英语新闻听写 美国汽车制造工厂发现致命病菌

A bacteria that causes a rare and deadly type of pneumonia¹ has been found in one of America's largest auto² manufacturing plants.

在美国最大的汽车制造工厂之一内发现了一种会引起罕见且致命肺炎的细菌。

Ford³ Motor Company told employees in a letter on June 20th that Legionella was found in three locations across the plant

福特汽车公司于6月20日告知员工在其工厂内的三个地点发现了军团杆菌

including two bathrooms and the medical department. According to Business Inisder,

包括两间浴室以及医务处。《商业内幕》消息，

Ford reported that the total count of Legionella bacteria was not enough to warrant shutting down the plant to disinfect.

福特报告称军团杆菌总量不足以批准关闭工厂并进行消毒处理。

Approximately 6,100 Americans are diagnosed with the illness every year,

每年约有6100美国人被诊断为该疾病，

and around 10% of those who develop Legionnaires' disease die from it.

约有10%的患病者死于军团杆菌疾病。

The CDC says Legionella develops naturally in streams and lakes,

疾病防治中心（CDC）表示军团杆菌在河流和湖泊中自然生长

but proper water management prog

1 pneumonia   

n.肺炎

参考例句：

• Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
• Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。

2 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

3 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。