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The entire city of London,

整个伦敦

the most advanced metropolitan area in the world,was really an open sewer.

是全世界最发达的大都市 也是一个巨大的排污沟

Number 40 Broad Street the first victim.

四十号宽街 首当其冲

Sarah Lewis' five-month-old daughter,Dying of cholera.

莎拉·刘易斯五个月大的小女儿 死于霍乱

Vibrio cholerae,a strain of bacteria that doubles in number

霍乱弧菌 每隔十三分钟 细菌繁殖

every 13 minutes,attacking the stomach and intestines,killing a healthy adult in hours.

数量就翻倍 它们攻击人的肠胃 几小时内就能致一个健康的成年人于死地

In just 3 days, 127 dead in London.

短短三天 伦敦就有127人死于此

No one knows what's causing the disease,And there is no cure.

没有人知道病源病因 更遑论治疗方法了

But one man is determined to stop it:Physician John Snow.

然而 有一个人出现拯救了人们 他就是医学家约翰·斯诺

The son of a coal worker,He is no stranger to urban poverty.

他是一位矿工的儿子 对于城市的贫穷 他并不陌生

A man of science with the deductive powers of a detective.

他具有侦探般演绎推理的能力

He will enter the heart of the outbreak,risking his life to find its source.

他深入疾病爆发之地 冒生命之险来探寻病发源头

Good day, ma'am. Dr. John Snow Most doctors believe cholera is carried by foul air.

你好 女士 我是约翰·斯诺医生 许多医生认为霍乱是由污染的空气引起的

Snow has studied previous outbreaks.

而斯诺深入研究了先前的病例

He's convinced the cholera is in the water.

他确信霍乱是由水源引起的

A revolutionary insight That will turn the industrial city

这是一个革命性的观点 正是这个观点将这座工业城市

from a death trap into the engine of our world

由死牢变成了世界的引擎

重点讲解

1、advance

（常指为攻击而）前进，推进

Reports from Chad suggest that rebel forces are advancing on the capital.

来自乍得的报告显示叛军正向首都推进。

The water is advancing at a rate of 5cm a day.

水位正以每天5厘米的速度上升。

（尤指知识）发展，进步

Medical technology has advanced considerably.

医学技术突飞猛进。

Japan has advanced from a rural, feudal society to an urban, industrial power.

日本已从封建农业社会发展成一个城市化工业强国。

贷给；预付；预支

I advanced him some money, which he would repay on our way home.

我先借给他一些钱，在我们回家的路上他会还给我的。

The bank advanced $1.2 billion to help the country with debt repayments.

银行预支12亿美元帮助该国偿还债务。

2、determine

是…的决定因素

The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time.

鸡块的大小将决定烹饪时间的长短。

Social status is largely determined by the occupation of the main breadwinner.

社会地位很大程度上是由家里经济支柱的职业决定的。

确定;查明

The investigation will determine what really happened.

调查会查明到底发生了什么事情。

Testing needs to be done to determine the long-term effects on humans.

需要进行检测以确定其对人的长期影响。

下决心;决意;决定

He determined to rescue his two countrymen.

他决意营救自己的两名同胞。

I determined that I would ask him outright.

我下定决心要直截了当地问他。