美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-01-12

 First up, coughing, sneezing, fever, running nose, there is nothing unusual about that staff this time a year. But, if it feels like you can't go anywhere without seeing these symptoms of sickness, you might be right, flu seasons here and from what we're seeing, it's a bad one. Check out this map, all those states in red, that's where officials are reporting widespread outbreaks of the flu. There are more than 14 states dealing¹ with that, normally² flu season hits its peak around late January, early February, by the end of December, more than 2200 people had checked into the hospital with flu like symptoms. Doctors say it's hard to predict just how bad the flu season might get. But some are concerned that there are so many cases this early in the season. A couple of weeks, I sat down with CNN's Dr.Sanjay Gupta, he is our chief medical correspondent³ to talk about the flu. One of thing I asked him is, how do you know when you're too sick to go to school. With what symptoms should students stay home, like you wake up, you're not feeling well, at what point should you say I'm not going to school.

"Yeah, I think you know, fever is going to be one of the things that's going to be a hallmark, usually talking about fever, above 101.3, 101.4, that area, that's really a true fever. If you have some of the classic⁴ symptoms including sore throat, but also specifically⁵ muscle aches, or something that distinguish⁶ flu from a regular cold. If I stay home with both, that's one way you can tell the difference."

"How effective is a flu shot?

"Flue shots can be very effective, you know there is a number of that vary⁷ every year, but it's in the 70% to 80% range, and not a 100%. But it is pretty good, really the best thing that we have."

Alright, Dr.Gupta and I talked a lot about more regarding⁸ the flu, we discussed how the flu spreads, how to keep it from spreading, there is something you can do and it's pretty easy. Check out the full interview, it's in the spot light section of our home page, that's cnnstudentnews.com.

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

3 correspondent   

n.记者，通信者；adj.符合的，一致的，相当的

参考例句：

• He volunteered as a correspondent for the war.他自愿担任作报道这次战争的记者。
• The result was correspondent with my wishes.结果与我的愿望是一致的。

4 classic   

n.经典作品；adj.经典的，一流的；古典的

参考例句：

• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
• The football match was a classic.那场足球比赛堪称典范。

5 specifically   

adv.明确地，具体地；特别地，特意

参考例句：

• The book was written specifically for children.这本书是特地为儿童编写的。
• I told you specifically not to do that.我明确地告诉你不要那样做。

6 distinguish   

vt.区别，辩明，识别，辨认出；vi.区别，辨别，识别

参考例句：

• It is not easy to distinguish cultured pearls from genuine pearls.辨别真正的珍珠与养殖的珍珠不容易。
• Some people find it difficult to distinguish right from wrong.一些人认为很难辨对与错。

7 vary   

vi.变化，有不同；vt.改变，使不同

参考例句：

• Cherries vary in colour from almost black to yellow.樱桃的颜色由近乎黑到黄各不相同。
• Old people don't like to vary their habits.老年人不喜欢改变他们的习惯。

8 regarding   

prep.关于，至于；就…而论，在…方面

参考例句：

• Regarding John,I will write to him at once.至于约翰，我将立即给他写信。
• Regarding these facts,a special committee is to be appointed.鉴于这些事实，必须成立一个专门委员会。