美国非盟协议建疾控中心

 　　WASHINGTON, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The United States and the African Union (AU) signed an agreement on Monday to establish a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Africa.

　　U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), signed a memo¹ of cooperation that formalizes the collaboration² between the AUC and the U.S. CDC in creating the new center later this year.

　　The U.S. CDC will provide expert technical help to support a surveillance and response unit and an emergency operations center as well as fellowships for African epidemiologists who will offer their services to the new center in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, Kerry said at the signing ceremony at the State Department.

　　U.S., AU sign agreement to establish African CDC

　　"This memorandum³ solidifies⁴ the commitment by the United States to advance public health across Africa and global health security, " U.S. CDC Director Tom Frieden said in a statement.

　　"The West African Ebola epidemic⁵ reaffirmed the need for a public health institute to support African ministries⁶ of health and other health agencies in their efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to any disease outbreak," Frieden added.

1 memo   

n.照会，备忘录；便笺；通知书；规章

参考例句：

• Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
• Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？

2 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

3 memorandum   

n.备忘录，便笺

参考例句：

• The memorandum was dated 23 August,2008.备忘录上注明的日期是2008年8月23日。
• The Secretary notes down the date of the meeting in her memorandum book.秘书把会议日期都写在记事本上。

4 solidifies   

（使）成为固体，（使）变硬，（使）变得坚固( solidify的第三人称单数 )； 使团结一致； 充实，巩固； 具体化

参考例句：

• Jelly solidifies as it gets cold. 肉冻冷却就凝固。
• It is stirred with 10%sodium carbonate solution(50ml)and then with water (50ml), after which It'solidifies. 与10％碳酸钠溶液（50毫升）混合搅拌，然后再用50毫升水混合搅拌，从而析出固体。

5 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

6 ministries   

（政府的）部( ministry的名词复数 )； 神职； 牧师职位； 神职任期

参考例句：

• Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
• The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。