最新英语新闻解读与练习 25（有答案）

最新英语新闻解读与练习 25 （学案） Virus Not Transmitted to Over 60 Babies Born to Possibly Infected Women Step 1 Words and expressions 1. epicenter n. 中心；震中 2. novel coronavirus pneumonia新型冠状病毒肺炎 3. newborn adj. 新生的；再生的； n. 婴儿 4. surname n. 姓，姓氏；绰号，别名； vt. 给…起别名；给…姓氏 5. C-section n. 剖腹产 6. a quarantine ward 隔离病房 7. give birth to 生孩子;产生，造成 8. goggle n. 护目镜；眼镜；瞪视；游泳镜; v. 瞪大眼睛看；（眼睛）突出 9. contract v. 收缩，缩短；感染；n. 合同，契约；婚约 10. fetus n. 胎儿，胎 11. mother-to-fetus transmission母婴传播 12. obstetrics n. 产科学，助产术 13. obstetrics department 妇产科 14. exclude vt. 排除；排斥；拒绝接纳；逐出 15. diagnose vt. 诊断；断定； vi. 诊断；判断 16. raised public concern引起公众的关注 17. the Society of Infectious Disease of the Chinese Medical Association 中华医学会传染病学会 18. sufficient adj. 足够的；充分的 19. data n. 数据（datum的复数）；资料 20. conclusion n. 结论 Step 2 Read through the news A local hospital in Wuhan, epicenter of the novel coronavirus pneumonia, has helped more than 60 women who have been infected or were believed to be infected with the virus to deliver babies, and none of the newborns were infected, according to the Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University. On Feb 16, for example, an infected woman surnamed Wang was given a C-section after she was sent to a quarantine ward of the hospital. Later, the 32-year-old successfully gave birth to a baby girl, even though the operation time was longer than regular cases, as the vision of doctors was affected because they were wearing protective clothing and goggles. A test on Saturday showed that Wang is in good condition, and her baby has not been infected, according to the hospital. More than 60 women suspected of or confirmed as having had contracted the virus have given birth at the hospital, “and we haven’t found mother-to-fetus transmission of the disease so far,” said Li Jiafu, director of the hospital’s obstetrics department. But infection through contact between the mothers and babies will not be excluded, Li added. Earlier this month, two newborns who were diagnosed with the infec