VOA标准英语2009年-Australia's Aborigines at Risk as Swine Fl
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(七月)
As the number of swine flu cases in Australia soars past 4,500, new research indicates that indigenous 1 people may be more susceptible 2 to the contagious 3 virus, compounding an array of existing health conditions. The findings have been detailed 4 in the medical journal The Lancet. The authors have warned of a looming 5 international public health catastrophe 6.
An aboriginal 7 man drinks a beverage 8 outside a store in the remote outback town of Wadeye in the Northern Territory, Australia, 01 Jun 2009
Experts are concerned that indigenous peoples, such as Australia's Aborigines and Native American Indians, suffer poor health that puts them at higher risk from the H1N1 virus, which is commonly known as swine flu.
One Aboriginal man in Australia has already died from the infection, while Native Indians in Canada have seen many cases.
Australian researchers, writing in The Lancet, have warned that the risk of indigenous groups contracting the potentially deadly respiratory disease is heightened because they are more likely to be malnourished and living in poverty.
They say the "Westernization" of diets has exacerbated 9 health problems. Many indigenous people now eat foods loaded with excessive sugar, salt and fat.
The researchers say other factors have also contributed to this increased vulnerability to swine flu, including the widespread use of alcohol, drugs and tobacco.
Professor Michael Gracey, a medical advisor 10 to the Aboriginal-run organization Unity 11 of First People of Australia, says lifestyle diseases have left indigenous populations more susceptible to the H1N1 virus.
"Their general poor standard of health and the fact that many Indigenous people in Australia unfortunately are smokers 12 or have been smokers makes them much more susceptible to respiratory illnesses," he said.
Experts say another problem faced by aboriginal communities is their geographical 13 isolation 14 and lack of medical workers.
Ten people have died in Australia from swine flu, including a three-year-old boy. In the northern state of Queensland, prison inmates 15 are being given antiviral drugs after outbreaks in two penal 16 institutions.
The authorities say that for most patients, swine flu has caused only a mild illness.
Elsewhere in the South Pacific, almost one thousand cases of the virus have been confirmed in New Zealand, while a handful of infections have also been reported in Vanuatu, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.
- Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
- Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。
- Children are more susceptible than adults.孩子比成人易受感动。
- We are all susceptible to advertising.我们都易受广告的影响。
- It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
- He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。
- He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
- A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
- The foothills were looming ahead through the haze. 丘陵地带透过薄雾朦胧地出现在眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Then they looked up. Looming above them was Mount Proteome. 接着他们往上看，在其上隐约看到的是蛋白质组山。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望
- I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
- This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。
- They managed to wipe out the entire aboriginal population.他们终于把那些土著人全部消灭了。
- The lndians are the aboriginal Americans.印第安人是美国的土著人。
- The beverage is often colored with caramel.这种饮料常用焦糖染色。
- Beer is a beverage of the remotest time.啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。
- The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs. 这些症状可能会因为某些药物而加重。
- The drugs they gave her only exacerbated the pain. 他们给她吃的药只是加重了她的痛楚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
- The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
- Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
- Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。
- The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。
- These birds have a wide geographical distribution.这些鸟的地理分布很广。
- The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
- He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。
- One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》