VOA慢速英語(yǔ): 對(duì)抗埃博拉取得的進(jìn)展（雙語(yǔ)）

對(duì)抗埃博拉取得的進(jìn)展

International health officials say the number of new Ebola cases in West Africa is falling. But the experts warn this news must not slow the fight against Ebola. The United Nations is still calling for more international help to fight the deadly virus.

國(guó)際衛(wèi)生官員說(shuō)西非的新增埃博拉病例數(shù)量減少，但是專(zhuān)家提醒說(shuō)這條新聞不能減緩對(duì)抗埃博拉的進(jìn)程。聯(lián)合國(guó)繼續(xù)呼吁更多的國(guó)際援助來(lái)對(duì)抗這個(gè)致命的病毒。

In late October, officials in West Africa began reporting some good news in the battle against Ebola. The number of new cases is dropping.

十月下旬，西非的官員開(kāi)始報(bào)道一些對(duì)抗埃博拉病毒取得進(jìn)展的好消息。新增病例的數(shù)量減少。

In Liberia's capital, Anthony Banbury is the UN official responsible for emergency Ebola response efforts. He confirmed there have been improvements in the fight against the deadly disease. Fewer people are getting infected and fewer are dying from it.

在利比里亞的首都，聯(lián)合國(guó)官員安瑟尼·班博瑞負(fù)責(zé)埃博拉病例應(yīng)急處理工作，他證實(shí)在對(duì)抗這一致命疾病方面確實(shí)取得進(jìn)展，越來(lái)越少的人感染埃博拉病毒，死亡人數(shù)也在減少。

But he warns, the fight against Ebola is far from over.

但是他警告說(shuō)，這場(chǎng)抵御埃博拉病毒的戰(zhàn)斗遠(yuǎn)沒(méi)有結(jié)束。

"We need NGOs and others to come in and run these facilities. We are putting in place the logistics capabilities. We are building the care centers. We are getting the equipment, everything we need to go in them. The patients are there in far too great numbers. What we don't have are the partners to run the facilities and we need them now."

“我們需要非政府組織和其他的機(jī)構(gòu)來(lái)操作一些設(shè)備，我們正在提升后勤保障應(yīng)急能力，我們建立了醫(yī)療中心，引進(jìn)設(shè)備，所有需要的器械都在購(gòu)置。迄今，病人數(shù)量不少，我們需要合作伙伴來(lái)操作這些儀器，現(xiàn)在迫切需要。”

In the United States, health officials have expressed hope that a new vaccine may protect against Ebola. The disease has already killed about 5,000 people and infected close to 14,000 others.

在美國(guó)，衛(wèi)生部官員已經(jīng)說(shuō)有望研發(fā)出一款新型的疫苗抵抗埃博拉病毒。埃博拉病毒已經(jīng)奪取大約5000人的性命，大概有1萬(wàn)4000人感染這種病毒。

Lausanne's University Hospital in Switzerland began testing the vaccine on Tuesday in healthy volunteers. A doctor who only gave her name as “Tina” agreed to take part in the study. She says a safe vaccine that works is needed to prevent the spread of Ebola.

瑞士的洛桑大學(xué)醫(yī)院在周二開(kāi)始在健康的志愿者身上試驗(yàn)一種疫苗。一位名叫“緹娜”的醫(yī)生同意參與到這一研究中，她說(shuō)一種安全的疫苗能夠阻止埃博拉病毒的傳播。

"I think the sooner we have a vaccine that works, that is safe, then the sooner we can use that vaccine to vaccinate the people in West Africa and wherever else the Ebola could spread."

“我認(rèn)為越快研發(fā)出一種安全、有效的疫苗，我們就可以更快地給西非以及世界各地有埃博拉病毒地方的人們注射疫苗。”

Experts say there is no danger of getting Ebola from the vaccine. Vincent Mooser is with Lausanne’s University Hospital.

專(zhuān)家說(shuō)獲取埃博拉病毒疫苗沒(méi)什么危險(xiǎn)，文森特·穆瑟是洛桑大學(xué)醫(yī)院的一名醫(yī)生。

"What we measure is anti-bodies to the protein which is produced by the vaccine, and we also do some specific and detailed analysis on the white blood cells in the blood to ask the question whether the cells exposed to vaccine have a different biology than those who have not been exposed to the vaccine."

“我們要估量的是疫苗產(chǎn)生的蛋白質(zhì)，抗體對(duì)這些蛋白質(zhì)有何反應(yīng)，還需要做些具體、詳細(xì)的分析，分析一下疫苗對(duì)白血細(xì)胞的影響，接觸到疫苗的細(xì)胞生物結(jié)構(gòu)跟沒(méi)有接觸到疫苗的細(xì)胞有沒(méi)有什么不同。”

If the vaccine proves effective, researchers will organize tests with larger groups.

如果證實(shí)疫苗有效的話，研究員就會(huì)組織更大規(guī)模的測(cè)試。

French researchers are developing an Ebola test that would give results in 15minutes. The current test used to test for Ebola takes 24 hours. Faster tests also are being developed in Japan and the United States.

法國(guó)的研究者正研發(fā)埃博拉疫苗的試驗(yàn)，15分鐘就能出來(lái)結(jié)果。目前的埃博拉疫苗測(cè)試需要24小時(shí)，美國(guó)和日本也正在研發(fā)更快捷的測(cè)試。

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama also asked the U.S. Congress to provide $4.5 billion for an immediate response to the deadly disease. He also asked for $1.5 billion in emergency back-up money.

周三，美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬向國(guó)會(huì)提出45億美元的資金提案，來(lái)對(duì)抗這一致命疾病。他還要求國(guó)會(huì)提供15億美元的應(yīng)急資金作為備用資金。

I’m Anna Matteo.

我是安娜·馬特奧。

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Words in this Story

health - n. the general condition of the body or mind

healthy adj., not sick or injured

cases - n. incidents of disease

fight - n. use of violence or force; attempt to destroy or defeat an enemy

vaccine - n. a substance containing killed or weakened organisms given to aperson or animal to produce protection against a disease