高中英语有关新冠疫情的题目与素材（20篇 ）

有关新冠疫情的题目与素材

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InDecember2019,therewasaclusterofpneumonia（肺炎）casesinChina.Investigations

foundthatitwascausedbyapreviouslyunknownvirus-nownamedthe2019NovelCoronavirus.

Inthistext,we'11lakeaquicklookatwhat'scurrentlyknownaboutthevirus.Keepinmind（记

住）thatthisisanewvirusandwhat'sknownaboutthevirusnowmightchangeinthefuture.

Coronaviruses（冠状病毒）arealargegroupofviruses.Theyconsistofacoreofgenetic

material（遗传物质）surroundedbyanenvelopewithproteinspikes（蛋白棘突）.Thisgivesitthe

appearanceofacrown.CrowninLatiniscalled“corona“andthat,showthesevirusesgettheir

name.

Therearedifferenttypesofcoronavirusesthatcauserespiratory（呼吸的）andsometimes

gastrointestinal（胃肠的）symptoms.Respiratorydiseasecanrangefromthecommoncoldto

pneumonia（肺炎）.Andinmostpeople,thesymptomstendtobemild.However,therearesome

typesofcoronavirusesthatcancauseseveredisease.TheseincludetheSevereAcuteRespiratory

Syndrome（SARS即严重急性呼吸综合征，俗称"非典"）coronavirusfirstidentifiedinChina

in2003andtheMiddleEastRespiratorySyndrome（MERS中东呼吸综合征）coronavirusthatwas

firstidentifiedinSaudiArabia（沙特阿拉伯）in2012.

The2019NovelCoronaviruswasfirstidentifiedinChina.Itinitiallyoccurredinagroupof

peoplewithpneumonia（肺炎）who'dbeenassociatedwithaseafoodandliveanimalmarketinthe

cityofWuhan.Thediseasehassincespreadfromthosewhoweresicktoothers,includingfamily

membersandhealthcarestaff（员工；全体职员）.Therearemanycasesatpresentandthedisease

hasspreadwithinChinaandalsotoanumberofothercountries.

So,wheredidtheviruscomefrom?

It'sknownthatcoronaviruses（冠状病毒）circulateinarangeofanimals.Sometimesthese

virusescanmakethejumpfromanimalstohumans.Thisiscalledaspilloverandcouldbeduetoa

rangeoffactorssuchasmutations（变异）inthevirusorincreasedcontactbetweenhumansand

animals.Forexample,MERS-CoVisknowntobetransmittedfromcamelsandSARS-CoV,from

civetcats（果子狸）.Theanimalreservoirofthe2019NovelCoronavirusisnotknownyet.

Questions：

1.Whywasthenovelvirusnamed“coronavirus”?

2.Was2019-nCoVtransmittedfrombats（蝙蝠）？

3.Howmanytypesofcoronavirusesareintroducedinthepassage?Pleasecompare

thesecoronavirusesbydrawingaform?

4.Wheredoyouthinkthepassageisfrom?

5.Doyouthinkthepassagehasbeencompleted?Ifnot,whatmaybefollowing?

语篇填空:

Howdowepreventtransmissionofthevirus?

Thisnewviruscurrentlyhasa](limit)geographicspread.2,thereareanumberof

standardhygiene(卫生)practices3havebeenrecommendedtoprotectagainstinfectionand

furtherspread.Theseincludecoveringyourmouthandnosewhencoughingorsneezingwitha

medicalmask,tissueorflexedelbow;avoidingclosecontactwiththosewhoareunwell;the

appropriateuseof4(mask)andpersonalprotectiveequipment,5(especial)ina

healthcaresetting;washinghandsregularlywithsoapandwater,oralcohol-basedhandrub.Actions

thatcanbetakentopreventinfectionfrom6animalsourceinclude:avoidingunnecessary

unprotectedcontactwithanimals;washinghandsaftercontactwithanimalsoranimalproducts;and

ensuringthatanimalproductsarecookedthoroughlybeforethey7(consume).

