VOA标准英语2014--US Health Official Comments on Evolving Ebola Procedures
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2014年(十月)
US Health Official Comments on Evolving Ebola Procedures
WASHINGTON—
A top U.S. health official says it is unrealistic to expect every hospital in America to be able to care for an Ebola patient, but that health care facilities must be vigilant 1 for possible cases and be ready to isolate 2 anyone infected with the virus for transport to specialized 3 treatment centers. The Director of the National Institute of Allergies 4 and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci, spoke 5 one day after President Barack Obama warned against mass-panic over the disease.
A collective sigh of relief could be felt aboard a cruise ship that docked in Texas after a passenger tested negative for Ebola. A Coast Guard helicopter was dispatched to collect a blood sample from a woman who had handled specimens 6 from America’s first Ebola patient, Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan, who died earlier this month in Dallas.
The episode points to mounting fears and evolving health protocols 7 to deal with the virus. Last week, America’s third Ebola patient, Dallas nurse Nina Pham, was transferred to the nation's premier 8 health research facility, the National Institutes of Health near Washington, for treatment. NIH infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci says it’s important to remain realistic.
“I think this idea that every single hospital can take care of a seriously-ill Ebola patient right now is not true. We do not want people to think that any community hospital is totally equipped to care for a patient,” said Fauci, speaking on ABC’s This Week program.
Earlier, President Barack Obama attempted to calm an increasingly-alarmed American public.
“This is a serious disease, but we cannot give in to hysteria or fear. Now, even one infection is too many. At the same time, we have to keep this in perspective. As our public health experts point out, every year thousands of Americans die from the flu,” said Obama.
But a growing chorus of critics, including some Republican and Democrat 9 lawmakers, want stronger measures to isolate the United States from African nations where Ebola has killed more than 4,500 people. Congressman 10 Fred Upton is among them.
“I am going to encourage the president to really put in a no-fly zone from that region of the world, particularly for folks trying to travel here on a visa,” said Upton.
President Obama said stopping flights to and from West Africa could make the situation worse by disrupting the flow of supplies and health workers to affected 11 regions and causing passengers to go through third countries and possibly evade 12 screening for Ebola.
- He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
- The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。
- Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
- We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。
- There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
- These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。
- Food allergies can result in an enormous variety of different symptoms. 食物过敏会引发很多不同的症状。 来自辞典例句
- Let us, however, examine one of the most common allergies; hayfever. 现在让我们来看看最常见的变态反应的一种--枯草热。 来自辞典例句
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- Astronauts have brought back specimens of rock from the moon. 宇航员从月球带回了岩石标本。
- The traveler brought back some specimens of the rocks from the mountains. 那位旅行者从山上带回了一些岩石标本。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- There are also protocols on the testing of nuclear weapons. 也有关于核武器试验的协议。 来自辞典例句
- Hardware components and software design of network transport protocols are separately introduced. 介绍系统硬件组成及网络传输协议的软件设计。 来自互联网
- The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
- He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
- He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
- The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。