cctv9英语新闻：法国发现人-人传播新病毒

 　　France has reported a second case of a new type of corona¹ virus infection.

　　法国有报道称发现第二例新型冠状病毒。

　　The 50-year-old man shared a ward² with the only other known case in the country, a possible sign of human-to-human transmission. The virus is similar to the one that caused SARS, a respiratory syndrome³ that killed 775 people in 2003. The new virus cluster broke out last year in Saudi Arabia, then spread to Europe. It has killed 18 people so far.

　　现年50岁的某男子与该国之前被发现染有该病毒的患者同住，由此可见，该病毒有人-人传播的迹象。该病毒与之前引发SARS的病毒相似，SARS是一种呼吸综合症，2003年爆发的SARS夺走775人的生命。该新型病毒去年在沙特阿拉伯爆发，之后传到欧洲。至今，已有18人因此而丧生。

　　Assistant Deputy Secretary of World Health Organization Keiji Fukuda says it appears likely that the virus can be passed between people in close contact, but it is so far unable to sustain general transmission in communities.

　　世界卫生组织执行秘书长Keiji Fukuda表示该病毒看起来似乎有可能通过人-人密切接触进行传播，但是目前还不可能通过一般性接触进行传播。

1 corona   

n.日冕

参考例句：

• The corona gains and loses energy continuously.日冕总是不断地获得能量和损失能量。
• The corona is a brilliant,pearly white,filmy light,about as bright as the full moon.光环带是一种灿烂的珠白色朦胧光，几乎像满月一样明亮。

2 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

3 syndrome   

n.综合病症；并存特性

参考例句：

• The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
• Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。