21世纪学生英文报（初一）第17期US kids line up

US kids line up for shots

美国孩子们排队等待接种疫苗

Waston, a therapy  dog

沃斯顿，一个治疗犬

licked 7-year-old Leanna Arcila

舔了一口7岁的莉安娜·阿西拉

as she gother COVID-19 vaccination

当她接种新冠肺炎时

at Nathanael Greene Elementary School

在纳撒尼尔·格林小学

in Pawtucket, US

在美国波塔基特

on Dec 7

12月7日

has handed out millions of COVID-19

vaccine doses

发放了数以百万计的新冠肺炎疫苗

for children aged 5 to 11

为5至11岁的儿童

across the country

全国

of the 28 million children in that age group

在该年龄段的2800万儿童中

around 5 million have got at least one dose

约有500万儿童至少接种了一剂疫苗

reported Reuters

据路透社报道

In the US

在美国

more than 200 million people

超过2亿人接种了新冠肺炎疫苗

got vaccinated against COVID-19

接种了新冠肺炎疫苗

However, there are still many new cases  everyday.

然而，每天仍有许多新病例。