家禽厂火灾现场进行消毒

 　　Epidemic¹ prevention measures are being taken at the site of a poultry² plant fire in northeastern China’s Jilin Province, which killed 120.

　　前几日，中国吉林省某禽类加工厂发生火灾，120余人丧生。目前该工厂正在进行消毒防疫工作以防疾病传染。

　　Local health authorities announced at a press conference that 25 workers have finished the first round of disinfection on Wednesday morning. It would take at least three days to complete the entire process.

　　当地卫生机构发布新闻会表示,25名工作人员已于周三上午完成了首轮消毒工作。整个消毒工作将至少花费三天时间完成。

　　The authorities also said the 2,000 and more dead chickens at the plant are of high risk of causing an epidemic. The local government has mobilized 80 rescue workers to curb³ any potential outbreak.

　　该机构还表示，现场的2000多死禽会很容易引发传染病。当地政府已经调动80名救援人员以应对任何可能发生的疫情。

1 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

2 poultry   

n.家禽，禽肉

参考例句：

• There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
• What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?

3 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。