英闻天下——104 Flu Season Peak Expected for North China

 　　Health official says the flu season that started in China's northern provinces in December is expected to peak with infections in the next few weeks.

 

　　However, Ministry¹ of Health spokesman Deng Haihua said the expected peak infection levels will not reach that of previous years.

 

　　"The current infection level is lower than that of 2010 and 2011. No variation has occurred to the prevailing² flu virus strains, and we have vaccine³ to prevent it."

 

　　A total of 360 cases of A/H1N1 flu were reported across China during the past month, including two deaths in Beijing.

 

　　Monitoring and statistics from last March onwards showed that in Beijing and Shandong Province, A/H1N1 has been the predominant strain of flu virus.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 prevailing   

adj.盛行的；占优势的；主要的

参考例句：

• She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。
• This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society.这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。

3 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。