英语新闻听写 医药公司因鸦片类处方药而受指控

On Monday, Kentucky’s attorney general accused the drug distributor Cardinal¹ Health Inc of contributing to the opioid epidemic²

周一，药品经销商卡地纳健康集团

by failing to report suspiciously large or frequent orders by pharmacies³ of prescription⁴ painkillers⁵.

因疑似大量或经常性销售含有鸦片的处方类止疼药且未上报而受到肯塔基州司法部长的指控。

The lawsuit⁶ states that there were misleading and deceptive⁷ business practices by Ohio-based Cardinal Health,

诉讼称位于俄亥俄州的卡地纳健康存在误导和正当交易行为，

that led to the excessive distribution of opioids in his state.

导致司法部长所在州鸦片类药剂的大量分销。

The lawsuit says that Cardinal Health ignored red flags that prescription opioids were being diverted for illegal uses.

该诉讼案件称卡地纳健康集团对处方鸦片类药剂被非法使用的警告置之不理。

1 cardinal   

n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的

参考例句：

• This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
• The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。

2 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

3 pharmacies   

药店

参考例句：

• Still, 32 percent of the pharmacies filled the prescriptions. 但仍然有32%的药剂师配发了这两张药方。 来自互联网
• Chinese herbal pharmacies, and traditional massage therapists in the Vancouver telephone book. 中药店，和传统的按摩师在温哥华的电话簿里。 来自互联网

4 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

5 painkillers   

n.止痛药( painkiller的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain. 医生给了他一些止疼片以减缓疼痛。 来自辞典例句
• The primary painkillers - opiates, like OxyContin - are widely feared, misunderstood and underused. 人们对主要的镇痛药——如鸦片剂奥施康定——存在广泛的恐惧、误解，因此没有充分利用。 来自时文部分

6 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

7 deceptive   

adj.骗人的，造成假象的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• His appearance was deceptive.他的外表带有欺骗性。
• The storyline is deceptively simple.故事情节看似简单，其实不然。