曼德拉仍然情况危殆

 　　JOHANNESBURG, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Former South African President Nelson Mandela remained in a critical condition in hospital, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.

　　

　　"As he remains¹ in a critical condition in hospital, we must keep him and the family in our thoughts and prayers every minute," Zuma said at the National Education, Health and Allied² Workers' Union (Nehawu) conference in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg.

　　

　　This was the fourth time that Zuma said Mandela was in a critical condition. He first announced that Mandela's condition "has become critical" on Sunday evening. On different occasions on Monday and Tuesday, Zuma said Mandela's condition remained unchanged.

　　

　　Mandela has been hospitalized for a recurring³ lung infection since June 8.

　　

　　This is the fourth admission and one of Mandela's longest hospital stays since December last year.

　　

　　Despite intensive treatment at Pretoria's Mediclinic Heart Hospital, the 94-year-old's condition appears to have suddenly deteriorated⁴ in recent days.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

3 recurring   

adj.往复的，再次发生的

参考例句：

• This kind of problem is recurring often. 这类问题经常发生。
• For our own country, it has been a time for recurring trial. 就我们国家而言，它经过了一个反复考验的时期。

4 deteriorated   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. 她的健康状况急剧恶化，不久便去世了。
• His condition steadily deteriorated. 他的病情恶化，日甚一日。