人教版（2019） 选择性必修第二册 Unit 1 Science and Scientists reading （2）课件.pptxVIP

Unit 1 Reading and thinkingLanguage points JOHN SNOW DEFEATS “KING CHOLERA“约输·斯诺战胜“霍乱王”P1Cholera used to be one of the most feared diseases in the world, until a British doctor, John Snow, showed how it could be overcome. This illness causes severe diarrhoea, dehydration, and even death. In the early 19th century, when an outbreak of cholera hit Europe, millions of people died from the disease. As a young doctor, John Snow became frustrated because no one knew how to prevent or treat cholera. used to be 过去常常是be severe on/with 对……严厉be severe with oneself 严于律己an outbreak of ...的爆发 outbreak n.