赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第72期:神秘的一口井

 　　(DUBLIN, Reuters)An Irish well that can cure warts² and has been visited by people since 766 AD is threatened by a new highway.

　　（路透社都柏林电）位于爱尔兰一口可以治疵的井自公元七六六年起就有人到此造访，不过这口井目前正受到一条新建高速公路的威胁。

　　The well would be made almost inaccessible³ after the highway is built.

　　高速公路竣工后，这口井可能几乎就到不了了。

　　The cure for wars requires the sufferer to sorinkle the well water on the wart¹ once a day for three weeks.

　　治疵的方法是，患者必须将井水泼洒在疵处一天一次，持续治三个礼拜。

 

1 wart   

n.疣，肉赘；瑕疵

参考例句：

• What does the medicaments with remedial acuteness wet best wart have?治疗尖锐湿疣最好的药物有什么？
• Flat wart is generally superficial,or sometimes a slight itching.扁平疣一般是不痛不痒的，或偶有轻微痒感。

2 warts   

n.疣( wart的名词复数 )；肉赘；树瘤；缺点

参考例句：

• You agreed to marry me, warts and all! 是你同意和我结婚的，我又没掩饰缺陷。 来自辞典例句
• Talk about trying to cure warts with spunk-water such a blame fool way as that! 用那样糊涂蛋的方法还谈什么仙水治疣子！ 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

3 inaccessible   

adj.达不到的，难接近的

参考例句：

• This novel seems to me among the most inaccessible.这本书对我来说是最难懂的小说之一。
• The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最难到达的地方。