Ebola Virus Spreads in Congo
剛果爆發伊波拉病毒
Introduction
A dangerous virus called Ebola is spreading fast in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
一種名為伊波拉的危險病毒正在剛果民主共和國快速傳播。
Main Body
A new type of Ebola started in May. Doctors do not have a vaccine for it yet. 1,792 people are sick and 625 people died. The number of sick people grows very fast.
一種新型的伊波拉病毒於五月開始爆發。醫生目前尚未研發出疫苗。共有 1,792 人染病，625 人死亡。染病人數增長非常迅速。
War makes the problem worse. Many people leave their homes because of fighting. The United States stopped giving money for help. Now, hospitals do not have enough money to work.
戰爭使問題更加惡化。許多人因為戰鬥而被迫離開家園。美國停止了提供援助資金。現在醫院沒有足夠的資金運作。
Some people do not trust the doctors. They attack the Red Cross workers. Also, the virus is hard to find because some people do not look very sick at first.
有些人不信任醫生。他們攻擊紅十字會的工作人員。此外，由於有些人最初看起來並不嚴重，因此這種病毒很難被發現。
Conclusion
The virus is moving to new areas. The doctors do not have enough tools to stop it.
病毒正向新地區擴散。醫生缺乏足夠的工具來阻止它。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Negative' Trick
To move to A2, you need to say what is not happening. This text uses do not + verb to show a lack of something.
Patterns from the text:
- Doctors do not have a vaccine.
- Hospitals do not have money.
- People do not trust doctors.
The Rule: Use do not before the action word (verb) to make a sentence negative.
Simple Examples:
- I do not like the virus.
- We do not have tools.