8isimportanttostayhomeifyou'refeelingunwell.Butifyouhaveafever,cough,and

difficulty9(breath),seekmedicalcareearlyandshareyourprevioustravel

history10yourhealthcareprovider.

十篇素材:

第一篇素材:

ClinicalCourseof2019NovelCoronavirus

Therearealimitednumberofreportsthatdescribetheclinicalpresentation(l)ofpatients

withconfirmed(2)2019-nCoV(3)infection,andmostarelimitedtohospitalized-

patients(4)withpneumonia(5).Theincubationperiod(6)isestimatedat2-14days.Frequently

reportedsignsandsymptomsincludefever,cough,andmyalgia(7)orfatigueatillnessonset(8).

Sorethroathasalsobeenreportedinsomepatientsearlyintheclinicalcourse(9).Lesscommonly

reportedsymptomsincludesputum(10)production,headache,hemoptysis(11),anddiaiThea(12).

Thefevercourseamongpatientswith2019-nCoVinfectionisnotfullyunderstood;itmay

beprolonged(13)andintermittent(14).Asymptomatic(15)infectionhasbeendescribedinone

childwithconfirmed2019-nCoVinfectionandchestcomputedtomography

(CT)(16)abnormalities.

Riskfactorsforsevereillnessarenotyetclear,althougholderpatientsandthosewithchronic

medicalconditions(17)maybeathigherriskforsevereillness.Nearlyallreportedcaseshave

occurredinadults(medianage59years).Inonestudyof425patientswithpneumoniaand

confirmed2019-nCoVinfection,57%weremale.Approximatelyone-thirdtoone-halfofreported

patientshadunderlyingmedicalcomorbidities(18),includingdiabetes(19),hypertension(20),

andcardiovasculardisease(21).

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Notes

clinicalpresentation:临床表现

confirmed：确诊的

2019-nCoV:(2019NovelCoronavirus)2019新型冠状病毒

hospitalizedpatients：住院患者

pneumonia：肺炎

incubationperiod：潜伏期

myalgia：肌痛

illnessonset：发病

clinicalcourse：临床病程

sputum：痰

hemoptysis：咯血

diarrhea：腹泻

prolonged：持续性的

intermittent：间歇性的

asymptomatic:无症状的

computedtomography(CT)：计算机断层扫描

chronicmedicalconditions：慢性病

comorbidities：并存病

diabetes：糖尿病

hypertension：高血压

cardiovasculardisease：心血管疾病

长难句翻译

Therearealimitednumberofreportsthatdescribetheclinicalpresentationofpatientswith

confirmed2019-nCoVinfection,andmostarelimitedtohospitalizedpatientswithpneumonia.

描述2019新型冠状病毒感染确诊患者临床表现的报告数量有限，旦大多局限于住院患者。

Asymptomaticinfectionhasbeendescribedinonechildwithconfirmed2019-nCoVinfectionand

chestcomputedtomography(CT)abnormalities.

一名确诊为2019新型冠状病毒感染并且胸部计算机断层扫描异常的儿童出现了无症状感染。

Riskfactorsforsevereillnessarenotyetclear,althougholderpatientsandthosewithchronic

medicalconditionsmaybeathigherriskforsevereillness.

尽管老年患者和患有慢性基础病的患者出现危重病情的风险更高，但具体的风险因素尚不明

确。

第二篇素材：

CurrentStatus现状

OnDecember31,2019,ChinareportedtotheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)(l)cases

ofpneumonia(2)inWuhan,HubeiProvince,China,causedbyanovelcoronavirus(3),

currentlydesignated(4)2019-nCoV.Mountingcasesanddeathspose(5)majorpublichealthand

governancechallenges.Caseshavenowspreadtoatleast4continents.AsofJanuary28,thereare

morethan4500confirmedcases(6)(98%inChina)andmorethan100deaths.

Chinarapidlyisolated(7)thenovelcoronavirusonJanuary7andsharedviralgenomedata(8)with

theinternationalcommunity3dayslater.Sincethattime,Chinahasreportedincreasingnumbersof

casesanddeaths,partlyattributabletowiderdiagnostictestingasawarenessoftheoutbreakgrows.

