VOA标准英语2009-India Wants US to Screen Departing Passenger

India says the number of swine flu patients in the country has risen to 31. The latest confirmed cases involve a group of students recently returned from a study trip to the United States. Officials are expressing their frustration¹ with a perceived lack of adequate screening of Indians returning from America.
　
People suspected to be infected with swine flu wait for tests at Government Chest Hospital in Hyderabad, India, 07 Jun 2009

Indian health officials want more help from Washington to prevent additional cases of the swine flu here.

Minister of State for Health Dinesh Trivedi is calling for screening of passengers departing from airports in the United States, as is being done in Mexico.

"You have to screen," Trivedi said. "I think Americans also must try and provide some kind of screening at the point of departure which is the source, as far as India is concerned."

Indian officials say all of the cases of the H1N1 virus in this country have been traced back to the United States.

The Ministry² of Health says it is enhancing thermal³ scanning of arriving passengers at India's major international airports and is increasing the number of testing laboratories around the country.

India is asking its own travelers, especially students planning to study in the United States, to defer⁴ their departures for some months until the pandemic is brought under control.

But some medical professionals predict that, regardless of the measures India takes, the number of swine flu cases can be expected to surge here soon as the monsoon⁵ season begins.

A doctor in Jalandhar, in the state of Punjab, says nine students have been quarantined after complaining of fever and sore throats, following an educational visit to the NASA space agency in the United States. Most have tested positive for the H1N1 virus.

The Press Trust of India, quoting a health official, reports an Air France staff member, as well as one Swedish and one Indian passenger, who arrived Tuesday in Bangalore on a flight from Thailand have been quarantined at a hospital after displaying flu symptoms.

The World Health Organization says the strain of influenza⁶ has spread to about 75 countries, infecting nearly 30,000 people, at least 145 of whom have died.

1 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 thermal   

adj.热的，由热造成的；保暖的

参考例句：

• They will build another thermal power station.他们要另外建一座热能发电站。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

4 defer   

vt.推迟，拖延；vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从

参考例句：

• We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
• We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。

5 monsoon   

n.季雨，季风，大雨

参考例句：

• The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
• The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。

6 influenza   

n.流行性感冒，流感

参考例句：

• They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.他们采取措施
• Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。