Ebola Sickness in Africa
非洲的伊波拉疫情
Introduction
People in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda have a dangerous virus called Ebola. Many people are dying.
剛果民主共和國和烏干達的人們感染了一種稱為伊波拉的危險病毒,許多人因此死亡。
Main Body
Many people are sick. In the Congo, 1,561 people have the virus and 506 people died. There is no medicine or vaccine for this type of Ebola.
許多人患病。在剛果,有 1,561 人感染了該病毒,其中 506 人死亡。這種伊波拉目前沒有藥物或疫苗。
Rich countries give less money now. The US and Europe stopped some help. Doctors cannot find the virus quickly because they do not have good tools.
富裕國家現在提供的資金減少了。美國和歐洲停止了部分援助。由於缺乏良好工具,醫生無法快速偵測出病毒。
There are wars in the area. Bad groups fight and stop the doctors. Also, some nurses and doctors are angry because they do not have enough money.
該地區正處於戰爭狀態。惡意團體在交戰並阻礙醫生的工作。此外,部分護理師和醫生感到憤怒,因為他們缺乏足夠的資金。
Doctors are now testing two new medicines. They want to see if these medicines can save lives.
醫生目前正在測試兩種新藥,希望確認這些藥物是否能挽救生命。
Conclusion
The virus is still in three provinces and Uganda. Money problems, wars, and angry workers make the problem worse.
該病毒目前仍存在於三個省份及烏干達。資金問題、戰爭以及員工的不滿,使得問題更加嚴重。
Vocabulary Learning
🚩 The Power of 'DO NOT'
In this text, we see a pattern used to say things are missing or impossible. This is a key bridge to A2 English.
The Pattern:
Subject + do not / does not + Verb
Examples from the text:
- Doctors do not have good tools. (They lack tools)
- They do not have enough money. (The money is missing)
💡 Quick Tip: How to use it Use 'do not' when talking about:*
- I
- You
- We
- They
Example: They do not have a vaccine.