Healthofficialshaveidentifiedevidenceoftransmissionalongachainof4"generations"(9)(a

personwhooriginallycontractedthevirusfromanonhumansourceinfectedsomeoneelse,who

infectedanotherindividual,whotheninfectedanotherindividual),suggestingsustainedhuman-to-

humantransmission(10).Currentestimatesarethat2019-nCoVhasanincubationperiod(11)of2

to14days,withpotentialasymptomatictransmission(12).

Notes

WorldHealthOrganization(WHO)：世界卫生组织

pneumonia：肺炎

novelcoronavirus：新型肺炎病毒

designate:定名为

pose：造成

confirmedcases：确诊病例

isolate：隔离

viralgenomedata：病毒基因组数据

transmissionalongachainof4"generations"：连续四代传播

human-to-humantransmission：人际传播

incubationperiod：潜伏期

asymptomatictransmisHon：无症状传播

长难句翻译

Sincethattime,Chinahasreportedincreasingnumbersofcasesanddeaths,partlyattributableto

widerdiagnostictestingasawarenessoftheoutbreakgrows.

自那时以来，中国报告的病例数和死亡人数不断增加，部分原因可以归因于随着疫情认识的

加深而开展的更为广泛的诊断检测。

Healthofficialshaveidentifiedevidenceoftransmissionalongachainof4agenerations(a

personwhooriginallycontractedthevirusfromanonhumansourceinfectedsomeoneelse,who

infectedanotherindividual,whotheninfectedanotherindividual),suggestingsustainedhuman-to-

humantransmission.

卫生部门官员已经明确了新型冠状病毒连续四代传播的证据(一名最初从非人类来源感染病

毒的人感染了其他人，然后又感染了另一个人，然后又感染了另一个人)，表明了病毒存在

持续的人际传播。

第三篇素材：

CoronavirusrumorstriggerirrationalbehaviorsamongChinesenetizens

InthefaceofChina'sresolute(1)battleagainstthedeadly(2)novel(3)coronavirus(4)outbreakthat

hascausedover17,000confirmedcases(5)ofinfectionsand361deathsnationwide,millionsof

Chinesepeoplehavebeenquarantined(6)duringtheSpringFestivalholidays.Atthesame

time,rumormongering(7)onsocialmediaplatformstriggered(8)irrationalbehavior

amongnetizens(9)astheresearchoneffectivecounter-virus(10)treatmentisstillongoing.

AreportbytheXinhuaNewsAgencyclaimedChinesepatent(ll)medicine,Shuanghuanglianoral

liquid,containingthreeherbalingredients,iseffectiveincontainingthenovelcoronavirusinfection,

citingthelatestjointresearchbetweenShanghaiInstituteofMateriaMedicaunderChinese

AcademyofSciences(12)andWuhanInstituteofVirology(13).Thenewswasalsoreportedby

PeopleJsDailysoonafter.ItemergedasthemostsearchedtopiconWeibo.Peoplerushedto

purchasethemedicineonlineandoffline(14),resultinginittogoofftheshelves(15)in

quicksuccession(16).

Picturescirculating(17)onsocialmediashowedresidentsqueuingupinfront

ofpharmacies(18)late-nightbravingthechillyweather(19)topurchaseShuanghuanglianoralliquid.

Somenetizensevencomfortedeachotherwhentheyfoundthedrugshavebeenallsoldout,

planninganothertryintheearlymorning.

However,thePeople'sDailypublishedacontrast!ng(20)reportthenextmorning,urgingpeople

nottorushtopurchaseShuanghuanglianoralliquid,asthereisnospecificanti-viraltreatment

recommendedagainstcoronavirusinfectionsofar.Besides,researchfortreatmentmeasuresisstill

ongoingbutitisyettopassclinicaltrials(21).

Italsocautionedthepublicagainstconsumingdrugswithoutproperphysicianguidance(22).

