Mauritius reports first toll of A/ H1N1 flu in 2010

    Mauritius（毛里求斯） has recorded the first victim who succumbed¹ to A/ H1N1 flu in 2010, local medical sources reported over the weekend.
    A government official aged² 51 died on Saturday night in a private clinic after having been admitted on July 4 for what was believed to be a flu.
    After his health status started deteriorating³ rapidly, he was transferred to the intensive care（重病特别护理） unit.
    Doctors indicated that he died from a viral infection with respiratory distress⁴. Tests that were carried out on this patient early last week confirmed the presence of the A/H1N1 virus.
    Several suspected cases of A/H1N1 virus have been detected in both private and public health centers.
    According to information received from the private clinic, the victim had suffered from the flu for about 15 days.
    Despite the antibiotics⁵ that had been prescribed by his doctor, his health status did not improve hence his hospitalization.
    According to a number of doctors in Mauritius, the resurgence⁶ of the A/ H1N1 virus is now a reality. Already, in the beginning of the week, several doctors in private clinics had raised the alarm about the re-emergence of this virus in Mauritius.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
   

1 succumbed   

不再抵抗（诱惑、疾病、攻击等）( succumb的过去式和过去分词 )； 屈从； 被压垮； 死

参考例句：

• The town succumbed after a short siege. 该城被围困不久即告失守。
• After an artillery bombardment lasting several days the town finally succumbed. 在持续炮轰数日后，该城终于屈服了。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 deteriorating   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
• I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

4 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

5 antibiotics   

n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
• The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。

6 resurgence   

n.再起，复活，再现

参考例句：

• A resurgence of his grief swept over Nim.悲痛又涌上了尼姆的心头。
• Police say drugs traffickers are behind the resurgence of violence.警方说毒贩是暴力活动重新抬头的罪魁祸首。