怖い治療法ですね!

11 August 2011
Indonesian track treatment

インドネシア人の列車軌道治療


Transcript

People suffering from various ailments in Indonesia's capital Jakarta have been using an unusual and potentially deadly therapy.

They claim lying on train tracks allows an electric current to pass through their bodies curing a variety of illnesses.

The trains are in fact powered by overhead lines.

Despite this, and the obvious dangers, some people believe it is the best and most affordable remedy.

インドネシアの首都ジャカルタで様々な疾患で苦しんでいる人々が尋常でなくもしかしたら命取りになる療法を使っている。

彼らは列車の軌道に横たわると電流が体を通り抜け様々な病気を治すのだと言う。

列車は実際には架空電車線から電気を供給されている。

それにもかかわらず、そして明らかな危険にもかかわらず、それが最善で最も手頃に得られる療法だと信じている人達がいる。


ailments:illnesses, usually not very serious (通例軽いまたは慢性の)病気,不快.

therapy:treatment for a medical problem

claim:say that something is true although it has not been proved and many people don't believe it

curing:making better, healing. The related noun is 'a cure'.

remedy:'a remedy' is something which helps a non-serious medical problem get better. It can also used to refer to a solution to a problem or difficult situation. 治療、療法