英文的學習不能等

Unit 6 In The Blood Of A Beast 1

Rick is HIV positive 2 .

Rick: So, doc, what's the bad news?

Doctor: Actually, Rick, your immune 3 system 4 is holding its own. And there's more good news.

Rick: I already read the paper—scientists in Australia are working on a new drug that may help in the fight against HIV.

Doctor: And all thanks to crocodiles 5 ! They've known for a long time that the beasts have strong immune systems.

Rick: Yes, it is interesting how they often lose limbs 6 when they fight with each other, but they seldom get infections 7 .

Doctor: Well, they discovered why—the croc's immune system attaches 8 itself to bacteria 9 and tears 10 them apart 11 ! It also kills the HIV virus 12 more effectively 13 than ours can.

Rick: I was thinking, doc—that could help in fighting bird flu or other viruses, too.

Doctor: We're hopeful 14 . Right now testing is being done on crocodile blood.

Rick: It may take years, but I cannot help believing it'll work.

Scott Provencal

1. beast n. 野獸

2. positive adj.【醫】陽性的

3. immune adj. 免疫的

4. system n. 系統；體系

immune system n. 免疫系統

5. crocodile n. 鱷魚

6. limb n. 肢；臂

7. infection n. 感染

8. attach v. 附著；附加

9. bacteria n. 細菌
(bacterium 的複數形)

10. tear v. 使分裂；撕開

11. apart adv. 拆散地，散開地

12. virus n. 病毒；濾過性病毒

13. effectively adv. 有效地

14. hopeful adj. 抱有希望的

1. ( ) _________________________________
A) It's gotten worse. B) It's better. C) It's the same.

2. ( ) _________________________________
A) Australia. B) In 1998. C) A new drug.

3. ( ) _________________________________
A) Limbs. B) Bacteria. C) Viruses.

4. ( ) _________________________________
A) Crocodiles. B) Scientists. C) Bacteria.

1. HIV 人體免疫缺乏病毒
= Human Immunodeficiency Virus

2. work on 致力於；從事
I need to work on my weak points in English.
我需要加強我英文的弱點。

3. thanks to 幸虧，由於
Thanks to your help, we finished the work on time.
幸虧你們的幫忙，我們才準時完成這項工作。

4. get infections 遭受感染
People who live in poor countries get infections all the time.
居住在貧窮國家的人們常遭受感染。

5. attach oneself to 附著於∼；依附∼
The little boy attached himself to his mother's leg.
小男孩整個人攀在母親的腳上。

6. tear apart 使分裂；撕毀
The dog tore my book apart.
這隻狗把我的書撕成了碎片。

7. can't help Ving 不禁，忍不住（做某事）
She can't help laughing.
她忍不住想笑。

例 1 A: What do you want to eat tonight?
你今天晚上想吃什麼？
B: I want to eat pizza.
我想吃披薩。

例 2 A: I'd like to know what's going on here.
我想知道這裡發生什麼事了。
B: Nothing. We are just trying to put the bird into the cage.
沒什麼。我們只是試著把鳥兒放進籠子裡。

例 3 A: Have you got any ideas about the meeting?
你知道有關會議的事嗎？
B: I'm afraid some people might get laid off.
恐怕有些人會被裁員。

例 4 A: Can you tell me where the bus stop is?
你可以告訴我公車站在哪裡嗎？
B: Go down three blocks and you will see it.
走過三個街口你就會看到了。

1.(C) How is Rick’s health today?

2.(B) Where are the scientists?

3.(B) What do crocodiles sometimes lose?

4.(A) What do crocodile immune systems tear apart?

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