2006年VOA标准英语-Nationwide Polio Vaccination Campaign Unde

By Benjamin Sand
Islamabad
06 March 2006

Maroufa, 4, receives polio vaccination¹ in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March. 5, 2006  
  
Afghan volunteers are vaccinating² millions of children in a nationwide anti-polio campaign. The three-day effort is aimed at protecting more than seven million children in all 34 of the country's provinces. Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan are two of only four countries left in the world where the crippling polio virus has never been eradicated³.

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai helped kick off the joint⁴ U.N.-government campaign - immunizing five children in the country's capital, Kabul.

Through Tuesday evening more than 40,000 health volunteers will be going from house to house in every one of Afghanistan's 34 provinces.

Authorities say they hope to reach an estimated 7.2 million children under the age of five - even in those areas where security remains⁵ a chief concern. Minister of Health Said Mohammad Amin Fatimi says the campaign's success depends largely on local support.

"I am sure with the cooperation of the families, local authorities and Islamic scholars we will reach our target, which is one hundred percent coverage," said Fatimi. He says the ultimate goal remains the complete eradication⁶ of polio throughout Afghanistan.

The virus enters the body through the mouth and can cause partial or even complete paralysis⁷ in just a few hours. The crippling disease can infect anyone but most cases involve young children.

The World Health Organization says there were seven reported polio cases last year in Afghanistan, up slightly from the year before. And while the numbers remain low, health workers say the entire country remains at risk.

Officials say the disease persists largely because immunization campaigns have been interrupted by an on-going insurgency⁸ by the militant⁹ Taleban - ousted¹⁰ from power in 2001.

Afghanistan, Nigeria, India and Pakistan, are the only four countries where the polio virus has never been eradicated. The WHO says there were more than 1,800 cases worldwide in 2005.

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 vaccinating   

给…接种疫苗( vaccinate的现在分词 )； 注射疫苗，接种疫苗

参考例句：

• At first blush, vaccinating the wolves against rabies seems a simple solution. 乍一看来，为狼群注射防狂犬病疫苗是一种简单的办法。
• Also vaccinating children against misers (measles) has saved many lives. 还有，给儿童进行疫苗接种防止麻疹也挽救了许多生命。

3 eradicated   

画着根的

参考例句：

• Polio has been virtually eradicated in Brazil. 在巴西脊髓灰质炎实际上已经根除。
• The disease has been eradicated from the world. 这种疾病已在全世界得到根除。

4 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

5 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。

6 eradication   

n.根除

参考例句：

• The eradication of an established infestation is not easy. 根除昆虫蔓延是不容易的。
• This is often required for intelligent control and eradication. 这经常需要灵巧的控制与消除。

7 paralysis   

n.麻痹(症)；瘫痪(症)

参考例句：

• The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。
• The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。

8 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

9 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

10 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。