第一單元課文學習︱第五段

Next, John Snow looked into the source of the water for these two

streets.接下來，約翰·斯諾調查了這兩條街的水源情況。

He found that it came from the river polluted by the dirty water from London.他發現，水是從河裡來的，而河水被倫敦排出的髒水污染了。

He immediately told the astonished people in Broad Street to remove the handle from the pump so that it could not be used.他馬上叫寬街上驚慌失措的老百姓拆掉水泵的把手。這樣，水泵就用不成了。

Soon afterwards the disease slowed down.不久，疫情就開始得到緩解。

He had shown that cholera was spread by germs and not in a cloud of gas.他證明了霍亂是由病菌而不是由氣體傳播的。

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