VOA慢速英语2014 美国德州第二名感染埃博拉护士曾乘坐民航休假

 

Second Texas Nurse with Ebola Flew on Plane on Monday 美国德州第二名感染埃博拉护士曾乘坐民航休假

The second U.S. health care worker to have gotten the deadly Ebola virus flew on a commercial airplane just one day before feeling ill.

Amber¹ Vinson, a nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, helped care for the first patient in the United States to test positive for Ebola, Thomas Eric Duncan.

Ms. Vinson flew on Oct. 13 from Cleveland, Ohio, to Dallas, Texas, on a Frontier Airlines flight.

Tom Frieden is the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He said in a news conference on Wednesday that Ms. Vinson should not have been allowed to travel on a commercial airplane.

The CDC and the Frontier Airlines said they are contacting all 132 passengers who were on the same flight.

Ms. Vinson will be transferred from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. The first nurse to test positive with Ebola, Nina Pham, is still at the Dallas hospital.

Colombian Children Rescued from Sex Trafficking Ring

Dozens of children have been rescued in a raid on a sex trafficking ring in Colombia.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced Tuesday that they found 55 minors² (under the age of 18) and arrested 12 people on Saturday. The U.S. officials worked with Colombian police in three cities: Armenia, Cartagena, and Medellin.

Eleven of the 12 men and women arrested are Colombian. The nationality of the other suspect has not been released.

Colombian media reported that one of those arrested is a beauty pageant³ star who worked with a modeling agency, where she allegedly recruited victims.

Colombia's Child Protective Services is now caring for the victims.

U.S. Reviewing Chinese Purchase of Waldorf Hotel

The U.S. government is reviewing the Hilton Company's planned $1.95 billion sale of the famous Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City to China’s Anbang Insurance Group.

The Waldorf Astoria has been home to U.S. envoys⁵ to the United Nations for more than 50 years. U.S. President Barack Obama stays at the Waldorf Astoria when he is in New York City.

The State Department often warns U.S. diplomats⁶ in China about physical and electronic surveillance, and tells American citizens in that country to be aware of similar risks, especially in hotels.

Words in the News

commercial – adj. making or intended to make a profit

raid – n. a sudden attack carried out for the purpose of seizing or stealing something

ring – n. an exclusive group working for a selfish and often illegal purpose

recruit – v. to persuade (someone) to join you in some activity or to help you

surveillance – n. the act of carefully watching someone or something

envoy⁴ – n. a person who is sent by one government to represent it in dealing with another government

1 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

2 minors   

n.未成年人( minor的名词复数 )；副修科目；小公司；[逻辑学]小前提v.[主美国英语]副修，选修，兼修( minor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors. 法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had three minors this semester. 这学期他有三门副修科目。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 pageant   

n.壮观的游行；露天历史剧

参考例句：

• Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。
• The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。

4 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

5 envoys   

使节( envoy的名词复数 )； 公使； 谈判代表； 使节身份

参考例句：

• the routine tit for tat when countries expel each other's envoys 国家相互驱逐对方使节这种惯常的报复行动
• Marco Polo's travelogue mentions that Kublai Khan sent envoys to Malgache. 马可波罗游记中提到忽必烈曾派使节到马尔加什。

6 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》