2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesia Coping with Threat of Avian Flu

By Suzy Tekunan and Ahadian Utama
Washington, DC
05 April 2006
 
watch Indonesia Bird Flu report 

Indonesian vendor¹ prepares chickens for sale at small market in central Jakarta  
  
Bird flu has killed more than a dozen people in Indonesia in the past year. This has had a crippling effect on industries dealing² with chicken. But not everyone is paying attention to the warnings from health officials about bird flu. VOA's Suzy Tekunan and Ahadian Utama produced this report, which is narrated³ by George Dwyer.

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Chicken satays are a popular dish in Jakarta, but recently they have not been flying off the grill⁴ (selling well).

Muhammad Amin says he used to sell 400 or so skewers⁵, but now he's lucky to sell half that.

It is a similar story at the Jatinegara wholesale⁶ market in east Jakarta.

Tulah has been selling chickens here for 30 years. He buys them live and slaughters⁷ them for restaurants. But his business is declining too.

All this creates problems for businesses, but larger ones can get back on their feet faster because they have more resources.

Japfa is a poultry⁸ and poultry feed business with annual sales worth $500 million. 

 
Dr. Teguh Rajitno 
  
It hopes to show the public that it is safe to eat well-cooked poultry and they have no need to fear contracting avian flu from food, says Dr. Teguh Rajitno. "We work with the government to educate the public about what bird flu, or avian flu, is all about and what the effects are. Bird flu is a very recent occurrence in Indonesia."

There is concern about a potential over-reaction to the dangers of eating chicken, and to even a suspicion of bird flu. Thirteen-month-old Shakila is leaving this hospital after ten days of observation. Her mother had brought Shakila to the hospital after suspecting the worst.

Shakila left the hospital with a clean bill of health, but her mother says bringing her there was the right thing to do.

On the other hand, health officials believe some Indonesians are not taking the potential risk of bird flu seriously enough.

The Indonesian government is working hard to increase public awareness⁹ of avian influenza¹⁰ so citizens will recognize the symptoms of the deadly virus. The health ministry¹¹ estimates only 30 percent of avian flu patients make a full recovery.  They believe these numbers are low because many people wait too long after infection to receive treatment.

A lack of bird flu knowledge is troubling to doctors because tamiflu, one of the few medicines thought to work against bird flu, is only effective in the first 48 hours of infection.

1 vendor   

n.卖主；小贩

参考例句：

• She looked at the vendor who cheated her the other day with distaste.她厌恶地望着那个前几天曾经欺骗过她的小贩。
• He must inform the vendor immediately.他必须立即通知卖方。

2 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 narrated   

v.故事( narrate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Some of the story was narrated in the film. 该电影叙述了这个故事的部分情节。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Defoe skilfully narrated the adventures of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island. 笛福生动地叙述了鲁滨逊·克鲁索在荒岛上的冒险故事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 grill   

n.烤架，铁格子，烤肉；v.烧，烤，严加盘问

参考例句：

• Put it under the grill for a minute to brown the top.放在烤架下烤一分钟把上面烤成金黄色。
• I'll grill you some mutton.我来给你烤一些羊肉吃。

5 skewers   

n.串肉扦( skewer的名词复数 )；烤肉扦；棒v.（用串肉扦或类似物）串起，刺穿( skewer的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Damaged skewers and clogged bobbin holder. 木锭子破损，纱管支架底座阻塞。 来自互联网
• I heard you really like mutton skewers and that you can eat 50 at one time. 听说你特别爱吃羊肉串儿，一次能吃五十串儿。 来自互联网

6 wholesale   

n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售

参考例句：

• The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
• Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。

7 slaughters   

v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• These vast slaughters have since become notorious. 此后，这些大规模的屠杀，就变成了很不光彩的新闻。 来自辞典例句
• Remembered that despairs and hope that each other slaughters. 记得绝望和希望，彼此厮杀。 来自互联网

8 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?

9 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

10 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。

11 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。