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“New Flu Strain Spreads: Death Toll Reaches Half Million.” 1. (人的)血缘,世系;种 She is of a noble strain. 她出身名门。 2. (动植物的)种,品种 This strain of wheat can grow during a cold spring. 这种品系的小麦能在寒冷的春天生长。 “New Flu Strain Spreads: Death Toll Reaches Half Million.” 1. 通行费 toll gate 2. (死亡、事故或灾难的)总数 3. 造成恶果(或不利影响、痛苦等) Winter takes its toll on your health... 冬天对健康不利。 We know better. 更明白事理, 没愚蠢到…，不会上当 Fools may believe you, but I know better. 傻子或许会相信你, 我可不会。 我才不会傻到把钱借给他。 I know better than to lend him any money. That said That said, heres a word of warning: it wont stay free forever. 尽管如此，还是需要提醒你一下：这不会永远免费。 Every returning condition marches to the beat of a different drum. “These re-emerging infections each have a little winkle to them that is important.” 每种回归疾病的步调各有不同。“这些再现的疾病，其各自特征都与以前有所不同，这点很重要。” 1. 妙计;好主意 Ill give you a wrinkle or two. 我给你出几个点子。 2. 方法;技巧;(方法等的)创新 Hitch a ride: 搭便车; 搭顺风车 We can hitch a ride to London on a lorry. 我们可以免费搭乘卡车去伦敦. Flesh-eating disease is the common name for necrotizing fasciitis (坏死性筋膜炎) . Flesh-eating disease can be caused by a number of different bacteria, including group A streptococcus (GAS). GAS is a very common bacteria. It is the same bacteria that causes scarlet fever and rheumatic fever. For no good reason: 没有好的理由，无正当的理由 那个孩子总是无缘无故地哭. That child is always crying for no good reason. If there is…it is… For emphasis E.g.如果有什么需要改变，那就是改变本身。 If there is anything that needs change, it is change itself. Lay up: If someone is laid up with an illness, the illness makes it necessary for them to stay in bed （疾病）使卧床 E.g. She was laid up with pneumonia for six weeks. 我染上了急性风湿，卧病在床。 I was laid up in bed with acute rheumatism. When it came to treating influenza patients, doctors, nurses and druggists were at a loss. During the 1920s, it was estimated that global mortality from the 1918-1919 pandemic was at anywhere between 30 and 50 million. The flu virus is a trickster, constantly changing its s