环球慢速英语 第375期:淋巴丝虫病(3)

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voice 1: Antoinette asked doctors to cut off her leg. But the doctors would not do it. They said that having a large leg is better than having no leg. They said that if they cut off her leg, other parts of her body could become large and swollen.
声音1：安托万内特希望医生截掉她的腿。但是医生不会这样做。他们说腿部肿胀总比没有腿强。他们说，如果他们截掉了她的腿，那她身体的其他部位也会变大变肿。

voice 2: This is a common problem among people in very poor countries. Mosquitos, insects that drink blood, spread the disease. The mosquitos carry young worms,