The Witch Doctor Will See You Now有请巫医

The Witch Doctor Will See You Now有请巫医 by Marcus Maurice

Cow urine! Cow urine! Who wants to try some fresh cow urine? 牛尿！牛尿喔！有谁想尝尝新鲜的牛尿？

India has long been known as a place of magic and mystery. To Hindus, the cow is the most sacred of all animals, and anything that comes out of it is holy. Normally, milk from cows is drunk for strong teeth and bones, but in India, the elixir of life is cow urine. While that sounds disgusting, cow pee contains phosphate, nitrogen, and all sorts of ingredients that many people say help their health. In India, belief in the healing power of the cow is so strong that cough medicines, ear drops, shampoos, and soaps composed of cow urine are widely available.
Would you drink a soda if the main ingredient were cow urine? What would you do if you were extremely ill and none of the numerous Western medical treatments that you have tried worked? This is the premise of National Geographic Channel's (NGC's) The Witch Doctor Will See You Now. Author and explorer Piers Gibbon travels to exotic locations to find out if some of the world's ancient and most extreme medical practices have any merit. In each episode, he gets two volunteer patients to try these so-called cure-all remedies to see if they alleviate their problems.
While cow urine therapy seems outlandish, it's not the only strange practice that Gibbon and the patients try. In Hong Kong, they eat snake soup and drink field mouse wine at a very famous restaurant. In Cameroon, two patients desperate to get rid of their aches and pains cover themselves in goat's blood before eating the goat to honor it. This month, grasp unfamiliar solutions to health problems on NGC.

1. sacred a. 神圣的
   The sacred scrolls were displayed in a special temperature-controlled case.
   （这些神圣的卷轴放置在特别的温控箱中展出。）
2. normally adv. 通常；正常地
   Normally, I don't like watching cartoons, but this Japanese one is really interesting.
   （通常我不喜欢看卡通，但这部日本卡通真的很有趣。）
   Despite the power failure, the hospital continued to function normally.
   （尽管断电，医院还是继续正常运作。）
3. elixir n. 万灵丹
   the elixir of life长生不老药
   Coca-Cola was originally marketed as a healthy elixir.
   （可口可乐最初被当成有益健康的万灵丹来贩售。）
4. disgusting a. 恶心的，令人作呕的
   You should never spit in public because it is rude and disgusting.
   （你绝不可以在公共场所随地吐痰，那样既无礼又恶心。）
5. healing a. 有治疗功能的
   heal vt. 使痊愈
   The man claimed he could heal the sick with a simple touch to their heads.
   （这名男子宣称他只要碰触病患的头，就可以把他们的病治好。）
6. be composed of...由……组成；包括……
   = be made up of...
   = consist of...
   This new product is composed of bath salts and other minerals.
   （这个新产品含有澡盐及其他种矿物质。）
7. available a. 可得到的；可利用的
   Various types of aerobics classes are available at the health club.
   （这间健身俱乐部有各式各样的有氧课程。）
8. practice n. 常见的做法，常规（可数、不可数均可）
   It is common practice to V（做）……是惯例
   It is common practice in Taiwan for guests to bring gifts when visiting friends.
   （在台湾，带伴手礼去拜访朋友是常见的做法。）
9. merit n. 可取之处；优点，长处
   Your suggestion has some merit, so I'll take it into consideration.
   （你的建议有可取之处，所以我会好好考虑。）
10. volunteer a. 自愿的，志愿的 & n. 志愿者 & vi. 自愿
    John is doing volunteer work at a local hospital.
    （约翰目前在当地 1 家医院当志工。）
    例: Nick volunteered to help his grandfather in the garden.
    （尼克自愿到花园里帮他爷爷的忙。）
11. remedy n. 治疗（法）& vt. 治疗；补救，修正
    The government took measures to remedy the education system.
    （政府采取措施修正教育体制。）
12. alleviate vt. 减轻，缓和
    This medicine will alleviate your flu symptoms.
    （这种药会可以减轻你的流感症状。）
13. desperate a. 极度渴望的；迫切需要的
    be desperate to V极度渴望　迫切需要……
    Bob was desperate to get a job to pay for his rent.
    （鲍伯急需找到工作来付房租。）
14. get rid of...摆脱　除去……
    You need to start working out regularly if you hope to get rid of your beer belly.
    （如果你想消除啤酒肚，就需要开始定期健身。）
15. cover oneself in...用……涂满全身
    People that bathe in the Dead Sea often cover themselves in its mineral-rich mud.
    （在死海泡澡的人通常用死海中富含矿物质的泥巴涂满全身。）
16. grasp vt. 理解
    I was able to grasp the artist's meaning even though his paintings were abstract.
    （虽然这位艺术家的画作很抽象，我却能理解他想传达的意念。）
17. unfamiliar a. 陌生的，不熟悉的
    The sailor stood on deck to take in the unfamiliar surroundings.
    （这名水手站在甲板上观看四周陌生的环境。）

1. witch n. 巫师；女巫
2. Hindu n. 印度人
3. holy a. 神圣的
4. urine n. 尿（液）
5. pee n. 尿，小便（口语）
6. phosphate n. 磷酸盐
7. nitrogen n. 氮
8. cough n. 咳嗽
9. ear drops n. 耳滴剂（恒为复数）
10. shampoo n. 洗发精
11. premise n. 前提
12. exotic a. 异国的；奇特的
13. episode n.（电视影集　连续剧的）一集
14. cure-all a. & n. 万灵丹（的）
15. outlandish a. 稀奇古怪的，奇异的

有请巫医
牛尿！牛尿喔！有谁想尝尝新鲜的牛尿？
印度一直有神奇、神秘的国度之称。对印度人来说，

牛是最神圣的动物，任何从牛身上取得的东西都很神圣。饮用牛奶通常是为了有强健的牙齿和骨骼，但在印度，牛的尿液是长生不老之药。虽然这听起来很恶心，但牛的尿液含有磷酸盐、氮，以及许多人说对健康有益的各类成分。在印度，人们对牛有治疗能力深信不疑，以至於随处都可买到含有牛尿配方的咳嗽药、耳滴剂、洗发精和肥皂。
要是 1 罐汽水的主要成份是牛尿，你喝得下去吗？那要是你病得很重，而任何 1 种西医疗法都没有效的话，你会怎麽做？这就是国家地理频道《有请巫医》节目的前提。作家兼探险家皮尔斯·吉本到异地旅行，查明世界上一些古老且非常极端的医疗习惯是否有任何可取之处。每集节目中，都有 2 名病患自愿尝试这些所谓药到病除的万灵丹，看看是否真能减轻他们的病症。
虽然牛的尿疗法看来非常奇特，但这并不是吉本跟病患唯一尝试过的怪异疗法。他们在香港 1 家著名餐厅喝蛇汤跟田鼠酒。在喀麦隆，2 名极度渴望摆脱病痛的病患在把羊吃掉前，先在自己身上涂满羊血以示尊敬。这个月跟著国家地理频道，一同来了解你我所不熟悉的疾病疗法吧。