2015年ESL之就医和人际交往 13 Getting Immunizations Required by Schools

Getting Immunizations Required by Schools 

Jonas: Hi, Jenny. Are you getting your kids ready for school, too? 

Jenny: Yes, as you can see, we’re buying lots of school supplies. 

Jonas: Did you get the school letter reminding parents to submit proof of immunization before the first day of school? I know that your youngest is starting school this year. 

Jenny: Yes, she is, but I’m thinking of getting an exemption¹. I’m not sure vaccines² are safe and I don’t want to take a chance with her health. 

Jonas: The immunizations required by the school are standard – measles³, mumps⁴, chicken pox, polio – all vaccines your other children have had. 

Jenny: But when I looked at the list, there were a few I didn’t recognize – diphtheria, hepatitis, and rubella. Who knows what our kids are getting! 

Jonas: The ones you mentioned are standard, too. Don’t you remember the outbreak of whooping⁵ cough last year? If our kids had been immunized, they wouldn’t have gotten sick. 

Jenny: I’ve read somewhere that vaccines might be dangerous. I just don’t want to jeopardize⁶ their future. 

Jonas: That’s precisely⁷ what you’d be doing if you opted⁸ out of immunizations. 

Jenny: Why’s that? 

Jonas: Because your children won’t be getting an education. The school is barring any children who don’t get immunized from attending school. 

Jenny: I call that irresponsible! 

Jonas: That’s exactly the word that came to my mind. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 exemption   

n.豁免，免税额，免除

参考例句：

• You may be able to apply for exemption from local taxes.你可能符合资格申请免除地方税。
• These goods are subject to exemption from tax.这些货物可以免税。

2 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

3 measles   

n.麻疹，风疹，包虫病，痧子

参考例句：

• The doctor is quite definite about Tom having measles.医生十分肯定汤姆得了麻疹。
• The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。

4 mumps   

n.腮腺炎

参考例句：

• Sarah got mumps from her brother.萨拉的弟弟患腮腺炎，传染给她了。
• I was told not go near Charles. He is sickening for mumps.别人告诉我不要走近查尔斯， 他染上了流行性腮腺炎。

5 whooping   

发嗬嗬声的，发咳声的

参考例句：

• Whooping cough is very prevalent just now. 百日咳正在广泛流行。
• Have you had your child vaccinated against whooping cough? 你给你的孩子打过百日咳疫苗了吗？

6 jeopardize   

vt.危及，损害

参考例句：

• Overworking can jeopardize your health.工作过量可能会危及你的健康。
• If you are rude to the boss it may jeopardize your chances of success.如果你对上司无礼，那就可能断送你成功的机会。

7 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

8 opted   

v.选择，挑选( opt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was co-opted onto the board. 她获增选为董事会成员。
• After graduating she opted for a career in music. 毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。