新奇事件簿 治疗咳嗽 蜂蜜比抗生素更有效

Doctors in the United Kingdom have some new advice for people with coughs. They are advising people not to visit a doctor to get treatment. Instead, people who have a cough should drink or eat honey or get some medicine from a drugstore. The doctors say that in most cases, honey and over-the-counter medicines will work and people do not need antibiotics¹. The doctors added that most of the time, a cough will improve on its own within two to three weeks even if you take nothing. Many of us visit a doctor at a hospital or clinic if we have a cough. Public health officials in England say this is largely a waste of time. They say antibiotics do little to make a cough go away.

英国医生发现了治疗咳嗽的新方法。他们建议病人不要去医院寻求治疗。相反，咳嗽的病人应该饮用或食用蜂蜜，或者去药店买药。医生表示多数情况下，蜂蜜和药店的药是有效的，患者无需服用抗生素。医生还说道，在很多时候，即使不服药，咳嗽也能在两到三周内得到缓解。多数咳嗽患者都会去医院或诊所看医生。英国公共卫生官员表示，这会浪费大量的时间。他们称抗生素对治疗咳嗽效果不大。

Doctors say we are using antibiotics too much and this can be bad for us. Many viruses and infections are becoming resistant² to antibiotics, so medicines are becoming less effective. Doctors say this is leading to the creation of superbugs. These can be very dangerous to our health. The doctors said honey can be very effective in soothing³ a sore throat and making other symptoms disappear. A hot drink with honey is a traditional and well-known remedy for coughs and sore throats. People also add lemon or ginger⁴ to it. Using honey may be better for children with coughs. Many children do not like the taste of medicine but love the taste of honey. Younger children generally do not like visiting a doctor.

医生表示我们过多使用抗生素，而这样不利健康。很多病毒和感染对抗生素都有抗药性，因此药物逐渐变得没有效用。医生称这样会导致超级病菌的产生。这些对人类健康非常危险。医生说蜂蜜就能有效缓解喉咙疼并让其他症状消失。一杯热蜂蜜水是治疗咳嗽和喉咙痛传统周知的方法。还可以在水中加柠檬或生姜。蜂蜜更利于治疗儿童咳嗽。很多孩子不喜欢吃药，但是喜欢吃蜂蜜。幼儿通常不喜欢看医生。

1 antibiotics   

n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
• The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。

2 resistant   

adj.(to)抵抗的，有抵抗力的

参考例句：

• Many pests are resistant to the insecticide.许多害虫对这种杀虫剂有抵抗力。
• They imposed their government by force on the resistant population.他们以武力把自己的统治强加在持反抗态度的人民头上。

3 soothing   

adj.慰藉的；使人宽心的；镇静的

参考例句：

• Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
• His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。

4 ginger   

n.姜，精力，淡赤黄色；adj.淡赤黄色的；vt.使活泼，使有生气

参考例句：

• There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
• Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。