95. The Poor Man's Cure-all p. 146

 

　　Having one of the world's largest garlic crops, Gilroy, California is known as the "garlic capital ofthe world." On a hot summer day, a pungent¹ odor rises from this farming town which can be smelled milesaway. All you have to do is roll down the window of your car and you know you're in Gilroy.
Believing that garlic helps the body fight many forms of diseases, people add garlic to their cookingin many parts of the world. Moreover, it's popularly used as the poor man's cure-all. During the First WorldWar it was used as an antiseptic. And in the Second World War it was known as "Russian penicillin²." Nowadays,thinking that it kills bacteria, some people eat raw garlic as if it were candy

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He has bad breath. 口臭  breath不可数      stink³ 发臭的
cure-all 万灵丹
Hongkang is known as one of the busiest city in the world.
pungent (气味味道)刺鼻的，辛辣的
Odor smells bad.    Fragrant⁴ smells nice.    Arona smells food or cooking nice.
taste  v.尝起来     tasty 好味道       smelly 臭的
What you have to do is (to可省略) study often to master a language.     tasteless 没味道的
chili pepper 红辣椒
be widely  popular
antiseptic 消毒剂       antibiotic 抗生素
 

1 pungent   

adj.（气味、味道）刺激性的，辛辣的；尖锐的

参考例句：

• The article is written in a pungent style.文章写得泼辣。
• Its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hideouts.它的刺激性气味会令恐怖分子窒息，迫使他们从藏身地点逃脱出来。

2 penicillin   

n.青霉素，盘尼西林

参考例句：

• I should have asked him for a shot of penicillin.我应当让他给我打一针青霉素的。
• Penicillin was an extremely significant medical discovery.青霉素是极其重要的医学发现。

3 stink   

vi.发出恶臭；糟透，招人厌恶；n.恶臭

参考例句：

• The stink of the rotten fish turned my stomach.腐烂的鱼臭味使我恶心。
• The room has awful stink.那个房间散发着难闻的臭气。

4 fragrant   

adj.芬香的，馥郁的，愉快的

参考例句：

• The Fragrant Hills are exceptionally beautiful in late autumn.深秋的香山格外美丽。
• The air was fragrant with lavender.空气中弥漫薰衣草香。