英语新闻听写 美国麻疹爆发

According to Reuters, federal health officials at the CDC said on Monday that the United States recorded 71 new measles¹ cases last week,

路透社消息，疾病防治中心联邦健康官员周一表示美国上周记录了71起麻疹新病例，

a 13 percent increase as the country faces its second-worst outbreak of the disease in almost two decades.

增长13%，该国面临着近2个世纪以来第二严重的疾病爆发。

The U.S. outbreak is part of a worldwide rise in the once nearly eradicated² disease.

这个一度将近灭绝的疾病在世界范围内增长，美国是其中之一。

The World Health Organization reported last week that global cases had risen nearly four-fold

上周世界卫生组织报道称，与去年同期相比，2019年第一季度

in the first quarter of 2019 to 112,163 compared with the same period last year.

该疾病全球病例增长近4倍至112,163起。

A vocal³ fringe of parents in the United States oppose vaccines⁴, believing, contrary to scientific evidence,

美国很多家长反对疫苗并认为疫苗中的配方会导致孤独症和其他疾病，

that ingredients in them can cause autism or other disorders⁵.

这些想法均与科学依据相违背。

1 measles   

n.麻疹，风疹，包虫病，痧子

参考例句：

• The doctor is quite definite about Tom having measles.医生十分肯定汤姆得了麻疹。
• The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。

2 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。

3 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

4 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。

5 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》