIʃn/n.一代；一辈

　　from generation to generation一代代地

　　⑭place ... second to把......置于......之后(次要位置)

　　be second to none不亚于任何人或事物，首屈一指

　　⑮when girls' education ...是when引导的定语从句，修饰先行词a generation。

　　⑯it was hard work ... that got her into ...是强调句型，此处强调句子主语hard work and determination as well as her gentle nature。把it was和that去掉，句子仍然讲得通。

　　⑰determination/dIˌtɜːmI'neIʃn/n.决心；果断

　　⑱What made her succeed later on是what引导的主语从句，what在从句中作主语。

　　⑲kindness/'kaIndnəs/n.仁慈；好意

　　out of kindness出于好意

　　⑳consideration/kənˌsIdə'reIʃn/n.考虑；体谅

　　considerate/kən'sIdərət/adj.考虑周到的

　　\s\up1(21(21)deliver/dI'lIvə/vt.递送；生(小孩儿)；接生；发表(演说等)

　　\s\up1(22(22)could not wait to do sth.迫不及待做某事

　　\s\up1(23(23)that about 50,000 babies were safely delivered是that引导的宾语从句，作made sure的宾语。

\s\up1(24(24)carry on继续；坚持