Problems at the Department of Health

衛生部出現的問題

Jun 8, 2026, 07:06
AfricaHealth

Introduction

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has many empty jobs. Many workers left the department.

美國衛生及公共服務部 (HHS) 有許多職位空缺。許多員工離開了該部門。

Main Body

The leader is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Some people say he does not work hard. He does not go to the office often. He does not talk about the Ebola sickness in Africa.

領導人是小羅勃·肯尼迪。有些人說他工作不勤奮，並不經常前往辦公室。他也沒有提到非洲的伊波拉疫情。

Many workers left the department. About 17,000 people are gone. Some people retired. Other people quit because they disagree with the leader.

許多員工離開了該部門。大約有 17,000 人離職。有些人是退休，而有些人則是因為不同意領導人的看法而辭職。

Now, many offices have no permanent boss. Other government offices have the same problem. The government may change more jobs soon.

現在許多辦公室沒有正式的主管。其他政府部門也有同樣的問題。政府可能很快會對更多職位進行變動。

Conclusion

The HHS has too few workers and leaders. This is dangerous for public health.

HHS 的員工與領導層太少，這對公共衛生而言是非常危險的。

Vocabulary Learning

The Power of "Does Not"

In the text, we see a pattern for saying "no" about a person's actions:

  • He does not work hard.
  • He does not go to the office.
  • He does not talk about the sickness.

How to use it: When talking about one person (He/She/It), use does not + action word.

The Simple Rule: Person →\rightarrow does not →\rightarrow action

Examples from the story →\rightarrow Real life:

  • He does not work →\rightarrow She does not sleep.
  • He does not talk →\rightarrow It does not rain.

Vocabulary Learning

department (n.)
A special part of a large organization
Example:I work in the sales department.
retired (v.)
Stopped working because of old age
Example:My grandfather retired last year.
disagree (v.)
To have a different opinion
Example:I disagree with your idea.
permanent (adj.)
Lasting for a long time or forever
Example:She finally got a permanent job.
dangerous (adj.)
Something that can hurt you
Example:It is dangerous to walk alone at night.
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