(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report.
The World Health Organization has declared the Pakistani city of Peshawar the world's "largest reservoir" of endemic polio virus. And WHO officials fear Pakistanis could face travel restrictions unless steps are taken immediately to stop the disease from spreading.
Researchers studied all the cases of poliomyelitis in Pakistan last year. The researchers found that almost every case could be linked genetically to the polio virus often reported in Peshawar.
FILE - An Afghan refugee receives polio drops from a Pakistani nurse at the Shamshatu refugee camp near Peshawar.
They added that all test samples collected from different parts of the city have shown the presence of the highly infections virus. Polio mainly affects children under 5 years of age.
The virus is passed through food or water. The virus reproduces in the body and later invades the nerve system. The disease can sometimes lead to paralysis with loss of muscle control in part of the body.
The WHO study found that 90 percent of Pakistan's Polio cases could be linked to the virus in Peshawar. In addition, 12 of the 13 polio cases in Afghanistan were also linked to the city.
Elias Durry serves as the WHO's emergency coordinator for polio in Pakistan. He says local officials need to take urgent action to strengthen vaccination campaigns. He says the situation in Peshawar not only threatens the gains Pakistan has made against Polio, but could also harm international efforts to stop the disease.
"Unless the polio eradication program in Pakistan is able to curtail the transmission in Peshawar, the expansion of the viruses to other places will not stop. So, it is critical that Peshawar, the way it is behaving now, really be able to find ways of interrupting these transmissions that have been consistent throughout the years," said Durry.
He also noted an increase in deadly attacks on vaccination campaign workers in and around Peshawar and in other areas.
Taliban militants often attack polio workers in Pakistan. The militants accuse them of being American spies or part of a plot to keep Muslims from having babies. Most of the attacks have taken place in Peshawar because the city is close to the country's tribal districts. Extremist groups have bases in those areas.
Elias Durry did not reject the possibility of other countries ordering travel and visa restrictions on Pakistan if there is no quick improvement in the situation.
In neighboring India, no polio cases have been reported for the past 3 years. Starting this month, all visitors to India from Pakistan are required to show a record of their polio vaccination.
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词汇解释
1.reservoir n. 水库；蓄水池
Various kinds of fish are being bred in the reservoir.
水库里放养了许多种鱼。
2.poliomyelitis n. [内科] 脊髓灰质炎；[医] 小儿麻痹症
By 1995 poliomyelitis had been totally eliminated.
1995年，已消灭脊髓灰质炎。
3.vaccination n. 接种疫苗；种痘
Smallpox can be contained by vaccination.
种牛痘疫苗可以控制住天花。
4.curtail vt. 缩减；剪短；剥夺…特权等
He curtailed his speech.
他缩短了他的演说词。
内容解析
1.He says local officials need to take urgent action to strengthen vaccination
take action to 采取行动
There's no immediate danger, no need to take urgent action.
还不会马上有危险，不需要采取紧急行动。
We had to take action to protect the proprietary technology.、
我们必须采取措施保护专利技术。
参考译文
这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。
世界卫生组织宣布巴基斯坦城市白沙瓦是全世界最大的脊髓灰质炎病毒来源地，世卫官员担心，除非立即采取措施阻止这种疾病的蔓延，否则巴基斯坦人将面临旅行限制。
研究者研究了巴基斯坦去年全部脊髓灰质炎病例，发现几乎所有病例都与白沙瓦经常报道的脊髓灰质炎病毒有基因上的关联。
他们称从该市各地区收集的实验样本都表明高度感染病毒的存在，脊髓灰质炎主要影响五岁以下儿童。
这种病毒通过食物和水传播，能在体内繁殖并入侵神经系统。这种疾病有时导致瘫痪，身体部分地方的肌肉失去控制。
世界组织研究发现，巴基斯坦90%的脊髓灰质炎病例都与白沙瓦的病毒有关联。另外，阿富汗每13个病例就有12个与该市有关联。
伊莱亚斯·迪里是世卫组织驻巴基斯坦的脊髓灰质炎紧急协调员，他说当地官员需要采取紧急行动加强疫苗接种活动，他说白沙瓦的情况不仅会威胁巴基斯坦在对抗脊髓灰质炎上的进步，还会影响国际上对抗该疾病的努力。
“除非巴基斯坦的脊髓灰质炎根除计划能遏制住在白沙瓦的传播，这种病毒还会向其他地区传播。所以，关键的是白沙瓦的现行措施能够确实阻断多年来的传播。”
他还指出白沙瓦内外和其他地区都出现针对疫苗接种人员的致命袭击。
塔利班武装分子经常袭击巴基斯坦的脊髓灰质炎接种人员，他们指责这些人员是美国的间谍，或是参与阻止穆斯林怀孕的阴谋。大多数袭击发生在白沙瓦，因为该市临近该国的部落地区。极端组织的总部都在这里。
Elias Durry并不否认，如果不立即改善这一现状，那么其他国家可能对巴基斯坦实施旅行和签证限制。
在邻国印度，过去三年没有报道出现脊髓灰质炎病例。从这个月开始，所有从巴基斯坦到印度旅行的游客都要出示脊髓灰质炎免疫证明。
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