Duringthecoronavirusoutbreaks,frenzy(23)rumorsaccompaniedtheepidemiccausingsocial

panic.SomeChinesenetizensmocked(24)themselvesrecallingthedifferentinstanceswhenthey

rushedtobuydifferentmedicalsuppliessincethevirusoutbreak,rangingfrommasks

todisinfectant(25)torice,glovesandevenultraviolet(26)lamps.Somenetizenssaidtheyhavebeen

spendinghoursonlinetodigout(27)usefulinformationabouteffectiveanti-virusmeasures.

Someanalystssuggestedrumorsandthesubsequentpanicaremoredangerousthantheepidemic

itselfasdisinformation(28)oftenstrikestheemotionalchord(29)andpeoplearevulnerable(30)to

incorrectjudgmentsatsuchcriticaltimes.

Fatuous(31)rumorsclaimingCoronabeerasamediumofthisvirusresultedinsomenetizensasking

forrefundsfromthebeercompanyonsocialmedia.

“Calmdownandgiveasecondthoughtwhenitcomestobelievingdifferentinformationonline,“

aBeijing-basedresidentSimontoldtheGlobalTimes.ThefirstthingIhavebeendoingeveryday

duringtheseholidaysisrebutting(32)rumorsinvariousfamilyWeChatgroups,asmiddle-agedand

elderlygroupsaremorelikelytobelieveinonlinerumors.

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NOTES

resolute：坚决的，果断的

deadly：致命的，非常的

novel：新奇的，异常的

coronavirus：冠状病毒

confirmedcase：确诊病例

quarantine：隔离

rumormongering：造谣

trigger：触发，引起

netizen：网民

counter-virus：抗病毒的

patent：专利权，专利的

ShanghaiInstituteofMateriaMedicaunderChineseAcademyofSciences：中国科学院上海药物

研究所

WuhanInstituteofVirology：武汉病毒研究所

virology：病毒学

onlineandoffline：线上线下

goofftheshelves：下架

inquicksuccession：紧接着

circulate：流传

pharmacy：药房

bravethechillyweather：冒着严寒

contrasting：差异大的，形成鲜明对比的

clinicaltrial：临床试验

physicianguidance：医嘱

frenzy：狂怒,暴怒

mock：嘲笑

disinfectant：消毒剂

ultraviolet：紫外线的

digout：发现,挖掘

disinformation：虚假信息

chord：和弦

vulnerable：易受伤害的，易受攻击的

fatuous：愚蠢的，愚昧的，未经认真考虑的

rebut：反驳，揭露，拒绝

长难句翻译

InthefaceofChina?sresolutebattleagainstthedeadlynovelcoronavirusoutbreak,thathascaused

over17,000confirmedcasesofinfectionsand361deathsnationwide,millionsofChinesepeople

havebeenquarantinedduringtheSpringFestivalholidays.

新型冠状病毒爆发已在全国范围内造成L7万多例确诊感染病例和361人死亡。面对中国与

这种致命病毒的坚决斗争，数百万中国人在春节期间被隔离。

AreportbytheXinhuaNewsAgencyclaimedChinesepatentmedicine,Shuanghuanglianoral

liquid,containingthreeherbalingredients,iseffectiveincontainingthenovelcoronavirusinfection,

citingthelatestjointresearchbetweenShanghaiInstituteofMateriaMedicaunderChinese

AcademyofSciencesandWuhanInstituteofVirology.

新华社引用中国科学院上海药物研究所和武汉病毒研究所的最新联合研究，声称包含三个草

药成分的中成药双黄连口服液能有效抑制新型冠状病毒感染。

Someanalystssuggestedrumorsandthesubsequentpanicaremoredangerousthantheepidemic

itselfasdisinfonnationoftenstrikestheemotionalchordandpeoplearevulnerabletoincorrect

judgmentsatsuchcriticaltimes.

