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英语小说阅读(18) 王琴 George’s Marvellous Medicine 4. Animal Pills (3) The next bottle contained a brilliant red liquid. SHEEPDIP, it said on the label. FOR SHEEP WITH SHEEPROT AND FOR GETTING RID OF TICKS AND FLEAS. MIX ONE SPOONFUL IN ONE GALLON OF WATER AND SLOSH IT OVER THE SHEEP. CAUTION, DO NOT MAKE THE MIXTURE ANY STRONGER OR THE WOOL WILL FALL OUT AND THE ANIMAL WILL BE NAKED. 'By gum,’ said George, 'how I'd love to walk in and slosh it all over old Grandma and watch the ticks and fleas go jumping off her. But I can't. I mustn't. So she'll have to drink it instead.' He poured the bright red medicine into the saucepan. The last bottle on the shelf was full of pale green pills. PIG PILLs, the label announced. For PIGS WITH PORK PRICKLES, TENDER TROTTERS, BRISTLE BLIGHT AND SWINE SICKNESS, GIVE ONE PILL PER DAY, IN SEVERE CASES TWO PILLS MAY BE GIVEN, BUT MORE THAN THAT WILL MAKE THE PIG ROCK AND ROLL, Just the stuff,’ said George, for that miserable old pig back there in the house. She'll need a very big dose.' He tipped all the green pills, hundreds and hundreds of them, into the saucepan. 下一个瓶子装着鲜红色的液体。标签上写着：“羊浸液，用于治疗绵羊腐蹄病，并能驱除蜱虫和跳蚤。每加仑水中混入一勺，然后泼洒在羊身上。注意：不要让混合液过浓，否则羊毛会脱落，动物会变得光秃秃的。” “天哪，”乔治说，“我真想走进去，把这东西全泼到奶奶身上，看着那些蜱虫和跳蚤跳下来。但我不能这么做，我不该这么做。所以，她只好喝下去了。”他把那鲜红色的药水倒进了平底锅。 架子上的最后一瓶装满了浅绿色的药丸。标签上写着：“猪用丸，用于治疗猪的皮肤刺痛、软蹄病、毛发枯萎和猪瘟。每天给一颗，严重情况下可以给两颗，但超过这个剂量会让猪摇摆不止。” “这正是那个房子里可怜的老母猪需要的东西，”乔治说，“她需要很大的剂量。”他把所有的绿色药丸——成百上千颗——倒进了平底锅。 New words: 1. sheepdip- 羊浸液（用于清洗羊身上的寄生虫） 2. sheeprot - 绵羊腐蹄病（一种羊的疾病） 3. ticks and fleas- 蜱虫和跳蚤 4. slosh it over - 泼洒上去 5. pork prickles - 猪皮刺痛（虚构病症） 6.tender trotters - 软蹄病（蹄部疼痛或敏感） 7. bristle blight - 毛发枯萎（虚构病症） 8. swine sickness - 猪瘟 Questions: 1. What was in the next bottle, and what was its intended use ac‐cording to the label? 2. Why did George decide not to slosh the red liquid over Grandma, and what did he do instead? 3. What warning was given on the label of the sheepdip, and why might it be important? 4. What was in the last bottle, and what conditions were the pills meant to treat? 5. How many green pills did George add to the saucepan, and what might happen if too many were used? 6. What does George’s decision to give Grandma “a very big dose” reveal about his understanding of medicine? 7. How might these animal medicines affect a human like Grandma if she consumes them? 8. If you were there, how would you try to stop George from con‐tinuing this experiment? Key to questions: 1.The next bottle contained sheepdip for treating sheeprot and removing ticks and fleas in sheep. 2. George didn't slosh the red liquid over Grandma because it was meant for animals, and instead, he decided to make her drink it. 3: The label warned not to make the mixture stronger, as it could cause the sheep's wool to fall out. This is important to prevent harm to the sheep. 4: The last bottle contained green pills for treating pigs with pork prickles, tender trotters, bristle blight, and swine sickness. 5: George added hundreds of green pills to the saucepan. Using more than the recommended dose could cause the pig to rock and roll, indicating a harmful side effect. 6: George's decision showed a lack of understanding of proper medicine usage and potential dangers in giving animal medicines to humans. 7: Consuming these animal medicines could lead to harmful or unpredictable reactions in a human. 8: To stop George, I would explain the risks of using animal medicines on humans and try to find a more appropriate and safer solution to his issues with Grandma.
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