高中英语新闻解读与练习 28 （有答案）

英语新闻解读与练习 28 (学案) Coronavirus outbreak will hit US: CDC 美国疾病防控中心称：冠状病毒爆发将袭击我们 A man with a face mask rides the subway in New York City, US February 2, 2020. [Photo/Agencies] Director of the Center for the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) doctor Nancy Messonnier speaks about the public health response to the outbreak of the coronavirus in Washington, US, in this Jan 28, 2020 file photo. [Photo/Agencies] Step 1 Words and expressions 1. the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 疾病控制和预防中心 2. the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases国家免疫和呼吸系统疾病中心 3. a state of emergency 紧急状态 4. step-up adj. 递升的；电压增高的 5. dismissal n. 解雇；免职 6. repatriate v. 遣返；n. 被遣返回国者 7. hermetically adv. 密封地，不透气地；炼金术地 8. transparent adj. 透明的；显然的；坦率的；易懂的 9. the Senate Appropriations Committee 参议院拨款委员会 10. outset n. 开始；开端 11. ebola virus埃博拉病毒 12. the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee 参议院健康、教育、劳工和养老金委员会 13. pandemic adj. （疾病）在全国（或世界）流行的；n. （全国或全球性）流行病，瘟疫 14. stockpile n. 库存；积蓄；vt. 贮存；储蓄 15. sustain vt. 证实；维持；支撑 16. person-to-person transmission 人际传播 Step 2 Read through the news A coronavirus outbreak in the United States appears inevitable, and the only question is when and how many people will experience severe illnesses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. Dr Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said public health officials have no idea whether the spread of the disease to the US would be mild or severe but that Americans should be ready for a significant disruption to their daily lives. "We are asking the American public to prepare for the expectation that this might be bad," she said. "It's not so much of a question of if this will happen in this country anymore but a question of when this will happen."  In reaction, San Francisco Mayor London Breed declared a state of emergency Tuesday over coronavirus concerns, although th