20版英语《高中全程学习方略》必修5人教：Unit 1.pptVIP

Unit 1　 Great scientists The story of Cholera 　　This is the story of how cholera changed our village. Tiny germs of cholera, too small to see, spread through the river. So small yet so dangerous. Without realizing it, women carried cholera home in the water. Flies carried cholera on their feet. We swallowed cholera germs in our water, on our food and on our fingers. It happened so fast. By morning, my father was very sick. He had diarrhea that liked rainwater and poured out of him. I was so scared. I went for help. I never rode so fast. One look at my father and the nurse knew it was cholera. We had to work fast to save him. We made a special drink to help him. First, we made the water safe. We filtered it through the cloth and boiled it for one minute. Then, we mixed half a teaspoon of salt and six teaspoons of sugar in one liter of this safe water. It tasted like tears not too salty. I worried my father would die before my eyes but he soon felt a little stronger. The nurse explained to me that not everyone who swallows cholera gets sick like my father but they can still spread the disease. Now I needed to take safe water to my village. 　　I saw a girl carrying water. I told her she could make the water safe by adding chlorine drops and waiting for an hour. There was a man about to eat with unclean hands. I told him to always wash his hands with soap and clean water. Only with clean hands to eat safely. I saw villagers spreading cholera into a river. I told them we needed to dig latrines far from the river at least 30 meters away. This was important to keep our village clean. I found the mother preparing unsafe food. I told her first we must wash our hands with safe water. Then we had to wash and peel the food. Cook it and always eat it hot and protected it from flies. I spread the word throughout my village and ran to find my father. I was so happy to see that he was better. Our village became healthy. Now we filter and boil our water to