VOA慢速英语2011.12.01 across, medicine, represents, 单词, 英语

Rebecca949

Our story today is very old.  It goes back about five-thousand years. It is about a sign that is used to represent some words.
今天讲述的故事非常古老。它可以追溯到5000年前，与一个可以代表某些单词的标志有关。
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The sign is formed by a line across the right foot of the letter "R." It represents the word "prescription."  It has come to mean "take this medicine."
这个标志是由右下角被一条直线贯穿的字母"R"组成的。它代表单词“处方”，意味着“服用此药”。
The sign has its beginnings five thousand years ago in Egypt.  At that time, people prayed to Horus, the god of the Sun.  It was said that when Horus was a child, he was attacked by Seth, the demon of evil.
这个标志起源于5000年前的埃及。当时，人们向太阳神荷鲁斯祷告。据说当荷鲁斯年幼时，被邪恶之魔赛特袭击了。

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We see this sign on drug stores,and whenever we visit a doctor to get an order for medicine, it also appeares on bottles of pills and other medicines.

Bree

Our story today is very old, it goes back about five thousand years, it is about a sign that is used to represent some words.
we see this sign on drug stores and whatever we visit a doctor to get an order for medicine, it also appears on bottles of pills and other medicines
the sign is formed by a line across the right the foot of the light arm, it represents the word prescription, it has come to mean, take this medicine
the sign has its beginnings five thousand years ago in Egypt, at that time, people prayed to horse, the god of the sun, it was said that when horse was a child, he was attacked by ??, the demon of evil.