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Two billion ‘at risk of Zika in Africa and Asia’ 超20億亞非居民面臨寨卡病毒風險
Rare white whale filmed in Australia 澳大利亞海岸捕捉到罕見白色鯨魚畫面
文字稿
More than 2.5 billion people around the world live in areas that may be vulnerable to outbreaks of Zika, according to a new study into the spread of the virus. Scientists say that countries in Africa and Asia are most at risk.
一項針對寨卡病毒傳播情況的新研究顯示,全球有超過25億人居住在易受該病毒暴發影響的地區內。科學傢們說,非洲及亞洲國傢感染寨卡病毒的風險最大。
Just before we go: this is rare, in fact an extremely rare whale. This drone footage showing the endangered southern right whale which was spotted off the western coast of Australia. Only 5% are born white. I’ll leave you with those pictures. See you soon.
在結束前再來說一條:這是一條極為罕見的鯨魚。這臺無人機拍攝的畫面顯現瞭這類名為南露脊鯨的瀕危物種,它在澳大利亞西海岸邊被人發現。出生時為白色的南露脊鯨隻占此類鯨魚總數的百分之五。請看拍攝到的鯨魚畫面。我們下次再會。
詞匯
outbreaks
(疾病、戰爭等的)爆發
spotted
被看見
練習
請從以下詞匯中選擇適當的答案來完成句子。註意:你可能需要改變單詞的時態來完成句子。
outbreaks / spotted
1. Mary is very happy today. She’s __________ her favourite singer in the park and got an autograph. He looked like an ordinary jogger.
2. You should have the flu vaccine. There’s an __________ in town.
答案
1. Mary is very happy today. She’s spotted her favourite singer in the park and got an autograph. He looked like an ordinary jogger.
2. You should have the flu vaccine. There’s an outbreak in town.
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