101.A Red-hot Cure p.188.

 

 . 　　Have you ever had an operation? If you have, you'll know that surgical¹ scars can leave you with a burningpain for months and sometimes even years. Frankly² speaking, the pain is sometimes so unbearable³ it's hard toeven stand the weight of your own clothes on the scars. Generally speaking, most ordinary painkillers⁵ won'twork. Besides, they are so powerful that they may cause side effects.
Fortunately, according to a recent study, doctors say there is a red-hot cure: chili⁶ peppers. An ointmentis made from the ingredient that makes chili peppers hot. It kind of short-circuits the pain. The ointment⁷ issold in a tube that lasts a month and costs only US$16. It's considered the newest, most creative andinexpensive way of dealing⁸ with the problem

The food is very hot.  辣
pep talk 动员鼓动的话
The doctor cured her of her illness. = The doctor cured her illness.
perform an operation on one's illness to save one's life 做手术
surgery 外科手术(不可数)  I had surgery twice last year.  不说：two surgeries
He has a burning desire to become a doctor.
generally = in grneral
painkiller⁴ 止疼药
side effect 副作用    diarrhea 痢疾,腹泻     I had the runs yesterday. 拉肚子
green (chili) pepper = bell pepper 青辣椒
an onitment = a kind of onitment 表种类      a tube of onitment     a tube of toothpaste 一条牙膏
short-circuits  vt. =stop
deal with = handle = cope with
 

1 surgical   

adj.外科的，外科医生的，手术上的

参考例句：

• He performs the surgical operations at the Red Cross Hospital.他在红十字会医院做外科手术。
• All surgical instruments must be sterilised before use.所有的外科手术器械在使用之前，必须消毒。

2 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

3 unbearable   

adj.不能容忍的；忍受不住的

参考例句：

• It is unbearable to be always on thorns.老是处于焦虑不安的情况中是受不了的。
• The more he thought of it the more unbearable it became.他越想越觉得无法忍受。

4 painkiller   

n.止痛药

参考例句：

• I shall persuade him to take the painkiller.我将说服他把药吃下去。
• The painkiller only provides him a short respite from his pain.止痛药仅仅让他在疼痛中有短暂的疏解。

5 painkillers   

n.止痛药( painkiller的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain. 医生给了他一些止疼片以减缓疼痛。 来自辞典例句
• The primary painkillers - opiates, like OxyContin - are widely feared, misunderstood and underused. 人们对主要的镇痛药——如鸦片剂奥施康定——存在广泛的恐惧、误解，因此没有充分利用。 来自时文部分

6 chili   

n.辣椒

参考例句：

• He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil.他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
• It has chocolate,chili,and other spices.有巧克力粉，辣椒，和其他的调味品。

7 ointment   

n.药膏，油膏，软膏

参考例句：

• Your foot will feel better after the application of this ointment.敷用这药膏后，你的脚会感到舒服些。
• This herbal ointment will help to close up your wound quickly.这种中草药膏会帮助你的伤口很快愈合。

8 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。