Many People Sick with Flu at Air Force Base
空軍基地許多人患流感
Introduction
Many new soldiers at Lackland Air Force Base have the flu. This happened after a change in vaccine rules.
拉克蘭空軍基地有許多新兵患了流感。這發生在疫苗規定變更之後。
Main Body
About 159 students are sick. They live and eat together in the same rooms. This helped the virus spread fast. Doctors are now giving them medicine and keeping sick people away from others.
約 159 名學生生病了。他們在相同的房間內共同生活與用餐，這使得病毒傳播迅速。醫生目前正在為他們提供藥物，並將患者與他人隔離。
On April 21, Secretary Pete Hegseth stopped the rule for flu shots. He said people should choose their own medicine. Because of this, only 40% of students got the vaccine. This is a low number.
4 月 21 日，秘書 Pete Hegseth 停止了接種流感疫苗的規定。他表示人們應該自行選擇藥物。因此，僅有 40% 的學生接種了疫苗。這是一個很低的數字。
Now, the Air Force says students at Lackland must get the vaccine again. They want to stop the virus. Also, one student named Keon McDaniel died on June 16. Doctors are checking if the flu caused his death.
現在，空軍表示拉克蘭的學生必須重新接種疫苗。他們希望阻止病毒傳播。此外，一名叫 Keon McDaniel 的學生於 6 月 16 日去世。醫生正在檢查是否為流感導致其死亡。
Conclusion
The Air Force is using vaccines and medicine to stop the flu. They are also studying why one student died.
空軍正利用疫苗與藥物來阻止流感。他們也在研究一名學生死亡的原因。
Vocabulary Learning
🛑 The 'Action' Word: Stop
In this story, the word stop is used to describe ending something. This is a very useful word for A2 learners because it is short and strong.
How it works:
- Stop the rule End the rule.
- Stop the virus Make the virus go away.
📈 Numbers & Amounts
Look at how the text describes groups of people. We use different words depending on the size:
- Many (A lot of people) Many new soldiers.
- Low (Not much/Small number) This is a low number.
- Specific numbers (Exactly how many) 159 students / 40%
🕰️ Simple Past Events
When we talk about things that already happened, we often add -ed to the word:
- Happen Happened
- Help Helped
Note: Some words change completely, like Say Said.