星火英语：4级全真试题+标准模拟（2013年6月）（2007.6-2012.12）（附CD-ROM光盘1张）_马德高，汪开虎编_9787313086709

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　　Suffering in silence
　　Despite a law designed to protect them ，  many people with disabling conditions are unaware of their rights. Carole Concha-Bell tells of her experiences.
　　Being diagnosed with a disabling condition is always a shock. Learning to live without the guarantee of health is like having to unlearn a previous life. The implications for your working life may seem intimidating.
　　There is the Disability Discrimination Act （DDA）， of course.  But does it really provide the protection in the workplace that parliament intended？ Are employers merely paying lip service to the DDA？ Or are they even aware of an employer's legal duties and responsibilities？
　　In my experience， it is the latter. I have received little support from employers to whom I have revealed my condition.  This has often left me feeling at a disadvantage and wondering why I bothered doing so in the first place.
　　I had been struggling with illness long before I was diagnosed.  In practical terms the diagnosis did little to aid me. Of course， it enabled me to understand my body， my limitations and set me on a course to stabilise my symptoms. But it brought a new dilemma. Where I had previously struggled to work while ill， ignorant of why my body was misbehaving， I now had a name for my daily struggle： Lupus （狼疮）， This is a chron，ic （慢性的） autoirnmune disorder that can affect virtually any system in the body. It also leaves a huge， dark question hanging over my head when seeking employment： should I tell my employers I have a condition？ It is a dilemma that continues to be a root cause of anxiety both for myself and for thousands of other UK employees.
　　The rocky road to my unfortunate enlightenment about work and disability began just after graduation when I'd set my sights on a career in communications and landed my dream job with a respected public relations consultancy （咨询公司） in Bristol. But while I was learning the art of media relations， my body wasn't quite making it in health terms. I often went to work with swollen limbs and fevers， At my first and last performance review， my boss was amazed that，  despite my many capabilities，  I hadn't quite taken control of my responsibilities.  A few months later，  my contract wasn't renewed and I plunged further into new depths of ill health.
　　However， I was deternuned not to be beaten and returned to the interview trail. My next job was in publishing. But despite a shining performance at the interview， I felt like a fraud. How long would it be before I sank into ill health and depression again？
　　The job was to end with a monumental bang when I became so poorly I could no longer function. A few feverish weeks in bed ended in specialist appointment， where 1 was diagnosed with Lupus and rushed into hospital for fear that it may have attacked my internal organs.
　　The next 12 months were filled with confusion.  I had no idea about benefits， felt alienated （被视为另类） by the medical establishment and lived off my savings until I was broke.  I realised I needed help from my family and moved to London.
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