英语新闻精读练习20220720

今天的英语新闻精读练习的内容是：

A deadly virus was just identified in Ghana

致命病毒来袭：加纳暴发新病毒疫情

英语原文:

After the coronavirus pandemic and the rise of monkeypox cases, news of another virus can trigger nerves globally. The highly infectious Marburg virus has been reported in the West African country of Ghana this week, according to the World Health Organization. Two unrelated people died after testing positive for Marburg in the southern Ashanti region of the country, the WHO said Sunday, confirming lab results from Ghana’s health service.

生词:

deadly adj. 致命的；

Ghana n. 加纳（非洲西部国家）

coronavirus n. 冠状病毒；

pandemic  n. <正式>大流行病

monkeypox n. 猴天花，猴痘

nerve n. 神经；

nerves n. 神经；神经紧张；

infectious adj. 有传染性的

Marburg n. 马尔堡病

unrelated adj. 无关联的

Ashanti n. 非洲西部阿散蒂地区

译文对照:

After the coronavirus pandemic and the rise of monkeypox cases, news of another virus can trigger nerves globally.

继冠状病毒大流行和猴痘病例增加后，另一种病毒的消息在全球范围内引发紧张情绪。

The highly infectious Marburg virus has been reported in the West African country of Ghana this week, according to the World Health Organization.

本周世卫组织宣布，在西非国家加纳报告了具有高度传染性的马尔堡病毒。

Two unrelated people died after testing positive for Marburg in the southern Ashanti region of the country, the WHO said Sunday, confirming lab results from Ghana’s health service.

世界卫生组织周日表示，两名不相关的患者在该国南部阿散蒂地区的马尔堡检测呈阳性后死亡，这证实了加纳卫生服务部门的实验室结果。

文章原文来自华盛顿邮报（The Washington Post）, 这里只是截取了文章的一部分进行精读、学习.

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