英语新闻听写 美国养鸡大州佐治亚暴发第一例禽流感

According to the Georgia Department of Agriculture, the state of Georgia has confirmed its first-ever case of bird flu in commercial poultry¹.

根据佐治亚州农业部报道，佐治亚州已经确认了首例商业家禽禽流感病例。

This means the outbreak of the disease is present in the United States' biggest chicken meat-producing state.

这意味着该疾病的爆发出现在美国最大的鸡肉生产州。

A flock of 18,000 chickens used for breeding have been slaughtered² after testing positive for H7 bird flu.

18,000只用于繁殖的鸡在检测H7禽流感呈阳性后被宰杀。

The department of Agriculture says the birds were likely infected with a form of the virus that is not highly lethal³ because the flock did not show signs of illness.

农业部表示，这些鸡很可能感染了一种病毒，这种病毒不是很致命，因为它们没有生病的迹象。

The discovery came after officials in Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee confirmed cases of bird flu in breeding operations this month.

这一发现前，本月亚拉巴马、肯塔基和田纳西的官员确定繁殖工作中出现禽流感病例。

1 poultry   

n.家禽，禽肉

参考例句：

• There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
• What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?

2 slaughtered   

v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。