21AStrangeDisease奇怪的疾病Whentheconstructionofthefireworkfactorycametothestageofpainting,apumpwasputin.Then,allthepaintersintheneighbourhoodweredefeatedbyaseverediseasewhosecharacteristicwasaliketothatofabadburn.Anexpertphysicianwasinstructedtoattendtothevictimsandhandlethiscase.Hewasenthusiastic,buthedidn’tforeseethatitwasahardchallenge.Aftersimpleenquiry,heannouncedthatthepollutedpaintwastoblame.Butwithoutpositiveevidence,peoplesuspectedandrejectedhisview,sayingthetheoryheputforwardmadenosense.Beingmuchmorestrictwithhimself,hecontributedhimselftothecase.Apartfrommakingenquiries,hemadedetailedchartsandanalysedthedatacautiously.Finally,hedrewascientificconclusion,linkingthediseasetotheradiuminthepump.Exposedtoradium,akindofradioactivematerialintheuniverse,peopleabsorbedradiationandgotsickimmediately.Spinningthepumpbackward,hetookawaytheradium.Thissimplemovementcuredallthevictims.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,接着,在它附近的油漆工都得了一种严重的疾病(疾病击败油漆工),其特征与烧伤相似。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。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。在简单的询问后,他就宣布说罪魁祸首是受污染的油漆(油漆应受责备)。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。他对自己要求更加严格,全身心地投入。除了询问,他还制作了详细的图表,谨慎地分析各项数据,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。镭是宇宙中的一种放射性物质,当暴露在镭的辐射中时,人体吸收其射线,立刻染上疾病。他把水泵向后旋转,拿走了里面的镭,这个简单的动作治愈了所有的受害者。22SightseeingintheUnitedKingdom观光联合王国Afterthewedding,mycousinandhiswifewenttotheUnitedKingdomfornationwidesightseeing.HefaxedalettertomeinEnglishyesterday.Tomydelight,henolongermadeanytenseerror.AndhisdescriptionroughlyclarifiedmyquestionsabouttheUK--itscurrency,itsadministration,theinstitutionwhichdividesitintofourprovinces,andthehistoricalconflictsandquarrelswhenSouthernIrelandbrokeawayfromtheUK.Unwillingtoleaveoutanyattraction,mycousinarrangedhisenjoyablejourneycarefully.OneattractiveplacehevisitedwasacastleinthecountrysideofScotland,whichliesnearaport.ItusedtobetheheadquartersoftheCommunismUnionbutbrokedownduringthewar.Findingnothingcouldtaketheplaceofthissplendidarchitecture,peopleaccomplishedrebuildingitin1952.Itwastotheircreditthatallfurnishedroomsareconsistentwithwhattheyusedtobe.Mycousinwasthrilledbyitscollectionsconsistingofstatuesplusroyaluniformsfoldedinglasstanks.Thoughtherewasnopossibilitytobuysomeoftheseexhibits,itwasconvenienttotakephotos,whichhesentmealongwithhisfax.我的表弟和他妻子在举办了婚礼后到联合王国做全国旅游观光去了。他昨天传真了一封英文信给我,让我高兴的是,他再也不犯时态错误了,而且他的描述也粗略地向我阐明了关于英国的一些问题——它的货币啦,行政管理啦,把它分成四个行政区的制度啦,还有在南爱尔兰脱离联合王国时发生的一些历史上的冲突和争拗。因为不愿意漏掉任何一个景点,我表弟仔细地安排了他愉快的旅程。他参观的其中一个吸引人的地方是苏格兰乡村的一个城堡。城堡靠近一座港口,曾经是共产主义联盟会的总部,但是在战争中倒塌了。人们发现没有任何东西可以取代这座辉煌的建筑,于是在1952年完成了重建。值得赞扬的是,所有配备家具的房间都和它们过去一致的。由雕像加折叠在玻璃柜里的皇家制服组成的收藏品使我表弟震撼不已。尽管没有可能购买这些展览品,拍照却很方便,他在传真中一起发给了我。23AnAirCrash飞机失事Iwasa...