Many People Are Sick in 31 US States
美國 31 個州有許多人患病
Introduction
Health workers are studying a sickness called cyclosporiasis. Many people in 31 states are sick. Michigan has the most sick people.
醫護人員正在研究一種稱為「環孢子蟲病」的疾病。在 31 個州中許多人患病，其中密西根州的病例最多。
Main Body
In Michigan, more than 1,500 people are sick. This is a very big number. Other states like New York and Ohio also have sick people. The government is slow to find the cause because they stopped a tracking system in 2025.
在密西根州，有超過 1,500 人患病。這是一個非常大的數字。其他州如紐約州和俄亥俄州也有人患病。由於政府在 2025 年停止了一套追蹤系統，導致尋找原因的速度緩慢。
People get this sickness from eating dirty vegetables. The parasite comes from dirty water. It is hard to find the bad food because people forget what they ate two weeks ago. Some fast food shops stopped selling lettuce, but the government does not know the cause yet.
人們是因為食用不潔蔬菜而染病。這種寄生蟲來自污染的水源。由於人們不記得兩週前吃了什麼，因此很難找到有問題的食物。部分快餐店已停止銷售生菜，但政府尚未找到原因。
Sick people feel very tired. They have stomach pain and feel sick. Doctors give them medicine. This sickness is not usually deadly, but it is dangerous for very weak people. Doctors say you should wash your vegetables well.
患病者會感到非常疲倦，並有腹痛和噁心感。醫生會為他們提供藥物。這種疾病通常不會致命，但對於體質非常虛弱的人來說很危險。醫生建議您應該將蔬菜徹底洗淨。
Conclusion
The sickness is still happening. The government is studying 1,500 cases to find the bad food.
疫情仍在持續。政府正在研究 1,500 宗病例以找出有問題的食物。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 Focus: Comparing Things
In the text, we see how to talk about amounts and size using simple words.
1. The 'Most' Pattern When one thing is the top of the group, use the most.
- Example: Michigan has the most sick people. (Michigan > all other states).
2. Big vs. Very Big To make a word stronger, put very before it.
- Big Very big
- Tired Very tired
- Weak Very weak
3. Quantity Words Look at how we describe groups:
- Many (a large number of people/states)
- Some (a few shops)
Quick Guide:
Many Large group
Some Small/Medium group
The most Number 1