21.A Strange Disease

旁白 neutral

When the construction of the firework factory came to the stage of painting , a pump was put in

当那座烟花工厂的建设到了油漆阶段时，一个水泵被安装进来。

旁白 neutral

Then , all the painters in the neighbourhood were defeated by a severe disease whose characteristic was alike to that of a bad burn

接着，在它附近的油漆工都得了一种严重的疾病，其特征与烧伤相似。

旁白 neutral

An expert physician was instructed to attend to the victims and handle this case

一位经验丰富的内科医生被指定去照顾受害者并负责处理这一案例。

旁白 neutral

He was enthusiastic , but he didn't foresee that it was a hard challenge

他热情地投入到工作中，但是却没有预见到这是一次艰难的挑战。

旁白 neutral

After a simple enquiry , he announced that the polluted paint was to blame

在简单的询问后，他就宣布说罪魁祸首是受污染的油漆。

旁白 neutral

But without positive evidence , people suspected and rejected his view , saying the theory he put forward made no sense

但是没有确实的证据，人们很怀疑并拒绝他的观点，大家都说他提出的理论毫无道理。

旁白 neutral

Being much more strict with himself , he contributed himself to the case

他对自己要求更加严格，全身心地投入。

旁白 neutral

Apart from making enquiries , he made detailed charts and analysed the data cautiously

除了询问，他还制作了详细的图表，谨慎地分析各项数据。

旁白 neutral

Finally , he drew a scientific conclusion , linking the disease to the radium in the pump

最后，他终于得出了一个科学的结论，把疾病和水泵中的镭联系起来。

旁白 neutral

Exposed to radium , a kind of radioactive material in the universe , people absorbed radiation and got sick immediately

暴露在镭这种宇宙中的放射性物质下，人们吸收了辐射，立即就病倒了。

旁白 neutral

Spinning the pump backward , he took away the radium

他把水泵向后旋转，拿走了里面的镭。

旁白 neutral

This simple movement cured all the victims

这个简单的动作治愈了所有的受害者。