跟读练习: VOA Learning English - Health Report # 392 - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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This is the VOA Special English Health Report.
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This is the VOA Special English Health Report.
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The World Health Organization declared swine flu as the first international pandemic of the century on June 11th.
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The WHO decided to raise its alert against the new H1N1
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flu virus to the highest level after a meeting of health experts in Geneva.
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The announcement means that countries must keep a close watch on the virus.
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WHO Director General Margaret Chan said,
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the world's rich and poor countries must come together to make sure no countries are left behind without help.
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As of June 11, 74 countries had reported almost 30,000 cases of the H1N1 flu virus.
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144 deaths were reported.
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A World Health Organization official,
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Keiji Fukuda, said the virus continued to spread in North America,
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and there were increasing reports from South America as well as from other southern countries.
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The United States has had by far the most confirmed cases.
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More than 13,000 were reported as of June 8, including 27 deaths.
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The H1N1 outbreak began in Mexico in March.
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Mexico has reported more than 100 deaths.
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Dr. Fukuda said the public should understand what a pandemic means.
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It means that the spread of the virus has continued and
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that it has become established in at least two areas of the world.
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He said it does not mean that the severity of the situation has increased
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or that people are getting seriously sick at higher numbers.
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Dr. Fukuda, an acting assistant director general,
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said the WHO has been working with the member states to prepare for a pandemic.
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Scientists are working on vaccines to protect against the new virus.
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have been gathering supplies of antiviral drugs.
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But public health officials have also had to consider the risks if the public overreacts to a pandemic declaration.
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Dr. Fukuda pointed out that hospitals might quickly fill with people who are worried but not especially sick.
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Then hospitals might not be able to care for other patients who really do need help.
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The last flu pandemic was in 1968,
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caused by the so-called Hong Kong flu.
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Scientists say the common name for the new disease, swine flu, is misleading.
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The virus combines human, bird, and pig viruses.
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But eating meat from pigs has not been a danger.
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And that's the VOA Special English Health Report.
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For more health news, go to voaspecialenglish.com.
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通过观看“VOA学习英语 - 健康报告#392”这个视频，您可以在真实的语境中提高英语口语能力。这段视频讨论了全球卫生组织对猪流感的警告，提供了一个有关公共卫生和流感传播的信息丰富的背景。这不仅有助于您了解相关的医疗术语，还能让您练习如何在现实生活中讨论严肃话题。通过模仿视频中的发音和语调，您将能够提高英语发音，并增强流利度。
语法与表达的语境分析
在这个视频中，有几个关键的语法结构和表达值得注意：
- 过去进行时：“The outbreak began in Mexico in March.” 这个句子为我们提供了事件发生的时间背景，帮助学习者理解如何描述过去的事情。
- 条件句：“If the public overreacts…” 这样的句子让我们学习到如何表达假设情况与条件的关系。
- 主动语态与被动语态：“The virus continued to spread” 与 “keeping a close watch on the virus” 的对比，可以帮助理解英语中主被动的不同使用情境。
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在视频中，某些单词和发音可能会让学习者感到困惑，例如“pandemic”和“virus”。这些词在不同的口音中可能会有明显的差异，使得它们在口语交流中容易出现误差。建议学习者特别关注“influenza”和“antiviral” 等词的发音和用法，以便在口语练习时能表现得更加自然。
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