英语新闻听写 猩红热席卷英国

England's health agency is warning that scarlet¹ fever is spreading across the nation.

英国卫生部门警告称猩红热正在国内传播。

Between mid-September and mid-March, more than 15,370 cases were reported to Public Health England.

在九月中旬和三月中旬之间，有超过15370起病例上报至英国公共卫生部。

Scarlet fever is a contagious² disease caused by the same bacteria behind strep throat.

猩红热是由引发链球菌性喉炎的同种细菌所导致的接触传染病。

Public Health England is advising parents to be on the lookout³ for symptoms which include a bright red rash that feels like sandpaper.

英国公共卫生部建议家长们注意发病症状，包括像砂纸一样鲜红的皮疹。

If caught early, the illness is mild and can be treated with antibiotics⁴. The disease is more common in children under 10 than teenagers or adults.

如果发现得早，病症还很温和且可用抗生素治愈。相比青少年或成人，这种疾病更常发于十岁以下儿童身上。

1 scarlet   

n.深红色，绯红色，红衣；adj.绯红色的

参考例句：

• The scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines.深红的枫叶和暗绿的松树形成了明显的对比。
• The glowing clouds are growing slowly pale,scarlet,bright red,and then light red.天空的霞光渐渐地淡下去了，深红的颜色变成了绯红，绯红又变为浅红。

2 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。

3 lookout   

n.注意，前途，瞭望台

参考例句：

• You can see everything around from the lookout.从了望台上你可以看清周围的一切。
• It's a bad lookout for the company if interest rates don't come down.如果利率降不下来，公司的前景可就不妙了。

4 antibiotics   

n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
• The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。