福克斯新闻 爱荷华州爆发禽流感疫情

More than five million chickens are set to be destroyed after the USDA confirms the bird flu on a farm in north west Iowa.

美国农业部证实了在爱荷华州西北一个农场的禽流感后，将对超过500万只鸡实施毁灭。

The state is home to almost 60-million hens, which produce nearly one in five eggs consumed¹ in the U.S.

这个州拥有近6000万只母鸡,是美国鸡蛋消费的近五分之一。

“It could wipe a farm out.”Farmer Sheila Larson.

“这会消灭一个农场。”农民希拉·拉尔森说道。

9,000 turkeys also quarantined at another Iowa farm and thousands more birds are being destroyed in Minnesota.

在另一个爱荷华州农场的9000只火鸡也已被隔离，而数以千计的更多禽类已在明尼苏达州被毁灭。

Officials think the bird flu is being carried by migrating² water-fowl that are stopping on their paths north-bound.

官员认为此次禽流感是由迁移的水鸟所引发,它们的北上已经被拦截。

1 consumed   

v.消耗( consume的过去式和过去分词 )；烧毁；大吃；使充满（强烈的感情）

参考例句：

• Arguing about details consumed many hours of the committee's valuable time. 争论细节问题耗费了委员会数小时宝贵的时间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The fire had consumed half the forest away before it was stopped. 大火在熄灭之前毁掉了树林的一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 migrating   

v.迁移，移往( migrate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The mudflats offer a winter home to thousands of migrating swans. 泥滩成为成千上万只迁徙的天鹅越冬的场所。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many Asians are migrating to the West. 许多亚洲人移民去了西方国家。 来自《简明英汉词典》