一些分析人士认为谣言和随之而来的恐慌比疫情本身更加危险，因为虚假信息常常触动人们

的情感，在这样的关键时刻，人们很容易做出错误的判断。

第四篇素材:

Epidemicpeakmaycomeinaweekor10days

ICshardtopredictwhentheepidemic(1)willreachitspeak(2),butitmaycomeinaweekor10

days,saidZhongNanshan,amemberoftheChineseAcademyofEngineering(3)andaprominent

expertinrespiratorydiseases(4)onJanurary28.Afterthat,thenumberofpeopleinfected(5)by

thenovelcoronavirus(6)willnotincreasemassively,hetoldXinhuaNewsAgency(7).Therehave

beenreportsthatearlysymptomsofthenovelcoronavirusdiseasedon'tincludecommonsymptoms

ofrespiratorydiseases,suchasfeverandcough.Zhongsaidhavingafeverisstillamongthemost

commonsymptomsofnovelcoronavirusdisease.10to14daysisaperfectwindowfor

observation(8).Aftertheincubationperiod(9),thosewhohaven'tbeeninfectedwillstayhealthy

andthosewhohavebeeninfectedwillreceivemedicaltreatment.Sopeople'smigration(10)after

SpringFestivalholidaywon'tcauseamassivespreadofthedisease,butcontrolmeasuresmust

continue,headded.

Zhongalsosaidsofarthereisnotargeteddrug(11)forthenovelcoronavirusdisease,butscientist

andmedicalexpertshavethoughtofsomewaystofightit."Withthehelpoflifesupporting

technologies(12),thefatalityrate(13)willdefinitelydrop,"hesaid.Zhongstressedthatthemost

effectivewaytocontroltheepidemicisearlyidentificationandquarantine(14)ofthoseinfected."I

urgedpeopletostayput(15)beforetheSpringFestivalholiday.Istillbelievepeopleshouldn'ttravel,

especiallythosewhoarefromWuhan.It'snotonlyapersonalchoice,butalsosomethingthatmatters

tosociety."Hesaidwiththesupportofpeoplearoundthecountry,Wuhancansurelyget

through(16)theepidemic.

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NOTES

epidemic:传染病

peak：高峰

ChineseAcademyofEngineering：中国工程院

respiratorydiseases：呼吸系统疾病

infect：感染

novelcoronavirus：新型冠状病毒

XinhuaNewsAgency：新华社

windowforobservation：观察窗口期

incubationperiod：潜伏期

migration：迁移

targeteddrug：靶向药物

lifesupportingtechnologies：生命支持技术

fatalityrate：致歹匕率

earlyidentificationandquarantine：早发现，早隔离

stayput：不出门

getthrough：度过，熬过（困难时期等）

长难句翻译

It'shardtopredictwhentheepidemicwillreachitspeak,butitmaycomeinaweekor10days,

saidZhongNanshan,amemberoftheChineseAcademyofEngineeringandaprominentexpertin

respiratorydiseases.

中国工程院院士、著名呼吸系统疾病专家钟南山说，很难预测疫情何时会达到拐点，但可能

会在一周或10天之内出现。

第五篇素材：

Q&A

Tophealthexpertonlatestvirusdevelopments

Renowned(l)ChineserespiratoryexpertZhongNanshanshareshisviewsonthelatest

developmentsinthenovel(2)coronavirus(3)outbreakinaninterviewwithBeijingTelevisionon

January31st.

Q:Shouldpeoplegettestedforthecoronavirusinfectioniftheyhavesymptomsofacoldorfever?

A:Iftheyhaveafever,theyshouldgotogettestedforthevirus,becausethemostcommonsymptom

forthenovelcoronavirusisfever.Othersymptomsincludefatigueandcoughing.Iftheyhavesuch

symptoms,theyshouldgotothefeverclinicstogettested.

IftheyhavehadcontactwithpeoplefromWuhan,theyshouldgettestedeveniftheydonothave

suchsymptoms,sincesomepeopledonotshowanysymptomsattheearlystage.

Q:Somepatientshavebeendischargedfromthehospital.Willtheyhaveanysideeffects?

A:Ihavenotnoticedanyobvioussideeffects.Thediseasenowhasamortality(4)rateofabout2.5

percent.Wearetryingeverythingtosavepatients,especiallythoseincriticalcondition,bygiving

themmedicalandlifesupport.

