VOA常速英语2020--WHO募集到数十亿美元用于疫苗研制

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欢迎收听VOA新闻。我是远程播报的玛丽萨·梅尔顿。

The U.S. Senate returned to session on Monday more than five weeks after the coronavirus pandemic ended formal work on Capitol Hill. While the U.S. House of Representatives delayed a return for at least one more week, Senate leadership is examining ways to catch up either remotely or in person on the legislative¹ branch's essential oversight² and spending powers.

美国参议院周一重新召开会议了。此前，新冠疫情已导致国会停止正式工作长达5周多的时间。美国众议院将重新召开会议延迟了至少1周多的时间，但参议院的领导层正在审视是否有什么办法能通过远程或者当面的方式来赶上参议院作为立法机构的监督权和花销决定权。

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has already warned House members to keep their schedules open to accommodate longer work weeks to make up for the time out of session.

众议院多数党领袖坦尼·霍耶已经警示众议院议员们将工作安排公开，目的是与延长工作日的安排相调节，从而弥补休会期间落下的进度。

Traditionally, Congress recesses³ in August and keeps a light schedule in the fall of election years to allow House members to campaign for re-election in their homes home districts. A third of the senators are also up for re-election this year and will need time to campaign.

国会的传统是在8月休假，而且选举年秋季的工作安排也相对宽松，目的是让众议院的议员们可以为自己在各自家乡选取的再次竞选而进行活动。1/3的参议员今年会再次参加选举，也需要时间来进行竞选活动。

The National Institutes of Health says it has begun a study to help determine the infection rate of COVID-19 in U.S. children and their families.

国立卫生研究院表示其已发起一项研究来助力确定美国儿童及其家人的新冠感染率。

The government-funded study will try to assess what percentage of children infected with the coronavirus develop symptoms of COVID-19. The study will also analyze⁴ whether rates of the viral infection vary between children with asthma⁵ and allergies⁶ and those without.

这项由政府助资的研究会尝试评估感染新冠的儿童中有多少比例的儿童出现了新冠的症状。该研究也会分析有哮喘和过敏的儿童的病毒感染率与没有哮喘和过敏儿童有何差别。

Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the U.S. Institute on of Allergy⁷ and Infectious Diseases, said the study will help determine why children, on average, are less likely to become sick with COVID-19 than adults.

安东尼·福奇是美国过敏和传染病研究所的所长，他表示，该研究将助力确定儿童的平均感染率比成年人低的原因。

The World Health Organization hailed the billions of dollars raised Monday during a teleconference of world leaders to boost development of a coronavirus vaccine⁸ as a strong show of global solidarity⁹.

在世界各国领袖举行的远程会议上，世卫组织（WHO）赞扬了周一募集到的数十亿美元，这些资金的募集是为了促进新冠疫苗的研发，也极大地彰显了世界各国的团结。

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing that was a powerful and inspiring demonstration¹⁰. They raised $8.1 billion. From Washington, you're listening to VOA news.

WHO总干事谭德塞在一次非正式简报中表示此举令人鼓舞、给人以力量。总募集资金达81亿美元。感谢收听我台从华盛顿发回的报道。

1 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

2 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

3 recesses   

n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 )；（工作或业务活动的）中止或暂停期间；学校的课间休息；某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 )；将（墙）做成凹形，在（墙）上做壁龛；休息，休会，休庭

参考例句：

• I could see the inmost recesses. 我能看见最深处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I had continually pushed my doubts to the darker recesses of my mind. 我一直把怀疑深深地隐藏在心中。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 analyze   

vt.分析，解析 (=analyse)

参考例句：

• We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.我们应该分析这场事变的因果。
• The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.老师设法分析我们失败的原因。

5 asthma   

n.气喘病，哮喘病

参考例句：

• I think he's having an asthma attack.我想他现在是哮喘病发作了。
• Its presence in allergic asthma is well known.它在过敏性气喘中的存在是大家很熟悉的。

6 allergies   

n.[医]过敏症；[口]厌恶，反感；（对食物、花粉、虫咬等的）过敏症( allergy的名词复数 )；变态反应，变应性

参考例句：

• Food allergies can result in an enormous variety of different symptoms. 食物过敏会引发很多不同的症状。 来自辞典例句
• Let us, however, examine one of the most common allergies; hayfever. 现在让我们来看看最常见的变态反应的一种--枯草热。 来自辞典例句

7 allergy   

n.(因食物、药物等而引起的)过敏症

参考例句：

• He developed an allergy to pollen.他对花粉过敏。
• The patient had an allergy to penicillin.该患者对青霉素过敏。

8 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。

9 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

10 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。