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.
这种疾病又蔓延到了英国。在英国，野兔被当作有害的动物，可是家兔是赚钱的毛皮工业的基础，然而家兔同样易感染这种疾病。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 17 A man-made disease
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 相等地;平等地;公正地;平均;
💡 equ 相等 + ally ...地 → adv. 同样地；相等地
"Diet and exercise are equally important."
饮食和锻炼同样重要。
近义：likewise, similarly, too, alike, equitably, evenly
反义：unequally, disproportionately
adj. 易受影响的;易受感染的;善感的;可以接受或允许的;
💡 sus在…下面+cept拿+ible能…的→能被拿下→易受影响，易受感染的，
"He's highly susceptible to flattery."
他爱听恭维话。
近义：sensible, sensitive, susceptive, temperamental, touchy, comprehensive
反义：aboulic, apathetic, impassive, imperviable, impervious, inactive
n. 疾病;弊端;不安;
vt. 传染;使…有病;
💡 dis(apart)+ease→疾病
"About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease."
全国40%左右的人口患有这种疾病。
近义：ill, malady, illness, complaint, condition, affliction
反义：healthiness, liveness, salubrity, salutariness, sanitation, sparkle
adj. 有利可图的，有益的;可赚钱的，合算的;
💡 pro前+fit做，制作+able能...的 → 能提前做好的 → 有利润的
"That business became profitable last year."
那项生意去年变得很赚钱.
近义：helpful, salutary, useful, valuable, beneficial, convenient
反义：infertile, profitless, sterile, unadvantageous, unaffordable, unbeneficial
n. 不列颠，英国;
💡 Brit英国人 + ain名词后缀→ n. 不列颠,英国(包括英格兰,威尔士和苏格兰)
"Spending the holidays in Britain wasn't a prospect that I found particularly appealing."
在英国度假对我并不特别有吸引力。