Q:HowdoestheviruscomparewithSARS?Whichoneismoredangerous?

A:Thenewcoronavirusislessdangerous.

Q:Manyelderlypeoplehavechronic(5)diseasesandneedtogotothehospitalregularlytoget

medicine.Iftheyrunoutofmedicine,shouldtheygotothehospital?

A:Wefoundthatelderlypeoplewithchronicdiseasehavehigherchancestogetinfected.It'sbetter

forthemtoasktheirchildrentogotothehospitaltogetmedicine.

Q:Arethereanynewtreatmentmethodsyouwanttosharewithus?

A:Thetwomaintreatmentmethodsarestillearlydetectionandearlyisolation.Theyarethe

mostprimitive(6)andeffectiveways.

Q:YoureyeswerefilledwithtearsduringanearlyinterviewwithXinhuaNewsAgency.Couldyou

telluswhathappened?

A:MedicalworkersinWuhanhaveworkedveryhardandpatientsarealsoverydepressed.Italked

tomanyofmystudentswhoaremedicalstaffinWuhanandtheyarenotinagoodmood.

Oneofmystudentstoldmethatpeopleweresingingthenationalanthem(7)onthestreet,"The

Chinesenationhasenteredacriticalstage."Itshowsthatpeoplehavehighmorale(8).Iwasdeeply

touched.Whendealingwithinfectiouspatientsincriticalsituation,morale,solidarity(9)and

cooperationareveryimportant.

Q:Whenwilltheepidemic(lO)end?

A:Thecountryhastakenstrongepidemicpreventionandcontainmentmeasures.OtherthanWuhan,

wehavenotseenlarge-scale(11)infectionsinotherplaces.Ithinkitwillnotlastaslongasthe

SARSepidemicin2003.

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NOTES

renowned：著名的，有声望的

novel：新奇的，异常的

coronavirus：冠状病毒

mortality：死亡数，死亡率

chronic：慢性的，长期的

primitive：原始的，简单的

anthem：赞美诗，圣歌

morale：士气，斗志

solidarity：团结,团结一致

epidemic：传染病,流行病

large-scale：大规模的,大范围的

第六篇素材：

Recoveredcoronaviruspatientsstillmustbevigilant

Inspiteofantibodies(1)inthesystem,patientswhorecoverfromthenovelcoronavirus(2)may

beinfected(3)againiftheydon'ttakeprecautionarymeasures(4),aseniormedicalexpert

said.Antibodieswillbegeneratedinthoseinfectedbythevirustoprotecttheirbodies,butitmay

notlastlong,ZhanQingyuan,headofanexpertteamforpneumoniacontrolatChina-Japan

FriendshipHospital,saidatanewsconferenceonFriday."Thosewhohaverecoveredarestill

confrontedwiththeriskofbeinginfectedandshouldtakestrengthenedprecautionarymeasures,'*

henoted.

Zhanalsodismissedconcernsthatthediseasewillleavesequela(5)inallthoseinfected.There

shouldbenosequelaforpatientswithmildsymptoms.Forthosewithseveresymptoms,theymay

experiencepulmonaryfibrosis(6),hesaid.Headded,however,mostoftheproblemswillbe

addressedthankstotheabilityofthelungtorepairingitself,thoughsymptomsmaylingerforan

extendedperiodoftimeinatinyminorityofpatientswithextremelyseverecases.Somepatients

mayexperiencedepressivedisorders(7)aftertheyarecured.Theyshouldvisitpsychologists(8)to

relievethemselvesifnecessary,hesaid.Healsosuggestedallthosecuredvisitdoctorsregularlyto

havetheirlungschecked.AccordingtotheNationalHealthCommissionofChina(9),171people

ontheChinesemainlandhavebeenreleasedfromhospitals(10)afterrecoveringfromthenovel

coronavirus-causedpneumoniaasofThursdayatmidnight.Thecommissionalsosaid9,692had

beeninfectedbythevirus,andthedeathtoll(11)hasreached213.

