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By World War I, doctors realize there's a link between bacteria and disease

一战时期 医生们已经意识到 细菌和疾病之间存在某些联系

but can't stop infection spreading.

但仍无法阻止细菌感染

The tried and tested cure:cut away tissue,

他们不断尝试各种疗法:切除细胞组织

Dowse it in an antiseptic, carbolic acid.

把伤处浸泡在无菌的石碳酸中

A deadly trade-off.

这是艰难的权衡

The acid disinfects wounds,

酸类可以消毒伤口

but also attacks white blood cells,

但会损害白血球

the body's natural defense against bacteria.

而它正是人体抵御细菌的天然屏障

Imagine being at the side of a soldier

想象一下一个士兵

with a small flesh wound, easily treatable,

受了新伤 随意处理

and yet watching the gangrene climb up the leg.

但随后坏疽会爬满整条腿

Most did not survive very survivable wounds,

多数人都是死于一些看似无碍的轻伤

because of the resulting infections.

随之而来的感染则是死因

Face to face with the enemy.

与敌人面对面

He knows bacteria are killing millions.

他知晓细菌是杀死数百万人的元凶

Now he begins a 10-year battle to stop them.

因而他开始了十年的持久对抗战

I was consumed by a desire to discover,after all this struggling,

在挣扎之后 我渴望继续探索

something which will kill those microbes.

找寻对抗这些细菌的方法

重点讲解

1、realize

认识到；意识到；了解

As soon as we realised something was wrong, we moved the children away.

我们刚意识到有什么不对劲就把孩子转移了。

People don't realize how serious this recession has actually been.

人们没有意识到这次经济衰退事实上有多严重。

（希望、心愿或恐惧）实现，成为现实，发生

Straightaway our worst fears were realised.

我们最恐惧的事情一下发生了。

Those are our hopes; we are starting this clinical trial to investigate whether those hopes will be realised.

那些就是我们的希望；我们正在开展这些临床试验以调查那些希望是否可以实现。

实现;实施;实行

Various textile techniques will be explored to realise design possibilities.

将尝试和探索纺织技巧来把这些设计变为现实。

The kaleidoscopic quality of the book is brilliantly realised on stage.

该书包罗万象、精彩纷呈的特质在舞台上得到了精彩再现。

2、consume

吃;喝;饮用

Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when they consumed oat bran.

很多人食用燕麦麸后胆固醇水平下降了。

serving chocolate ice-creams for the children to consume in the kitchen.

端上巧克力冰激凌让孩子们在厨房里吃

消耗，耗费(燃料、能源或时间)

Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models.

一些极为节能的冰箱比传统型号耗电减少70%。

plans which will consume hours of time and deplete your cash reserves.

要花费若干小时并消耗你留存备用的钱的计划