赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第66期:谁是罪魁祸首

(DUBLIN, AP)The fungus 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,blight 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 fend off similarepidemics 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。