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A Sweet Road to Recovery 医疗「蜜」码

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More than 4,000 years ago, Egyptians used honey to cover up wounds and help them heal. This may sound primitive by our advanced medical standards, ___1___ surprisingly, honey has also shown to be a useful substance in modern medicine.

四千多年以前，埃及人用蜂蜜覆盖伤口，促进伤口愈合。以我们先进的医学标准来看，这听起来颇原始。但令人惊讶的是，蜂蜜在现代医学中已证明是有用的物质。

Over the past few years, antibiotics ___2___ less effective against infections. ___3___, recent research has shown that honey may be the solution. Because of its low water content, it is almost impossible for germs to survive in honey. When honey is placed on the human body, it ___4___ an antiseptic which protects our bodies from germs.

过去几年来，抗生素对抗感染的效果变差。幸好最近的研究显示，蜂蜜也许是解决之道。由于蜂蜜的水份少，病菌在蜂蜜中几乎不可能存活。而且蜂蜜敷于人体时，会释放出一种杀菌素，防止人体受病菌侵袭。

In one case, a patient was severely burned more than two years ago, and modern treatments did ___5___ to heal him. However, after just two months of honey treatment, the burn was reduced in size ___6___ 50%. In another case, a patient with a serious wound was treated with honey, and the wound was nearly healed after three weeks. Its ___7___ of healing was three times faster than normal!

在某案例中，一名病人两年多前被严重烧伤，现代疗法对他的帮助非常有限；然而，用蜂蜜治疗短短两个月后，他的烫伤面积减少50%。在另一个病例中，受重伤的病人用蜂蜜治疗三周后，伤口就几乎愈合了。其愈合速度是正常速度的三倍！

As honey becomes more and more popular in the medical world, perhaps the next big healing discovery is waiting for you in your kitchen cupboard!

当蜂蜜在医学界越来越受欢迎时，或许下一个治疗疾病的重大发现，就在厨房的橱柜里等着你！

−by Michael Evans

Vocabulary

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primitive [ˋprɪmətɪv] adj. 原始的

advanced [ədˋvænst] adj. 先进的

infection [ɪnˋfɛkʃən] n. 〔由细菌或病毒造成对身体某部位的〕感染

germ [dʒɝm] n. 微生物；细菌；病菌

treatment [ˋtritmənt] n. 治疗

reduce [rɪˋdjus] n. 减少；缩小；降低

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单词发音

Egyptian [ɪˋdʒɪpʃən] n. 埃及人

antibiotic [͵æntɪbaɪˋɑtɪk] n. 抗生素

antiseptic [͵æntəˋsɛptɪk] n. 抗菌剂

cupboard [ˋkʌbɚd] n. 橱柜，壁橱

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