Countries Fight Ebola Virus
各國對抗埃博拉病毒
Introduction
Health leaders and governments are working to stop the Ebola virus. Most sick people are in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
衛生領袖與政府正努力阻止埃博拉病毒擴散。大多數患者位於剛果民主共和國 (DRC)。
Main Body
Ebola is in many parts of the DRC. 1,118 people are sick and 291 people died. Some people in Uganda and France are also sick.
埃博拉在剛果民主共和國許多地區出現。共有 1,118 人染病，291 人死亡。烏干達和法國也有部分民眾染病。
India has a new website for travelers. People write their travel history on the computer. The DRC tells travelers to stay in one place for 21 days to stay safe.
印度為旅客建立了新網站。民眾可以使用電腦填寫旅程紀錄。剛果民主共和國要求旅客在同一地點停留 21 天以確保安全。
Doctors want to find all people who touched sick patients. The Africa CDC says the situation is bad. They want a vaccine. They hope for a vaccine by the end of the year.
醫生希望找出所有接觸過患者的人。非洲 CDC 表示情況糟糕。他們需要疫苗，並希望在年底前研發成功。
India gave 10 million dollars to help. The United States asked for 1.4 billion dollars to help people in need.
印度捐贈了 1,000 萬美元提供援助。美國則請求 14 億美元以幫助有需要的人。
Conclusion
Countries use computers, rules, and money to stop the virus in Africa.
各國利用電腦、規定與資金來阻止非洲的病毒擴散。
Vocabulary Learning
🌍 Talking about 'Who' and 'What'
In this text, we see how to describe people and things simply. Let's look at Nouns (naming words) and Numbers.
1. Counting People & Money When we talk about a lot of things, we use big numbers. Look at these examples:
- 1,118 people → Many sick people
- 10 million dollars → A lot of money
- 1.4 billion dollars → Huge amount of money
2. The 'Who' (People in Charge) To reach A2, you need to name the people doing the action:
- Health leaders (The bosses of medicine)
- Governments (The people who run a country)
- Doctors (People who fix the sick)
- Travelers (People going to new places)
3. Action Words (What are they doing?) Notice how these words describe a goal:
- Stop the virus
- Find people
- Help people
- Stay safe
Quick Tip: To describe a situation, use: [Person] [Action] [Goal] Example: India gave money to help.