Sick People on Cruise Ships
郵輪上的病患情況
Introduction
The CDC says many people are sick on some cruise ships. A ship called the Ruby Princess has this problem now.
CDC 表示部分郵輪上有許多人染病，目前一艘名為 Ruby Princess 的郵輪正遭遇此問題。
Main Body
The Ruby Princess went to Canada and Alaska. 102 passengers and 23 workers got sick. The ship is very big. The crew cleaned the ship a lot to stop the virus.
Ruby Princess 前往了加拿大與阿拉斯加。共有 102 名乘客與 23 名員工染病。這艘船體積很大。船員們對船隻進行了大量清潔以阻止病毒傳播。
Other ships have this problem too. Seven ships had this virus this year. Three ships from Princess Cruises were sick. Other ships like the Queen Mary 2 also had sick people.
其他船隻也面臨同樣問題。今年共有七艘船發現此病毒。Princess Cruises 有三艘船出現病患。其他如 Queen Mary 2 等船隻也同樣有病人。
This virus moves fast because people stay close together. You get sick from dirty hands, food, or water. You feel sick to your stomach. Old people and children can get very sick.
由於人們聚集在一起，這種病毒傳播速度很快。您可能會透過髒手、食物或水而染病。您會感到胃部不適。年長者與兒童可能會病得更嚴重。
Wash your hands with soap and water. This is the best way to stay healthy. Hand sanitizer does not work well for this virus.
請使用肥皂和水洗手。這是保持健康最好的方法。對此病毒而言，洗手液的效果並不理想。
Conclusion
The Ruby Princess is now clean. The ship is in San Francisco.
Ruby Princess 現在已經清潔完畢。該船目前位於舊金山。
Vocabulary Learning
🧼 The 'Action' Words
In this story, we see words that describe doing things. To reach A2, you need to notice how these words change when we talk about the past.
The Change:
- Go (Now) Went (Past)
- Get (Now) Got (Past)
Example from text: "The Ruby Princess went to Canada." (It happened already). "102 passengers got sick." (It happened already).
📦 Using 'This' and 'That'
We use This for things close to us or the main topic we are talking about right now.
- This problem The sickness on the ship.
- This virus The specific germ causing the illness.
- This way Washing hands with soap.
⚠️ Warning Words
Look at how the text tells us what is not good:
- Does not work well Use this when something is a bad choice (like hand sanitizer for this specific virus).