.en/a/202002/01/WS5e3502b2a310128217273fd0,html

Notes

antibody：抗体

novelcoronavirus：新型冠状病毒

infect：感染

precautionarymeasures：预防措施

sequel：后遗症

pulmonaryfibrosis：肺纤维化

depressivedisorders：抑郁症

psychologist：心理医生

NationalHealthCommissionofChina：中国国家卫生健康委员会

bereleasedfromhospitals：出院

deathtoll：死亡人数

长难句翻译

Inspiteofantibodiesinthesystem,patientswhorecoverfromthenovelcoronavirusmaybeinfected

againiftheydon'ttakeprecautionarymeasures,aseniormedicalexpertsaid.

一位高级医学专家说，尽管被治愈的新型冠状病毒患者的身体存在抗体，但如果不采取预防

措施，他们可能会再次被感染。

Headded,however,mostoftheproblemswillbeaddressedthankstotheabilityofthelungto

repairingitself,thoughsymptomsmaylingerforanextendedperiodoftimeinatinyminorityof

patientswithextremelyseverecases.

不过，他补充说，尽管极少数重症患者的症状可能会持续很长一段时间，但由于肺的自我修

复能力，大多数问题都将得到解决。

第七篇素材：

Mother-to-childtransmissionofcoronavirus(l)notyetclear

Thereisnodefinitive(2)answerastowhetherthenovel(3)coronaviruscantransmitbetween

pregnantwomenandtheirfetuses(4),aChineseobstetrics(5)specialistsaidrecently.

Thecurrentapproachregardingtreatmentofpregnantwomenconfirmedtohavethevirusis

toprioritize(6)thesafetyoftheadultwhiletakingacomprehensiveviewofherhealthconditions

todecidewhethertoterminatethepregnancy,saidZhaoYangyu,headoftheobstetricsdepartment

ofPekingUniversityThirdHospital,atanewsconferenceheldbytheNationalHealthCommission.

"Itisalsoworthnotingconsistentfeverandvirusinfectionsarealwaysharmfultofetusesduring

earlypregnancy,"shesaid."Specialattentionshouldbepaidinthisregard."

Astheincreasingnumberofconfirmedandsuspectedcasesofthenovelcoronavirus

isstraining(7)medicalresourcesinChina,concernshavealsorisenoverhospitals*capacitytohandle

pregnantwomenwhoneedregularhealthcheck-ups.

WangLiang,anofficialwiththecommission'smaternalandchildhealthdepartment,saidsome

localauthoritieshavedesignatedinstitutionsspecializinginobstetricsandneonatology(8)todeliver

servicestothepregnantandensuretheirsafety.

"Forpregnantwomenwhoaresuspectedof,orconfirmedtobe,infectedwiththevirus,theyshould

seektreatmentathospitalsdesignatedlorcoronaviruspatients,"headded.

Zhao,theobstetricsspecialist,addeddespitethespreadoftheillness,pregnantwomenshould

followadviceofdoctorstoconductexaminations,especiallythoseathighrisk.

"Somehospitalshavetakenmeasurestodistributepatientsintodifferenttimeslots(9)inorderto

avoidlargegatheringsandreducetheirwaitingtime,'*shesaid,addingmothers-to-be(10)arealso

suggestedtotakeprecautions(l1)suchaswearingmasksandcooperatingwithhealthscreeningsat

medicalinstitutions.

Adaptedfrom

.en/a/202002/01/WS5e356563a310128217274190.html.

NOTES

coronavirus：冠状病毒

definitive：最后的,最佳的,最权威的

novel：新奇的，异常的

fetus：胎儿

obstetrics：产科学

prioritize：优先处理，优先考虑

strain：拉紧，竭力

neonatology：新生儿学

timeslot：时间段

mother-to-be：孕妇，准妈妈

precaution：预防措施

长难句翻译

Astheincreasingnumberofconfirmedandsuspectedcasesofthenovelcoronavirusisstraining

medicalresourcesinChina,concernshavealsorisenoverhospitals'capacitytohandlepregnant

womenwhoneedregularhealthcheck-ups.

