BBC地平线系列之《药物依赖》第34集:细菌对我们也有保护作用
日期:2015-03-15 18:05

(单词翻译:单击)

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It may be that I could
有这样的可能
show you a plate like this in two years' time
两年以后再给你展示一下这个培养皿
where not only all six fail,
不仅仅这六个失效
but the one I've got up my sleeve and
而且 我正在研制的
in my head that I'm going to give her would also fail.
和即将研制的抗生素 也会失效
Organisms divide so fast, every 15 minutes,
有机体分裂很快 每十五分钟一代
that within a day or two days,
一两天之内
there will be billions of them.
就会产生几十亿后代
You need one to learn how
只要一个有机体
to get over the antibiotic and that's it.
能逃过抗生素的作用 就够了
It's game over.
你就玩完了
Nature wins on this occasion.
这种情况下 自然最大
Dr Gant has just one final antibiotic he can try.
甘特医生只剩最后一种抗生素可以尝试
But he also realises that with any antibiotic,
但他也知道使用任一种抗生素
there is a cost.
都是有代价的
They actually make us more vulnerable to disease.
实际它们上会使我们更易受到疾病侵害
Because bacteria also have the power to protect us.
因为其实细菌对我们 也有保护作用
We would not be here without bacteria.
我们不可能完全不携带细菌
We need them, we can't live without them.
我们需要它 离不开它

重点解释

there will be billions of them.就会产生几十亿后代

billions of亿万

He claimed to have seen billions of butterflies.

他号称见过无数只蝴蝶。

The night sky is now gorgeous with billions of stars.

星斗万千,夜空璀璨。

It's game over.你就玩完了

game over游戏结束; 终场

Game over, but something of me is just start.

结束了,但是对于我,一些东西才刚开始。

They actually make us more vulnerable to disease.实际它们上会使我们更易受到疾病侵害

vulnerable to易受 ... 的攻击

Young birds are very vulnerable to predators.

幼小的鸟易受食肉动物伤害。

The potato is vulnerable to several pests.

马铃薯易受几种害虫的侵害。

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