Sick People from Bad Food in the USA
美國民眾因食用污染食物而生病
Introduction
Health workers are looking for the cause of a sickness in many people. This sickness comes from bad food.
醫療人員正在調查許多人就醫的原因。這種疾病是由污染食物引起的。
Main Body
Many people are sick in 17 states. New York, Illinois, and Texas have many cases. In Michigan, 174 people got sick in June. This is a very high number for that state.
17 個州有許多民眾生病。紐約州、伊利諾州和德克薩斯州的病例較多。在密西根州，6 月份有 174 人生病，這對該州來說是一個非常高的數字。
A small animal called a parasite causes this sickness. People feel sick in their stomach. They have diarrhea and nausea. People get sick from dirty water or fresh vegetables.
這種疾病是由一種稱為寄生蟲的微小生物引起的。患者會感到胃部不適，並伴有腹瀉和噁心。人們通常是因為飲用受污染的水或食用不潔的新鮮蔬菜而生病。
Doctors give a special medicine to help patients. Patients must drink a lot of water. They must also wash their vegetables very well.
醫生會提供特殊的藥物來幫助患者。患者必須多喝水，且必須將蔬菜徹底洗淨。
Conclusion
The CDC and FDA are still working. They want to find the bad food and count all the sick people.
CDC 和 FDA 仍在調查中。他們希望找出污染的食物並統計所有生病的人數。
Vocabulary Learning
💧 The 'Must' Rule
When something is not a choice, we use must. It is a strong command.
- Patients must drink water. → (It is necessary for health)
- They must wash vegetables. → (It is necessary for safety)
Quick Patterns:
Person + must + action
🍎 Word Groups (Food & Health)
These words often go together in A2 English:
- Bad food → Makes you sick
- Dirty water → Causes problems
- Fresh vegetables → Need washing
- Special medicine → Helps patients