夏说英语新闻晨读 第49期:寨卡病毒肆虐美洲

 本期内容：

The World Health Organisation¹ warned that Zika, a mosquito-borne virus linked to brain deformation² in human fetuses³, is likely to spread to every country in the Americas except Canada and Chile. Brazil has reported 3,893 cases of microcephaly—an abnormally small head—in infants since October, up from fewer than 200 a year previously⁴. Zika is the suspected cause.

词义解析:

Zika: 寨卡病毒
Mosquito：蚊子
Virus：病毒
Deformation：畸形
Fetus：胎儿
Microcephaly：头小畸形

1 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

2 deformation   

n.形状损坏；变形；畸形

参考例句：

• The deformation frequencies are not sufficiently distinctive.其变形频率不是十分明显的。
• The calculated deformation is almost equal to the real situation by measurement.经检测，计算变形量与实际情况基本一致。

3 fetuses   

n.胎，胎儿( fetus的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• DNA was extracted from fetuses at mid-gestation, about 10 days past conception. DNA从受孕大约10天后的中期妊娠胚胎中提取。 来自互联网
• Brucellosis is a disease that causes fetuses to abort in cattle. 普鲁士菌病是一种可以导致牲畜胎儿夭折的疾病。 来自互联网

4 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。