VOA慢速英语2021 越南加速疫苗接种计划

Vietnam is speeding up its COVID-19 vaccination¹ program. The country’s government hopes the effort will permit officials to loosen coronavirus restrictions² in major cities by the end of the month.

越南开始加速其新冠肺炎疫苗接种计划。该国政府希望这项措施能让有关官员在月底前放宽主要城市的新冠病毒限制。

More than a million vaccine³ shots were given over the weekend in Hanoi. The capital city has been under a lockdown since July. About 5.5 million injections have been given in the country since vaccinations⁴ started in March, the Health Ministry⁵ said.

河内市周末接种了超过100万剂疫苗。自7月以来，越南首都一直处于封锁状态。越南卫生部表示，自3月份开始接种以来，越南已经接种了大约550万剂疫苗。

Hanoi’s mayor, Chu Ngoc Anh, said Sunday, “We have to speed up the vaccination program so we can make a plan to reopen the city.”

河内市市长朱玉英周日表示：“我们必须加快疫苗接种计划，以便制定城市重启方案。”

More than half of Vietnam's 98 million people are under lockdown.

越南9800万人口中有一半以上处于封锁状态。

About 80 percent of the 5.7 million adults in Hanoi have received at least one shot. Officials aim to have 100 percent of the adult population at least partly vaccinated⁶ by the end of this week.

河内市570万成年人中大约有80%至少接种了一剂疫苗。官员们的目标是在本周末前让所有成年人至少接种一剂疫苗。

However, the country’s overall vaccination rate remains⁷ low at about 28 percent. Only 4 percent of the population has been fully⁸ vaccinated with both shots.

然而，该国的疫苗总体接种率仍然低至28%左右。只有4%的人口完全接种了两剂疫苗。

Vietnam was able to keep its infection rate generally low until April of this year. At that time, it had only 35 reported deaths from the virus. And last year, it was praised for keeping the virus under control.

今年4月前，越南一直能够将感染率总体保持在较低水平。当时据报道只有35人死于该病毒。去年越南因为控制住病毒而受到赞扬。

But the delta⁹ variant¹⁰ of the virus has infected over 600,000 people and killed more than 15,000 in just four months. Vaccine shortages forced Vietnam to slow down its vaccination program.

但是新冠病毒德尔塔变种在短短4个月时间里已经感染了超过60万人，并导致1.5万人死亡。疫苗短缺迫使越南放慢了疫苗接种计划。

Ho Chi Minh City, the nation’s business center, is the most hard-hit area. Over 95 percent of adults there have received their first COVID-19 vaccine. But many people who need to come in for the second shot are not able to get it because of low supplies.

全国商业中心胡志明市是疫情最严重的地区。该市95%以上成年人接种了第一剂疫苗。但是因为疫苗短缺，很多需要打第二剂疫苗的人士无法接种。

To help deal with the shortage, the country’s health officials have permitted combinations of different two-dose COVID-19 vaccines¹¹. Experts say this method is likely safe and effective, but researchers are still gathering¹² data to be sure.

为了帮助解决短缺问题，该国卫生官员允许将不同的两剂新冠肺炎疫苗联合使用。专家表示这种方法可能是安全有效的，但是研究人员仍在收集数据以确定结果。

Vietnam is currently using AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna and Sinopharm, a Chinese-made vaccine.

越南当前在用的包括阿斯利康、辉瑞、莫德纳和中国国药集团的疫苗。

1 vaccination   

n.接种疫苗，种痘

参考例句：

• Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
• Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。

2 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

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。

4 vaccinations   

n.种痘，接种( vaccination的名词复数 )；牛痘疤

参考例句：

• Vaccinations ensure one against diseases. 接种疫苗可以预防疾病。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting my turn at the doctor's. 在医生那儿候诊时，我读了一些关于接种疫苗的宣传。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

8 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

9 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

10 variant   

adj.不同的，变异的；n.变体，异体

参考例句：

• We give professional suggestions according to variant tanning stages for each customer.我们针对每位顾客不同的日晒阶段，提供强度适合的晒黑建议。
• In a variant of this approach,the tests are data- driven.这个方法的一个变种，是数据驱动的测试。

11 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

12 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。