英语小达人 108 Shelly the scientist

 　　Shelly the scientist

　　第12单元

　　Shelly saw it a mile away. A big, fat bumblebee. She kept her distance. Already today she had been stung twice. The bees were attracted to the sweet smell of the rare and exotic flowers. Their pink and yellow petals¹ seduced² the bees.

　　雪莉是在一英里外看到这只又大又肥的大黄蜂，她保持距离以策安全，因为她今天已经被蛰两次了。这些蜜蜂是被这种稀有奇特的花朵的芳香吸引过来的，而这种香味主要来自这种花朵本身粉红色和黄色相混的花瓣，蜜蜂就是被它们引诱的。

　　But bees were not the only ones seduced by these flowers. Scientists, such as Shelly, traveled all over the world in search of these flowers. It has been proven that the pollen³ had cancer-curing properties. With only a small dose of this pollen, people with cancer had a better chance of survival.

　　不过被这些特殊的花朵吸引的并不止是蜜蜂而已，像科学家雪莉旅行了全世界，目的就是在寻找这些花朵。它的花粉已经证明具有治疗癌症的特性，小小的花粉剂量，就可以让癌症病人存活的机会提高许多。

　　But, there was only one problem. The nectar from the flower was poisonous. Shelly and her co-worker had to use extreme caution. If the nectar so much as touched one's skin, it developed into an itchy rash that spread and blistered⁴ all over the body.

　　不过有个问题就是，这种花的花蜜有毒，雪莉和她同事必须非常小心地使用；这种花蜜一旦接触到皮肤，皮肤就会长出发痒的疹子，接着就会扩散到全身并起水泡。

　　There was no known cure for rash. It was a dangerous job, but for the good of humanity, Shelly accepted the ob and saw it not only as an adventure, but also as a way to help people all over the world.

　　目前还不知道有什么药物可以治疗。这是一项危险的工作，不过为了全人类的福祉，雪莉接下了这份工作；她不仅视它为一项冒险，同时也是一种帮助世人的方法。

1 petals   

n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
• The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 seduced   

诱奸( seduce的过去式和过去分词 )； 勾引； 诱使堕落； 使入迷

参考例句：

• The promise of huge profits seduced him into parting with his money. 高额利润的许诺诱使他把钱出了手。
• His doctrines have seduced many into error. 他的学说把许多人诱入歧途。

3 pollen   

n.[植]花粉

参考例句：

• Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。
• He developed an allergy to pollen.他对花粉过敏。

4 blistered   

adj.水疮状的，泡状的v.（使）起水泡( blister的过去式和过去分词 )；（使表皮等）涨破，爆裂

参考例句：

• He had a blistered heel. 他的脚后跟起了泡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Their hands blistered, but no one complained. 他们手起了泡，可是没有一个人有怨言。 来自《简明英汉词典》