and it spread to Britain where wild rabbits are regarded as a pest but where domesticated rabbits,equally susceptible to the disease, are the basis of a profitable fur industry.
這種疾病又蔓延到了英國。在英國，野兔被當作有害的動物，可是家兔是賺錢的毛皮工業的基礎，然而家兔同樣易感染這種疾病。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 17 A man-made disease
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 相等地;平等地;公正地;平均;
?? equ 相等 + ally ...地 → adv. 同樣地；相等地
"Diet and exercise are equally important."
飲食和鍛煉同樣重要。
近義：likewise, similarly, too, alike, equitably, evenly
反義：unequally, disproportionately
adj. 易受影響的;易受感染的;善感的;可以接受或允許的;
?? sus在…下面+cept拿+ible能…的→能被拿下→易受影響，易受感染的，
"He's highly susceptible to flattery."
他愛聽恭維話。
近義：sensible, sensitive, susceptive, temperamental, touchy, comprehensive
反義：aboulic, apathetic, impassive, imperviable, impervious, inactive
n. 疾病;弊端;不安;
vt. 傳染;使…有病;
?? dis(apart)+ease→疾病
"About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease."
全國40%左右的人口患有這種疾病。
近義：ill, malady, illness, complaint, condition, affliction
反義：healthiness, liveness, salubrity, salutariness, sanitation, sparkle
adj. 有利可圖的，有益的;可賺錢的，合算的;
?? pro前+fit做，制作+able能...的 → 能提前做好的 → 有利潤的
"That business became profitable last year."
那項生意去年變得很賺錢.
近義：helpful, salutary, useful, valuable, beneficial, convenient
反義：infertile, profitless, sterile, unadvantageous, unaffordable, unbeneficial
n. 不列顛，英國;
?? Brit英國人 + ain名詞后綴→ n. 不列顛,英國(包括英格蘭,威爾士和蘇格蘭)
"Spending the holidays in Britain wasn't a prospect that I found particularly appealing."
在英國度假對我并不特別有吸引力。