新奇事件簿 医生警告不要使用消毒剂来治疗冠状病毒

Doctors around the world have issued strong warnings for people not to use disinfectant to treat coronavirus. Their plea follows suggestions on Thursday by US President Donald Trump¹ that disinfectant could potentially be used to treat COVID-19. President Trump said: "I see the disinfectant, where it knocks the virus out in one minute....Is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning?...It gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs." On Friday, Mr Trump said his comments had been made "sarcastically²". The White House press secretary said the media took the comments out of context and ran "with negative headlines".

世界各地的医生已经发出强烈警告，提醒人们不要使用消毒剂治疗冠状病毒。周四，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普建议消毒剂或许可以被用来治疗COVID-19，之后医生们提出了该请求。特朗普总统称：“我看到消毒剂能够在一分钟内消灭病毒......有没有办法可以向体内注射消毒剂之类的？......让它进入肺部，对肺部产生很大影响。”周五，特朗普表示他的讲话是在‘讽刺’。白宫新闻秘书表示，媒体断章取义，用“负面头条”来报道总统。

Disinfectants are hazardous³ and toxic⁴ substances. They can be poisonous if ingested and have fatal consequences. Reckitt Benckiser, maker⁵ of the best-selling disinfectant Lysol, warned that its product should "under no circumstance" be injected or ingested. The president of the American Medical Association also joined in the chorus of concern regarding President Trump's comments. She said: "It is unfortunate that I have to comment on this, but people should under no circumstances ingest or inject bleach⁶ or disinfectant." She added: "Rest assured, when we eventually find a treatment for or vaccine⁷ against COVID-19, it will not be in the cleaning supplies aisle⁸."

消毒剂是危险且有毒的物质。它们是有毒的，如果摄食消毒液会造成致命后果。畅销消毒剂Lysol制造商Reckitt Benckiser警告称，“在任何情况下”都不得注射或摄食其产品。美国医学会主席也对特朗普总统的言论表示关注。她说道：“我不得不对此发表评论，这真是不幸，但是在任何情况下大家都不得摄食或注射漂白剂或消毒剂。”她补充道：“请放心，当我们最终找到治疗COVID-19的方法或疫苗时，它不会出现在清洁用品的货架上。”

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 sarcastically   

adv.挖苦地，讽刺地

参考例句：

• 'What a surprise!' Caroline murmured sarcastically.“太神奇了!”卡罗琳轻声挖苦道。
• Pierce mocked her and bowed sarcastically. 皮尔斯嘲笑她，讽刺地鞠了一躬。

3 hazardous   

adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的

参考例句：

• These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
• Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。

4 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

5 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

6 bleach   

vt.使漂白；vi.变白；n.漂白剂

参考例句：

• These products don't bleach the hair.这些产品不会使头发变白。
• Did you bleach this tablecloth?你把这块桌布漂白了吗？

7 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。

8 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。