Zika virus and unusual job in Austria 感染寨卡病毒的嬰兒數量，奧地利城鎮征召隱士

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More babies than expected affected by Zika virus 感染寨卡病毒的嬰兒數量高於預期值

Unusual job vacancy in Austria 奧地利城鎮上的一份不同尋常的工作

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A year after Zika was declared a global emergency, doctors believe the number of babies affected could be much higher. I’m with baby Mirella Vitoria, she’s 15 months old and she is one of those cases doctors are studying right now. She wasn’t born with microcephaly but later on she showed signs that she too was affected by the Zika virus in her mother’s womb. Doctor Ricardo Ximenez is one of the scientists looking into this. They call it congenital Zika syndrome. Even if these babies are born with the normal-sized head, they can have poor vision, hearing loss and other disabilities later in their lives. Research shows that for every baby with microcephaly, ten others might develop these problems.

在寨卡病毒被宣佈成為全球性緊急事件的一年後，醫生們認為感染病毒的嬰兒數可能大量地超出預期。我身邊的這名嬰兒叫米萊拉·維托裡亞（Mirella Vitoria），15個月大的她是醫生們正在研究的病例之一。米萊拉出生時並未患小頭癥，但後來種種跡象表明她早在母親的子宮中就同樣地感染瞭寨卡病毒。希門內茲（Ricardo Ximenez）醫生是調查研究這一現象的科學傢之一，他們稱其為先天性寨卡病毒綜合癥。即使這些嬰兒在出生時頭部大小正常，也可能隨後患上視力低弱、聽力損失及其它的身體障礙。研究顯示，每個小頭癥嬰兒的背後，有相應的另外十名嬰兒可能患上這類病癥。

This is a town near Salzburg in Austria. For more than 350 years there’s always been a hermit in this house. The last one retired in the autumn and now the search is on to find a successor. The role is to take care of the place and receive pilgrims and hikers. Could it be you? There is no heating or running water. Don’t expect a salary. But one thing is guaranteed: you’ll have stunning views.

這是一座靠近薩爾斯堡的奧地利小鎮。三百五十多年來，一直有隱士住在這裡看守這座房屋。上一任隱居者在去年秋天退休，現在人們已經開始積極地尋找他的繼任者瞭。隱士的職責包括看護、打理這棟房子以及接待前來朝聖和徒步旅行的人。你是否也能成為一位隱士呢？這裡不通暖氣和自來水，想拿薪水也是不可能的。不過有一件事確信無疑：在這裡你會欣賞到迷人的景色。

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looking into
研究調查

hermit
隱士

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looking into / hermit

1. Adam was tired of facing bad traffic, busy and boring work and breathing the polluted air of the big city. He said he was considering becoming a ______.

2. My broadband service is very expensive but unreliable. I called the provider and they promised to ______ the matter.

答案

1. Adam was tired of facing bad traffic, busy and boring work and breathing the polluted air of the big city. He said he was considering becoming a hermit.

2. My broadband service is very expensive but unreliable. I called the provider and they promised to look into the matter.