英语听力文摘 English Digest 96、滥用抗生素成瘾
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力文摘 English Digest
Dear Annie:
My sister and brother use too many antibiotics 2. And they both use only as many pills as they need to feel better and save the rest. I've told both of them that abuse of antibiotics is the No. 1 reason we have superbugs that won't be cured by existing medications. I've warned them they could get seriously ill, but they both ignore my advice.
How can I get them to stop self-medicating with antibiotics for stuff like a bad cold? Also, I believe some doctors prescribe unnecessary antibiotics to get people like my siblings 3 off their back. This strikes me as malpractice. How can this abuse be stopped?－Concerned
Dear Concerned:
Doctors should not be prescribing antibiotics for viral infections (like a cold) because they are generally ineffective. But patients often clamor for something and doctors too often accede 4 to their patients' demands. Even when an antibiotic 1 is necessary, by not using the full amount, the infection isn't entirely 5 killed off and what's left is more resistant 6 to the drug, making future infections more dangerous. Unfortunately, there is no medication that will make your siblings smarter and more responsible. Sorry.
antibiotics:抗生素
medication:药物，药物治疗
to ignore：置之不理，忽视
to prescribe：开药方
to get someone off one's back ：应付，打发（某人）
malpractice：医疗过失，渎职
viral infection：病毒感染
to clamor：呼喊，大声叫嚷
to accede to：允诺，同意
- The doctor said that I should take some antibiotic.医生说我应该服些用抗生素。
- Antibiotic can be used against infection.抗菌素可以用来防止感染。
- 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。
- A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分
- They are ready to accede to our request for further information.我们要是还需要资料，他们乐于随时提供。
- In a word,he will not accede to your proposal in the meeting.总而言之，他不会在会中赞成你的提议。
- The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
- His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。