Ebola Virus News
伊波拉病毒新聞
Introduction
A person in Glasgow may have had Ebola. The test result was negative. But there is a big Ebola problem in Central Africa.
格拉斯哥有一名可能感染伊波拉的人。檢測結果為陰性。但在中非地區，伊波拉問題依然嚴重。
Main Body
A traveler went to a hospital in Glasgow. Doctors checked the person. The person was not sick with Ebola. The public is safe because this virus does not move through the air.
一名旅客前往格拉斯哥的一家醫院。醫生對該名人士進行檢查，確認其並未感染伊波拉。由於此病毒不會透過空氣傳播，大眾是安全的。
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, many people are sick. There are 1,307 cases and 377 deaths. There is no vaccine for this type of Ebola. War and poor hospitals make the problem worse.
在剛果民主共和國，許多人染病。目前有 1,307 例病例及 377 例死亡。這種伊波拉病毒目前沒有疫苗。戰爭以及醫療設施不足，使得問題更加惡化。
Uganda may also have a different virus called Marburg. The US government tells people not to travel there. These sick people cause the countries to lose a lot of money and jobs.
烏干達可能也出現了另一種稱為馬堡的病毒。美國政府建議民眾不要前往該地旅行。這些疫情導致相關國家損失大量金錢與工作機會。
Conclusion
The person in the UK is healthy. But the virus in Africa is still a big danger to people and money.
英國的那名人士很健康。但非洲的病毒對生命與經濟仍是巨大的威脅。
Vocabulary Learning
🌍 State of Being: Using 'Is' and 'Are'
In this text, we see a clear way to describe things. We use is for one thing and are for many things.
One Thing (Singular) → is / was
- The test result was negative.
- The public is safe.
- There is no vaccine.
Many Things (Plural) → are / were
- Many people are sick.
- There are 1,307 cases.
💡 Useful Word Pairs
Notice how these words work together to show a problem:
- Poor + Hospitals (Not good buildings for health)
- Big + Danger (A lot of risk)
- Different + Virus (Not the same one)
🛠 Simple Word Change
Look at how we change a word to show the opposite:
Sick Healthy