随着新型冠状病毒确诊以及疑似病例的不断增加，中国的医疗资源越来越紧张，人们也越来

越担心医院是否有能力处理需要定期产检的孕妇。

第八篇素材：

Whatweshouldknowaboutthecoronavirus

01

Coronaviruses1,socalledbecausetheyvaguely?resemble3monarchicalcrownswhenexamined

underanelectronmicroscope4,areawidespreadgroupthatinfectmanyspeciesofmammaland

bird.Thetwohumanexamplesknownofbefore2003bothcausecolds,butarenotregardedaslife­

threatening.Adiligent5searchaftertheemergenceofSARSdiscoveredtwoothersthathad

beencirculating6,previouslyunnoticed,inthehumanpopulation.Then,in2012,asixthhuman

coronaviruswasdiscoveredandshowntoberesponsiblefornewlydescribedsymptomsnow

calledMiddleEastrespiratorysyndrome(MERS)7thatkillaboutathirdofthoseinfected.Theagent

responsiblefortheoutbreakinWuhan,whichhasyettobenamedformally,appearstobethe

seventh.

NOTES

coronavirus:n.冠状病毒

vaguely：adv.含糊地;有点

resemble：v.与...相像

electronmicroscope：电子显微镜

diligent：adj.辛勤的,孜孜不倦的

circulate：v.传播

MiddleEastrespiratorysyndrome(MERS)：中东呼吸综合征

02

On7thJanuary2020,theChineseauthoritiesidentifiedanewtypeofcoronavirus(novel

coronavirus1,2019-nCoV)fromaclusterofpneumoniacases2inWuhancity,Hubeiprovince,

China.2019-nCoVisanewstrainofcoronavirusandhasnotbeenpreviouslyidentifiedinhumans.

Accordingtotheinformationprovided,theinitialcases3inWuhanwerelinkedtoHuananseafood

market4inWuhan(temporarilyclosedsincethen),butinthelastfewdays,closecontactof

cases5becamepositive6andsomecaseshadnotravelhistorytoWuhan.

NOTES

novelcoronavirus：新型冠状病毒

aclusterofpneumoniacases：一组肺炎病例

theinitialcases：最初的病例

seafoodmarket：海鲜市场

closecontactofcases:与患者密切接触

positive：adj.阳性

03

China'sNationalHealthCommission(NHC)lsaidonSundaythatthenewCoronavirus

iscontagious2eveninitsincubationperiod3whichlastsupto14days,andthatthevirus'ability

tospreadisgettingstronger.

OTES

ChinarsNationalHealthCommission(NHC)：中国国家卫生健康委员会

contagious：adj.传染的

incubationperiod：疾病潜伏期

04

ThepossiblesourceoftheoutbreakorhostlisstillunderinvestigationbyChineseauthoritiesand

itmayhaveemergedfromananimalspeciesasothercoronaviruses2.Thenumberofcasesinthe

currentepidemicislikelytohavebeenunderestimatedsincethesymptomaresimilartoseasonal

influenzas3oranyotheracuterespiratoryinfection(ARI)4;aninabilitytoidentifytheinfection

initiallyispossible,thereforetheexactextentoftheoutbreakstillremainsimprecise.Theevidence

ofhuman-to-humantransmissionisofconcerns.WHOdoesnotyethaveenoughdatatoassess

clinicalseveritiesofcases6.

n

t-^NOTES

host：n.宿主；受体

coronavirus：n.冠状病毒

seasonalinfluenza：季节性流感

acuterespiratoryinfection(ARI)：急性呼吸道感染

Theevidenceofhuman-to-humantransmissionincludinginhealthcarefacilitiesisofconcern.

人传人的证据令人关切。

WHOdoesnotyethaveenoughdatatoassessclinicalseveritiesofcases.

世卫组织尚无足够的数据评估病例的临床严重性。

第九篇素材:

China'sresponseto2019novelcoronavirus

01

InChina,publichealthcapacitiestorespondandmanagetheou