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 (DUBLIN, AP)The fungus1 blamed for the Irish Potato Famine was not the culprit after all.

(美联社都柏林电)被认为造成爱尔兰马铃薯荒的那种真菌,其实并不是罪魁祸首。
During the 1840s,blight2 raced through Ireland's potato crop, lleading to a famine that killed at least 1 million people.
19世纪40年代时,枯萎病迅速蔓延爱尔兰的马铃薯作物,因而引发一场粮荒,至少有一百万人饿死。
The answer to the question of what caused the blight could help scientists fend3 off similar epidemics4 in the future.
如果可以找出造成作物枯萎的原因,将有助于科学家预防未来发生类似的传染病。

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1 fungus gzRyI     
n.真菌,真菌类植物
参考例句:
  • Mushrooms are a type of fungus.蘑菇是一种真菌。
  • This fungus can just be detected by the unaided eye.这种真菌只用肉眼就能检查出。
2 blight 0REye     
n.枯萎病;造成破坏的因素;vt.破坏,摧残
参考例句:
  • The apple crop was wiped out by blight.枯萎病使苹果全无收成。
  • There is a blight on all his efforts.他的一切努力都遭到挫折。
3 fend N78yA     
v.照料(自己),(自己)谋生,挡开,避开
参考例句:
  • I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己。
  • He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.他举手将树枝从他眼前挡开。
4 epidemics 4taziV     
n.流行病
参考例句:
  • Reliance upon natural epidemics may be both time-consuming and misleading. 依靠天然的流行既浪费时间,又会引入歧途。
  • The antibiotic epidemics usually start stop when the summer rainy season begins. 传染病通常会在夏天的雨季停止传播。

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