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今天我们要学的词是 contagious¹. Contagious 形容词，传染的。2014年截止到5月23号，美国已发现288例麻疹病例。Measles² is a highly contagious virus that spreads through the air by breathing, coughing or sneezing. 麻疹病毒传染性很强，通过呼吸，咳嗽或是打喷嚏等经由空气传染。一项最新发表的社会学研究得出结论，Pregnancy³ seems to be contagious, and women tend to have children at the same time as their friends. 怀孕是会传染的，女性生育时间往往跟自己的朋友相仿。当然了，这里的传染不是真的接触传染，而是指受朋友影响。好的，今天我们学习的词是 contagious, contagious, contagious...

1 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。

2 measles   

n.麻疹，风疹，包虫病，痧子

参考例句：

• The doctor is quite definite about Tom having measles.医生十分肯定汤姆得了麻疹。
• The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。

3 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。