Lesson 21 · A Strange Disease

S1

When the construction of the firework factory came to the stage of painting, a pump was put in.

当烟花工厂的建设进行到上漆（粉刷）阶段时，安装了一台水泵。

construction 建设、施工 firework 烟花、烟火 stage 阶段 pump 水泵、泵

S2

Then, all the painters in the neighbourhood were defeated by a severe disease whose characteristic was alike to that of a bad burn.

接着，附近所有的油漆工都被一种严重的疾病击倒了，这种病的症状很像严重的烧伤。

neighbourhood 附近、街坊邻居 severe 严重的 characteristic 特征、特点 burn 烧伤

S3

An expert physician was instructed to attend to the victims and handle this case.

一位专家医生奉命照料这些病人，并处理这个病例。

physician 医生、内科医生 attend to 照料、处理 victim 患者、受害者 handle 处理

S4

He was enthusiastic, but he didn't foresee that it was a hard challenge.

他热情十足，但他没有预见到这是一个艰巨的挑战。

enthusiastic 热情的、热心的 foresee 预见、预料 challenge 挑战

S5

After simple enquiry, he announced that the polluted paint was to blame.

经过简单的询问调查之后，他宣布问题出在被污染的油漆上。

enquiry 询问、调查 announce 宣布 polluted 被污染的 be to blame 应负责任、是（问题的）原因

S6

But without positive evidence, people suspected and rejected his view, saying the theory he put forward made no sense.

但没有确凿的证据，人们怀疑并拒绝接受他的看法，说他提出的理论毫无道理。

evidence 证据 suspect 怀疑 reject 拒绝接受、否决 put forward 提出

S7

Being much more strict with himself, he contributed himself to the case.

他对自己的要求更加严格，全身心投入到了这个病例的调查中。

strict 严格的 contribute oneself to 致力于、献身于

S8

Apart from making enquiries, he made detailed charts and analysed the data cautiously.

除了进行调查询问之外，他还绘制了详细的图表，并谨慎地分析数据。

apart from 除了…之外 chart 图表 analyse 分析 cautiously 谨慎地

S9

Finally, he drew a scientific conclusion, linking the disease to the radium in the pump.

最后，他得出了一个科学的结论，把这种疾病和水泵里的镭联系起来。

scientific 科学的 conclusion 结论（draw a conclusion 得出结论） radium 镭

S10

Exposed to radium, a kind of radioactive material in the universe, people absorbed radiation and got sick immediately.

人体一接触到镭——一种宇宙中的放射性物质——就会吸收辐射，并立刻生病。

be exposed to 暴露于、接触到 radioactive 放射性的 absorb 吸收 radiation 辐射

S11

Spinning the pump backward, he took away the radium.

他把水泵倒着转动，取走了镭。

spin 旋转、转动

S12

This simple movement cured all the victims.

这个简单的动作治好了所有病人。

cure 治愈、治好

📖 A Strange Disease 一种奇怪的疾病