新闻英语视听说.ppt

Part D: Vaccine Scarce for Avian Flu Virus Avian flu virus禽流感病毒 A burst of news 新闻焦点 The fear of catastrophic epidemic对灾难性传染病的恐惧 Pass the first bird flu legislation通过了第一个禽流感立法 Chief Investigative Correspondence新闻调查首先记者 H5N1 flu strain H5N1型禽流感 Natural immunity to this form of flu对这种病毒有天生的免疫力 The draft report 草案报告 Secretary of Health and Human Services卫生和福利部部长 Evacuation centers 疏散中心 Makeshift hospitals 临时医院 Be slow to stockpile 没有及时储存 Stock it up on their own自己储存 Meet demand for Tamiflu prescriptions满足对达菲药的需求 Test a vaccine on human volunteers在自愿者身上测试疫苗 Tow possible antidotes and one potential vaccine两种预防流感药物和一种在研发中的疫苗 Questions What is the news about? What’s the federal government’s emergency plan? What’s the potential vaccine? Has it come to the market? Overwhelm their capacity超出了他们的能力范围 Surgical instruments医疗器械 be sterilized in a pressure cooker在高压锅里消毒 The new-born intensive care unit新生儿重症加护房 Newborns with jaundice新生婴儿换有黄疸 Fluorescent lights 荧光灯 Questions What are the serious questions about the US building effort in Afghanistan? How is taxpayers’ money wasted in Afghanistan? How is the plumbing system in the hospital? How is the situation like for the new-born babies in the hospital? Part C: Are FEMA Trailers Making Residents Sick? In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina飓风过后 FEMA trailers美国联邦紧急食物管理 Chief investigative correspondent首席新闻调查员 Tear apart homes摧毁家园 Sinus infections 鼻窦炎 Particle board containing the chemical formaldehyde 含有甲醛的胶合木板 Let off toxic fumes释放有毒气体 The long-term carcinogen issue致癌物质的长期影响 A foul odor难闻的气味 Stripped-down travel trailers房车的零部件 A breakneck pace for months没日没夜地几个月 Exceed industry standards超过了工业标准 A workplace exposure limit of 0.1 parts per million工作场所甲醛的浓度不超过0.1ppm the agency’s top administrator 机构的高级主管 Questions Why are FEMA trailers making residents sick? What happened to FEMA traliers? What symptoms do patients have? What’s FEMA’s recommendation for fixing the problem? Part D: Sports Star’s Trouble brings Attention to Dog Fi