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Alexander Fleming.A Scottish army doctor, commended for bravery.

亚历山大·弗莱明 一位苏格兰军医 因骁勇而被表彰

Neither surgeon nor medic, but a new kind of doctor:A bacteriologist.

他既非外科医生也非救护人员 而是新型医者 一名细菌学家

On a quest to treat not the symptoms of a disease,but its root cause.

他并不是去探求疾病的症状 而是究其根源

It was through his absolutely obsessive need to understand

他醉心于实验室里的研究

what was happening in his laboratory,

渴望探索与发现

that he wandered into the greatest advance ever,among human scientists.

人类科学史上最伟大的发明

Fleming sees thousands die needlessly not from bullets and shrapnel,

弗莱明亲眼见到无数无辜人死去 并非死于子弹和榴弹

but from wounds infected by bacteria.

而是因感染细菌而亡

100 trillion bacteria inhabit the human body,

一百兆个细菌寄生在人体内

ten times the number of human cells.

是人类细胞的十倍之多

Micro organisms that feed on living tissue.

微生物寄宿于活体组织之上

Most are harmless,but a few species release toxins

多数是无害的 不过有些细菌会释放毒素

that cripple the immune system and spread disease.

削弱人体免疫系统 从而传播疾病

Bacteria have killed more people than all the wars in history combined.

因细菌感染而死的人要比历史上 所有因战争而亡的人数还要多

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、combine

(使)结合;(使)组合;(使)综合

The Church has something to say on how to combine freedom with responsibility.

教会想就如何把自由与责任结合起来发表一下意见。

If improved education is combined with other factors dramatic results can be achieved.

如果把改良的教育体系和其他的因素结合起来，会取得非常惊人的效果。

兼有;兼备

Their system seems to combine the two ideals of strong government and proportional representation.

他们的体制似乎是强有力的政府和比例代表制的完美结合。

a clever, far-sighted lawyer who combines legal expertise with social concern.

兼有法律专业知识和社会责任感的精明而又有远见的律师