加強口語·經典背誦 A.厚積薄發·背誦課文縮寫 John Snow was a famous doctor in London who was so expert that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal physician.But he was famous for defeating “King Cholera”. Cholera was a deadly disease and neither its cause nor its cure was understood.John Snow wanted to face the challenge and solve the problem.He suspected that people absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals.So when another severe outbreak hit London, he began his enquiry.He found that many victims linked to the outbreak were near the water pump,so he had the handle removed.Soon afterwards the disease slowed down.He drew a conclusion that the polluted water was to blame . The water companies were instructed not to expose people to polluted water any more.Finally “King Cholera” was defeated. 【參考譯文】 約翰·斯諾是倫敦一位很有名的醫生，他的確醫術精湛，因而成為維多利亞女王的私人醫生照看女王。但是他卻因為擊敗“霍亂王”而聞名遐邇 霍亂是一種致命...