英语新闻听写 流感疫苗确实有效

According to the CDC, there was widespread flu activity visible across all 50 US states by the end of December, a trend never before seen in the 13-year history of the current flu surveillance system.

美国疾病控制与预防中心表示，截至12月底，全美50个州都有广泛的流感活动，这个趋势目前的流感监测系统13年来从未遇到过。

The seasonal¹ flu vaccine², though not always 100% effective, still tends to weaken the severity of a bout³ of flu.

季节性流感疫苗虽然不是100%有效，但仍然会减弱流感发作的严重程度。

It also saves lives as a 2015 study by the CDC finds that seasonal flu shots had prevented at least 40,000 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

美国疾病预防控制中心(CDC) 2015年的一项研究发现，从2005年到2014年，季节性流感疫苗使得至少4万人免于死亡，因此流感疫苗也挽救了生命。

While this current flu season isn't the world-shattering pandemic seen in 1918-1919, it's still gearing up to be one of the worst in years.

虽然目前的流感季节并不像1918-1919年那场流行病一样波及全世界，但它仍然是近年来最严重的流感之一。

1 seasonal   

adj.季节的，季节性的

参考例句：

• The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
• The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。

2 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

3 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。