美国有线新闻 CNN 聚焦美国日本印度三国疫情

Here are three real headlines to start off today's show.

今天的节目有三个头条新闻。

One, the nation of India is still struggling to contain a new wave of coronavirus cases. This is the world's largest democracy¹.

其一，印度仍在努力遏制新一轮冠状病毒感染病例。印度是世界上最大的民主国家。

It has the world's second largest population with more than 1.3 billion people and the number of new positive test it recorded on Thursday alone was more than 412,000.

印度是世界第二大人口大国，人口超过13亿，仅周四一天，该国新冠检测阳性人数就超过了41.2万人。

That is a national and international record of new cases.

这创下了新增病例的国家记录和国际记录。

The nation has also recorded a record daily number of deaths related² to the disease³ with almost 4,000 on Thursday.

印度还创下了与该疾病相关的日增死亡人数记录，周四有近4000人死亡。

Help in the form of medical supplies has flowed in from around the world

来自世界各地的医疗物资援助源源不断，

but India's government says it had trouble transporting those supplies around the country.

但印度政府表示，在将这些物资运到全国各地时遇到了困难。

Second headline, Japan is extending⁴ its state of emergency with regard to COVID with less than three months to go before the Olympics begin.

下面来看第二个重点新闻，日本延长了与新冠肺炎有关的紧急状态，此时距离奥运会开幕只剩不到三个月的时间。

It's only seen a small fraction⁵ of the new cases that India has but the state of emergency which will last through the end of this month,

虽然日本的新增病例比印度少得多，但紧急状态将持续到本月底，

is intended to reduce the viruses spread and help hospitals get a better handle on it.

目的是减少病毒传播并帮助医院更好地处理。

There are restrictions⁶ on some of the nation's restaurants. Certain businesses are being asked but not required to close.

日本的一些餐厅受到了限制。某些企业被要求关闭，但这并不是强制命令。

Fans are not allowed to attend sports events.

球迷不允许参加体育赛事。

Japan's government, like many others, is trying to balance COVID related restrictions with the desire not to cause more economic problems.

与其他许多国家一样，日本政府正努力在与新冠肺炎相关的限制和不造成更多经济问题之间取得平衡。

Third, the number of new COVID cases and deaths blamed on the virus continues to decrease in the United States.

第三条新闻，美国新冠肺炎新增病例和死亡病例持续下降。

For the past week, America has recorded fewer than 47,000 positive tests per day on average.

过去一周，美国平均每天记录的阳性检测病例不到4.7万例。

The daily number of cases hasn't been that low since last October and it's declined⁷ by more than 80 percent since new infections peaked in January.

这是自去年10月以来最低的日增病例数，自1月份达到峰值以来，新增感染病例已下降了80%以上。

Medical experts have said vaccinations⁸ and natural immunity⁹ in people who've been exposed to the disease are both playing a part in reducing America's cases.

医学专家表示，接种疫苗和接触过疾病者产生的自然免疫力都在减少美国的病例方面发挥了作用。

1 democracy   

n.民主政治，民主制度；民主精神，民主作风

参考例句：

• Democracy is based on good will and mutual understanding.民主建立在善意和相互理解的基础上。
• Did democracy have its beginnings in Athens? 民主制度是创始于雅典吗？

2 related   

adj.有关系的，有关联的，叙述的，讲述的

参考例句：

• I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。
• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。

3 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

4 extending   

v.（空间、时间等）延伸，延续( extend的现在分词 )；伸展；给予；延长

参考例句：

• We are extending the radio network. 我们正在扩大广播网。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A romance extending over several years was culminated. 一场数年之久的恋爱就此圆满告终。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 fraction   

n.小部分，碎片；一点，一些；分数

参考例句：

• The car missed me by a fraction of an inch.那车子差一点儿就要撞到我了。
• The cost is only a fraction of his salary.那项费用不过是他薪水的一小部分。

6 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

7 declined   

v.辞谢，谢绝（邀请等）( decline的过去式和过去分词 )；（道路、物体等）下倾；（太阳）落下；（在品格、价值上）降低

参考例句：

• We asked her to come to our party, but she declined. 我们请她来参加我们的晚会，但是她谢绝了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He declined to charge his memory with so many details. 他不愿在脑中记这么多细枝末节。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 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》

9 immunity   

n.优惠；免除；豁免，豁免权

参考例句：

• The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。
• He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。